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	10 most successful open source projects of 2012 It's been a big year for Open Source. Here's Alan Shimel's list of the most successful open source projects of 2012. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue 10 things to know about Firefox 17 How removing 386 support in Linux will destroy the world Nexus 10 review: The so-so Android tablet Dell scraps Android smartphones in favor of Windows 8 tablets Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DameWare, part of the SolarWinds Family DameWare Remote Support Software – Easy, Fast & Affordable Remotely manage servers, desktops and laptops in minutes! With DameWare you can remotely manage key elements of your infrastructure - domains, workstations, disk drives, & event logs. You need to resolve Windows, Mac & Linux problems for your end-users quickly, and DameWare lets you perform various critical system management tasks – remotely! Download a fully functional, free trial today and discover why thousands of system administrators use DameWare every day! 10 things to know about Firefox 17 Firefox 17 has arrived. Here's what you need to know. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation Unified Threat Management: A Better Approach to Security In this Webcast you will learn how Unified Threat Management (UTM) combines firewall, IPS, Web filtering, antivirus and more in a single box to combat a broad range of threats efficiently and economically. Learn More. How removing 386 support in Linux will destroy the world As you may have heard by now, the Linux kernel is dropping support for the 386 processor. It's okay. I'll wait right here while you finish pushing over monitors and flipping over every desk at work in a nerd rage. I did the same thing. Get it out of your system. I know, I know. Almost nobody on the planet uses a 386-based PC anymore. The first 386 processors started shipping in 1985 – which, according... Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Standards-Based Platforms are Transforming IT More and more businesses are saving time and money by transforming proprietary, siloed computer environments for resource-intensive workloads into consolidated IT infrastructures built on industry standards and open systems. Learn More Nexus 10 review: The so-so Android tablet Google's Samsung-made 'pure' Android tablet simply doesn't match up in quality or experience to Samsung's own Note 10.1. Read More Dell scraps Android smartphones in favor of Windows 8 tablets Dell doesn't plan on returning to the Android smartphone market any time soon, announcing that it will focus instead on creating Windows 8 touch-enabled computers and tablets. Read More Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive By now, most chronic Facebook users with Android phones have upgraded to Facebook 2.0 for Android, which was released last Thursday. Completely redesigned and rewritten as a native app, Facebook 2.0 for Android improves the speed and performance of users' interactions with their newsfeeds. Read More
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