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Diagnosis – bloatware: 9 empty-calorie pieces of code

15 ways to screw up an IT project

Free Game Friday: Become a manager

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July 19, 2013
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Diagnosis – bloatware: 9 empty-calorie pieces of code

The slowing, fattening, system-gunkifying software that gives us all indigestion.

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Issue highlights

1. 15 ways to screw up an IT project

2. Free Game Friday: Become a manager

3. Microsoft writes off nearly $1B to account for Surface RT bomb

4. Gaming Twitter: How one man turns fake followers into windfall profits

5. WIN THIS BOOK: Arduino Workshop: A Hands-On Introduction with 65 Projects

6. Netflix gets 15 Emmy nominations but we're still mad at them for stupid reasons

7. Bypass blocked webpages and paywalls with Google as your proxy server

8. CARTOON: Yahoo! Marissa Mayer's workers get paroled

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15 ways to screw up an IT project

Project management experts discuss sure-fire ways to delay or derail a project and -- more importantly -- how you can avoid these common project management pitfalls. READ MORE

Free Game Friday: Become a manager

Get down to business and manage the heck out of these free web games. If you get caught playing at work, just say it's management training! READ MORE

Microsoft writes off nearly $1B to account for Surface RT bomb

Microsoft on Thursday took an unexpected $900 million charge to account for what it called "inventory adjustments" for the Surface RT, the poor-selling tablet that debuted last year. READ MORE

Gaming Twitter: How one man turns fake followers into windfall profits

Wonder why the fake-follower business is booming? Because it's easy and profitable. An insider shows us how it all works. READ MORE

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WIN THIS BOOK: Arduino Workshop: A Hands-On Introduction with 65 Projects

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE

Netflix gets 15 Emmy nominations but we're still mad at them for stupid reasons

House of Cards is nominated for 9 Emmy awards, Arrested Development 3 and Hemlock Grove 2, but we're supposed to boycott them because they want to ditch Silverlight and sometimes a cropped version of a movie pops up. READ MORE

Bypass blocked webpages and paywalls with Google as your proxy server

A few Google tricks will have you accessing content and downloading files otherwise blocked. READ MORE

CARTOON: Yahoo! Marissa Mayer's workers get paroled

Yahoo's CEO celebrates one year on the job by granting employees a special privilege. READ MORE

Webcast: IBM

Leveraging SaaS to Drive Innovation and Results

Learn how sales, finance, marketing, procurement, and supply chain leaders are leveraging SaaS to become more agile and serve the customer better. Learn More.

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