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If you want to innovate like Da Vinci, education is overrated

Leonardo da Vinci is arguably the greatest innovator of all time. Da Vinci's example helps justify Peter Thiel's radical 20 Under 20 fellowship for college dropouts. See why, and the big caveat. Read more

Resource of the day

Using Oracle Applications on IBM's DB2

If you could combine the features of two database management systems you'd be able to cherry pick the features you want and get the best of both of both worlds. Read this white paper to learn how IBM is making it possible.


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10 'What were they thinking?' managerial moments

Even the best managers sometimes have a bad day -- or a bad moment. Alan Norton shares some of the confounding, over-the-top managerial behavior he's seen through the years. Read more

DIY: Six free web editors for coders

Komodo Edit, Bluefish, CoffeeCup Free HTML Editor, NetBeans, KompoZer, and Aptana Studio 3 make Jack Wallen's list of the best free web editors. Read overviews about each tool. Read more

Why is IT so reluctant to look at itself?

Nearly everyone in IT talks about improving processes throughout the organization, but often ignores its own idiosyncrasies. Read more

Schmidt calls tech a 4-way race: Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook

Google chairman Eric Schmidt sees four big platforms dominating the current technology era. See why Microsoft isn't on the list and what Schmidt thinks about the destiny of IT. Read more

News from ZDNet

 

Amazon likely lost $3 million thanks to Lady Gaga album deal

In an effort to attract customers and spur music album sales, Amazon offered Lady Gaga's latest album for the extremely low price of 99 cents. Turns out that might not have been such a good idea. Read more

Samsung's 10-inch Galaxy Tab starts retail rollout

Samsung said that it will offer its 10-inch Galaxy Tab in limited quantities in New York on June 8 and open it up for pre-orders on Best Buy. Read more

Shared data plans coming from AT&T...eventually

With its unlimited plans dead, AT&T plans to introduced shared data plans, allowing customers to spit data between multiple devices. Read more

Can Microsoft's Windows 8 really do it all?

Microsoft's biggest risk with Windows 8 revolves around the familiar themes that always haunt the company: Reverse compatibility and the need to make Windows the Swiss Army knife of computing. Read more

Apple bundling free iCloud services with Mac OS X Lion?

Apple has had tech industry followers buzzing about iCloud since Tuesday's announcement of its upcoming unveiling. Now there is speculation that the new version of Mac OS X could have some... Read more

Microsoft shares more on plans to turn SkyDrive into an application

Microsoft has an estimated 100 million users of its SkyDrive "anywhere access and sharing" service today. But the company knows it needs to do more to help users understand what it is and how best... Read more

One answer to forecasting extreme weather

Approximately 24 minutes. That's roughly the amount of time that the residents of Joplin, Mo., had to prepare for the oncoming tornado that ripped through the town. Tornado Alley residents are... Read more

Chinese boy trades kidney in exchange for iPad 2, regrets it

Want an iPad 2 but lack the funds? Do what this Chinese teenager did and sell your kidney to buy one. Read more

This iPhone 4 cover is the best use for titanium yet

Lightweight and durable, Snow Peak's titanium iPhone 4 cover is nice-looking, but not all that functional. Read more

T-Mobile unveils 'budget' smartphones Samsung Gravity SMART & Exhibit 4G, available in June [Updated]

T-Mobile offers two budget friendly Android smartphones for under $100 with a two-year contract but are they a good deal for consumers? Read more

Facebook, Zuckerberg open fire on Ceglia: Emails forged by 'professional con artist'

Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the gloves off in its defense against Paul Ceglia, a man that argues he owns half of the company over a 2003 contract. Read more

Study: TV Everywhere is taking over everything

It's no surprise that video on-demand content has grown from an occasionally-used feature to one of the most popular ways to watching movies and TV shows. However, the rate of growth at which it... Read more


Featured multimedia

 

Microsoft demos Windows 8 for tablets

At the D9 conference, Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky and Julie Larson-Green show off the next version of Windows. View on site

Cracking Open the 55" Samsung LED TV (UN55D6300SF)

Bill Detwiler cracks open a 55" Samsung LED TV and finds hardware from Samsung, Realtek, ST, Intersil, AKM, Weltrend, Silicon Image, and TI. View on site



Today's recommended downloads

CLPPLUS: IBM DB2's New Command Line Processor (IBM)

Comparing Data Deduplication Systems (Hewlett-Packard (HP))

Learn the Alternatives to RAC (Quest Software)

Future Proofing Mobile Computers (Intermec Technologies)

Database Management Migration Made Easier (IBM)


 

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