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• Tech Sanity Check

  Cloud, iPad, and the end of the geek era

  The geek era looked like it would last forever, but user expectations are drastically transforming IT departments and the future of IT jobs.

  • Q&A on BYOD: Answers for IT departments
  • 12 critical insights on the state of IT in 2012
  • Poll: Are PC/smartphone hybrids a key part of the future?
  • U.S. CTO to host live Twitter chat on Big Data at 2PM ET on 4/24

• Career Management

  Veterans in the workplace: What employers and vets need to know

  A former Army doctor and psychiatrist offers advice for veterans entering the civilian workforce and for those who are hiring them.

  • Using Facebook's Like button does not fall under 'protected speech'
  • Resume makeover: Project Manager
  • Thompson out at Yahoo
  • Get a love match with a job

• Cracking Open

  HTC One X teardown reveals an internal design that isn't DIY repair friendly

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC One X, finding an internal design that isn't exactly DIY repair-friendly and a difficult-to-replace battery.

  • Galaxy Tab 7.7 teardown reveals lots of Samsung's homegrown hardware
  • Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery
  • Nokia achieved Lumia 900's $209 bill of materials with single-core processor, low RAM
  • Titan II teardown shows replaceable battery, similarities with Lumia 900

• CIO Insights

  Bye bye MacBook, hello iPad: Why I'm taking the tablet

  Many people are still undecided about whether they could use Apple's tablet instead of a notebook. There's no doubt in Seb Janacek's mind.

  • Women in the IT department: Why the shortage matters
  • Personal data: Time to rethink our whole security approach?
  • Virtual hacks: How the dark side is morphing
  • Sick of email ping-pong? How to think outside the inbox

• IT Leadership

  USPTO grants Kodak a broad facial recognition patent, just in time for its patent auction

  Eastman Kodak now has a crown jewel amongst its 7K patent plus portfolio, which the bankrupt firm once known as Big Yellow plans to auction off...

  • Tech worker mid-year 'resolutions'
  • Yahoo CEO resume flap: IT pros react
  • Four more things your IT department should consider not doing
  • Facebook goes from 54 patents to a whole war chest

• 10 Things

  10 things you should have in your presentation kit

  Preparing for a presentation means rehearsing your material -- but it also means making sure you have all the items you need for a glitch-free...

  • 10 new HTML5 tags you need to know about
  • 10 things you can do to make your next IT audit more productive (and less painful)
  • 10 Ruby technologies you should know
  • 10 reasons IT pros get a bad rap