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	60-minute security makeover: Prevent your own 'epic hack' Here are some ways to beef up security on your digital life -- before someone seeking to duplicate the hack that seized control of a Wired reporter's Apple, Amazon and Google accounts finds similar vulnerabilities in yours. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Send Less Data across the WAN Because WAN deduplication works on all IP traffic, it plays a key role in a variety of IT initiatives including server consolidation, virtualization, and application delivery. Learn how this proven technology can dramatically improve the performance, reliability, and efficiency of data backup and recovery. Learn more. In this Issue Building your first desktop PC Dumbest & craziest sports technology moments of 2012 HP plots its recovery Evernote for business coming in December Sign up for Google Apps or lose Postini access forever The New Kindle Fire -- What It Needs to be a Hit NASA's hot radiation mission iTypewriter: Old-school iPad add-on Microsoft reveals new logo to represent wealth of new products Awesome desktop keyboard/speakers for tablets; mini-projector is wicked tiny FCC approves Verizon spectrum deal with roll-out demands WHITE PAPER: AMD Private Clouds and AMD Processors: A Match Made in IT Heaven Private clouds offer significant promise. This AMD white paper defines private clouds, describes how they are deployed, and discusses their allure. Read on to learn everything you need to know about private cloud technology and discover why the right microprocessor technology serves as a critical building block for private clouds. Learn More! Building your first desktop PC I've long been curious about the process of building a computer from scratch, and, a couple of weeks ago, I finally took the plunge. While I was expecting a tortuous and highly technical process, the actual experience was far less painful. Read More Dumbest & craziest sports technology moments of 2012 From phony websites to regrettable tweets to Apple Siri chatter, it's clear athletes and technology often don't mix well Read More HP plots its recovery In its 73 years, Hewlett-Packard has had bad quarters, but perhaps none like the one it posted Wednesday. Its $8.9 billion loss was huge, but there was little drama about it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat The Economics of Scale-Out Storage Scale-out storage technologies have rapidly gained popularity over the past several years, successfully crossing the chasm from niche technology to mainstream enterprise solution. Learn More Evernote for business coming in December Evernote, the popular consumer app for taking notes and remembering things, is coming to small and midsize businesses as of December. Read More Sign up for Google Apps or lose Postini access forever Postini users will have to convert to Google Apps by 2013 or lose access to their email archiving and security features, Google announced in a recent official blog post. Read More The New Kindle Fire -- What It Needs to be a Hit Amazon has kindled the fires of speculation with its announcement Thursday of a press event on September 6, which likely signals the launch of new Kindles, including an updated Kindle Fire. The event occurs almost a year since the introduction of the first Kindle Fire. It's also just six days before Apple's expected press event, where the rumored iPad "Mini" may finally make an appearance and pose a true thread to the future success of the Fire. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Elevate to Intelligent Application Delivery Cut the cost of your application delivery infrastructure by 30 – 50%. Traditional application delivery controller (ADC) architectures focus on load balancing and lack the efficiency required in today's IT environment. Join Kavitha Mariappan, Product Marketing Director at Riverbed Technology, to discuss how an updated ADC can help you Learn more. NASA's hot radiation mission NASA is set to launch its Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) to explore the most intense areas of radiation around Earth Read More iTypewriter: Old-school iPad add-on An Edinburgh, Scotland product designer named Austin Yang has concocted an Apple iPad add-on that lets you convert your tablet into a typewriter, complete with the clickety-clack noises. RELATED: iPhone 5 parody video -- latest smartphone is... a camera IPHONEYS: The iPhone 5 edition Read More Microsoft reveals new logo to represent wealth of new products After 25 years Microsoft is hanging up its old corporate logo in favor of a new one that includes a squared off version of its four-color window pane and a typeface that is more in line with its Windows 8 logo. Read More Awesome desktop keyboard/speakers for tablets; mini-projector is wicked tiny Shaw reviews iHome's Bluetooth audio system and wireless keyboard, Acer's C120 projector. Read More FCC approves Verizon spectrum deal with roll-out demands The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has conditionally approved a multibillion swap of wireless spectrum between Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and four of the biggest cable TV system operators in the U.S. Read More
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