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	Zeemaps, making mapping easier Over the last decade, sophisticated mapping has moved out of the realm of the world of pricey, complex Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and down to consumer level. I'm sure there are still some things that professional systems can do that low end systems can't deliver, but I really can't think of what those might be. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. 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Read More Microsoft sees cloud opportunities for full gamut of users Both smaller and larger companies can benefit from the economies of scale and accessibility of Microsoft's Office 365 cloud platform, company official says Read More Ask.com gives up on search business Long the also-ran in the search market, Ask.com announced on Tuesday that it is getting out of the search business. Read More Ditch your keyboard with Windows voice commands In the not-too-distant future, children will look at keyboards and mice with a mixture of amusement and derision. Advances in speech-recognition and dictation technology have quietly made stunning leaps forward in recent years; and although it isn't perfect yet, speech recognition has suddenly achieved very good usability. Here's how to take advantage of Windows 7's built-in voice command tools and make a break from the keyboard and mouse. 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That's good news because there are so many possibilities to choose from, but bad news because the sheer volume of options is becoming overwhelming and it's hard to know which ones are worth downloading. Read More Painless tattoos with Pages '09 Want to add some zip to this year's office holiday party, or perhaps a kiddy holiday celebration? Use your Mac and an inkjet printer to make temporary tattoos for your fellow revelers. With a page layout program like Pages '09, they're almost as easy to create as conventional print jobs, but a lot more fun. Read More Quickly queue up your tunes with OnCue app iOS's default iPod app is a solid all-around music player, but it doesn't necessarily fit in with everyone's playing style. For instance, if you tap a song while playing another song, the song you just tapped begins playing right away, abruptly cutting off whatever you were just listening to. You can set up a queue of songs by creating a playlist, but that can be a cumbersome process. 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