10 reasons why the desktop PC will live forever

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	10 reasons why the desktop PC will live forever Steve Jobs piqued consumer curiosity when he unveiled the iPad and declared "the post-PC era has begun." And now with the imminent release of Windows 8 RT tablets--low-powered slates running a touch-friendly version of Office--it might seem that perhaps the world actually can live without desktop computers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell | Microsoft Why Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Makes Business Sense This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective. Read Now! In this Issue Those Windows 8 TV ads? They're real. 'Underpaid' Microsoft CEO Ballmer sees pay slip 4% to $1.32 million Patches for critical Word flaw, RSA key length, clerical timestamp code-signing error Microsoft patches 20 bugs, including critical Word flaw How to replace missing Start button in Windows 8 Microsoft move hints at the death of Windows service packs Analyst: Microsoft to price Surface RT tablet at $400 to $500 Microsoft: Users trying to get something for nothing wind up with malware T-Mobile gets a Nokia Windows Phone 8 of its own Microsoft terms talk of Office on iPad 'inaccurate' Lenovo announces new Windows 8, RT hybrid laptop/tablet devices Acer's new Windows 8 tablet matches iPad with $499 starting price WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) Optimize Your Storage Volume for Better Performance Managing a windows network? This brief discusses 5 technical proof-points clearly showing how the Windows Built-in Disk Defragmenter is not adequate for the enterprise. New innovations in Diskeeper® and V-locity® meet today's demands for optimal storage and system performance. Read Now! Those Windows 8 TV ads? They're real. Microsoft copyright claims have forced the takedown of several purported Windows 8 TV ads that somehow leaked to the Web. While Microsoft's copyright protection could just be aimed at defending the Windows 8 name and not the actual commercials, the preponderance of evidence indicates the ads are real and they are what Microsoft wants to protect. Read More 'Underpaid' Microsoft CEO Ballmer sees pay slip 4% to $1.32 million Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received a $685,000 salary and a $620,000 bonus -- which is less than half the possible maximum bonus of $1.37 million for which he was eligible. Read More Patches for critical Word flaw, RSA key length, clerical timestamp code-signing error There was a somewhat strange security update rolled out on Patch Tuesday, being that it does not address a security flaw, but rather a clerical timestamp error on binaries; this code-signing error will cause the digital signature on files produced and signed by Microsoft to expire and become invalid prematurely. Read More Microsoft patches 20 bugs, including critical Word flaw Microsoft today patched 20 vulnerabilities in Word, Office, Windows, SharePoint Server, SQL Server and other products in its portfolio, including a critical bug used to attack the company's own online services Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Strategic Road Map for Network Access Control Long derided as an overhyped concept, network access control (NAC) has emerged as an important solution for mitigating the risks of consumerization. Network and security managers will need NAC to retain control of the network in a "bring your own device" (BYOD) environment. Read now. How to replace missing Start button in Windows 8 Whatever you might think of Windows 8, at startup there is something missing that can vex, or at least perplex, users from the get-go. By default, Windows 8 now boots to a "Start Screen" that displays "tiles" that link to a limited set of programs and features for various options such as mail, video, music, and somewhere among the 16-20 tiles, a desktop option. Clicking the desktop option opens a Window that contains -- actually not much. The familiar start button went missing in Windows 8 and instead users are left staring at an empty space with no apparent way to access programs and applications. Early testers considered this an alpha or beta glitch, but Microsoft has confirmed that the missing start button will not be making a re-appearance in the release version of Windows 8. Read More Microsoft move hints at the death of Windows service packs Microsoft's first-time move Tuesday to update Windows 8 before the OS launches is a sign of the company's continued edging toward practices long held by rivals Apple and Google. Read More Analyst: Microsoft to price Surface RT tablet at $400 to $500 Microsoft's new Surface tablet, slated to ship later this month, will be priced between $399 and $499, an analyst said today, in the same ballpark as Apple's iconic iPad. Read More Microsoft: Users trying to get something for nothing wind up with malware People trying a certain method of getting software for free wind up with malware about three-quarters of the time, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Read More WHITE PAPER: Good Technology Secure Your Entire Mobile Workforce. Say 'Yes' to BYOD The rise of BYOD programs in the enterprise has introduced new questions to those in charge of enterprise mobility. Fierce MobileIT's ebook, "Securing the Mobile Workforce," covers many of the trends and challenges of securing corporate data on employee owned devices. Read Now! T-Mobile gets a Nokia Windows Phone 8 of its own T-Mobile will get its own exclusive Windows Phone 8 handset from Nokia, the Lumia 810. Read More Microsoft terms talk of Office on iPad 'inaccurate' Microsoft today disavowed comments made by its Czech subsidiary that the company will roll out iOS and Android apps of its Office suite early next year. Read More Lenovo announces new Windows 8, RT hybrid laptop/tablet devices Lenovo on Tuesday announced a new range of Windows 8 and RT hybrid computing devices that can function as tablets or laptops. Read More Acer's new Windows 8 tablet matches iPad with $499 starting price Acer on Tuesday assigned a starting price of US$499 for its new Iconia W510 tablets, which will have Windows 8 and Intel's Atom chip code-named Clover Trail. Read More
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