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	So you think you know the IBM mainframe? Try our quiz When it was announced 50 years ago on April 7 the IBM System/360 mainframe was immediately popular, receiving more than 1,000 orders in the first month. Development of the product family was so rapid that some of the higher end models announced were never made because better ones replaced them before they could be built. The product line provided a huge range of prices and performance so there was an appropriate size for virtually any business need. To note this anniversary of one of the most significant technology achievements ever, here is a short quiz about this iconic product. Keep track of your score and check at the end to see how well you did. Read More In this Issue Science vs. fiction: 15 sci-fi technologies that are (almost) here 21 more crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers Google Graveyard: Here's what Google has killed so far in 2014 3D printing: How does it really work? Cisco's 10 most opportunistic acquisitions Tech pros name their most-wanted perks 2014’s 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Big data, big pay: 10 data jobs with climbing salaries 20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive Top 10 Recession-Proof IT Jobs 13 cool high-tech prize competitions Best Instagram accounts of enterprise technology companies How to protect virtual machines (VMs) The fascinating 50 How to protect Earth from asteroid destruction 16 weirdest places you'll find Linux Science vs. fiction: 15 sci-fi technologies that are (almost) here Science fiction has a rich history of predicting the future. And in some cases, the future is now Read More 21 more crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers Each year Transportation Security Administration airport screeners have the truly thankless task of securely checking the traveling public’s carry-ons and luggage. (This year tragically the job was dangerous as well, as one officer, Gerardo Hernandez, was killed in the line of duty at Los Angeles International Airport). But in that luggage they sure find some wacky and scary things according to the Transportation Security Administration Blog. Here’s a look at some of the most interesting things people tried to travel with in 2013. Read More Google Graveyard: Here's what Google has killed so far in 2014 Google beats spring cleaning rush, nixes apps and services Read More 3D printing: How does it really work? Here are the nine most common 3D printer technologies Read More Cisco's 10 most opportunistic acquisitions These acquisitions helped Cisco jump on market trends early on, and take hold of them as they grow into money-makers. Read More Tech pros name their most-wanted perks Attention hiring managers: These are the perks that will give you an edge in the fight for top talent. Read More 2014’s 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Network World’s latest edition of the year’s “25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries” includes the launch of the first GPS satellites, Lotus Notes 1.0, Nintendo’s Game Boy and SimCity, as well as one of tech’s most notorious false alarms: “cold fusion.” In addition, the original Doctor Who television series signed off, Doogie Howser got his TV doctor’s license and AT&T did something it hadn’t done in its 103-year history. Read More Big data, big pay: 10 data jobs with climbing salaries Compare the salaries, skills requirements and typical duties of 10 data-centric IT jobs Read More 20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins Here are 20 of the most notorious known break-ins over the past decade. Read More Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here’s the archive. Read More Top 10 Recession-Proof IT Jobs Just as no person is indispensable, no role in IT is recession-proof. However, with a little forethought, some planning and the desire to learn, you can find an IT role that promises a bright future. Read More 13 cool high-tech prize competitions NASA, DARPA, IBM and others offer prize money for your time and expertise Read More Best Instagram accounts of enterprise technology companies Cisco, CA, IBM all diving deep into Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Read More How to protect virtual machines (VMs) These four products represent different approaches to VM security Read More The fascinating 50 Get to know 50 of the most interesting people in the world of technology Read More How to protect Earth from asteroid destruction NASA and others are looking to protect the world from asteroid strikes Read More 16 weirdest places you'll find Linux Linux is everywhere, from your desktops and servers to your phones and televisions. Let's take a look at some of the stranger places you'll find Linux installed in this weird world of ours. I should note that these are all very real. You won't find "Linux installed on a potato" in this list. Read More
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