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	Microsoft and Google push for FCC's public Wi-Fi for free networks How sweet would it be to dump that monthly cell phone bill in favor of making calls over free Wi-Fi networks, so powerful it would be like "Wi-Fi on steroids"? Microsoft and Google are working together to support the FCC's powerful Wi-Fi for free proposal. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Making Your Investment in an Executive Dashboard Count Get insights into what your peers are seeking in Executive Dashboards along with the reasons these dashboards are most effective in achieving value. Learn More In this Issue Windows 8, so easy even my wife can use it Microsoft has no reason to save Dell Make Office 2013 more powerful with 10 killer apps Why this Linux user is now using Windows 3.1 Drop in Windows 7 usage rate is misleading Microsoft issues tools to block IE10 upgrades on Windows 7 Apple and Google have nothing to fear from BlackBerry 10 -- but Microsoft does 10 open source projects to watch this year Microsoft to big data programmers: Try F# FAQ: Microsoft rents out Office 365 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG Research New Survey: Purchase Process of Enterprise Technologies Tell us about the buying process for enterprise technologies in Network World's Technology Influence Survey! This survey should take about 10 minutes of your time. To thank you, you will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a $250 cash prize*! Please be assured your responses are confidential. To participate, click on the link below. *Due to regulations, prize sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. and Canadian (except Puerto Rico and Quebec) residents, age 18 or older. Windows 8, so easy even my wife can use it Microsoft's initial pricing deal on upgrades to Windows 8 Pro expired yesterday. Up until January 31st, owners of previous versions of Windows could upgrade to the latest iteration of their flagship OS for just $39.99. Now it goes back up to a minimum of $199.99. Read More Microsoft has no reason to save Dell By now, you're probably familiar with the reports that Michael Dell is looking to take his company off the public stock market and make it private again. The deal would be the largest leveraged buyout since the economy hit the skids in 2008, and one of the biggest ever. Because of this, the current problem won't be easy to solve. Read More Make Office 2013 more powerful with 10 killer apps There's no dictionary, geographic mapping or flow chart tool baked into the core Microsoft Office 2013 software, but you can still get all these functions for free or a small fee. Developers from Microsoft and beyond have created a variety of apps that you can embed within Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook to work faster and more intelligently. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! Why this Linux user is now using Windows 3.1 Before we begin, let me just say that what you are about to read is, for lack of a better word, ridiculous. I know it is ridiculous. It is almost boundless in its ridiculousness. But I am going to write these words anyway. This is the story of how a Linux user...switched to Windows 3.1. At least in part. Read More Drop in Windows 7 usage rate is misleading Data without context is fairly useless. You're left to wonder what it means. That's why Big Data has become such a hot commodity. Without analysis, terabytes of data are just a load of database entries. Read More Microsoft issues tools to block IE10 upgrades on Windows 7 Microsoft has released tools to block Internet Explorer 10 from automatically reaching corporate PCs running Windows 7, a sign that the new browser will not release for at least several weeks Read More WEBCAST: 8x8 Unified Communications 101 What's the best way to implement a unified communications solution for your organization? Learn more! Apple and Google have nothing to fear from BlackBerry 10 -- but Microsoft does Hands-on review: BlackBerry 10 is a big step up, but it's awkward to use in some key areas. Read More 10 open source projects to watch this year Open source software projects may not typically have the marketing budgets necessary to match launch events like the one Microsoft just held for Office 2013, but that doesn't mean their products are any less valuable. Read More Microsoft to big data programmers: Try F# Microsoft's F# language is geared to parallel programming, data-oriented problem-solving. Read More FAQ: Microsoft rents out Office 365 Microsoft this week launched the first two of its new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for Office. Is this the way we'll get software from now on? Or is it a gamble that could easily go awry? We've got the answers. Read More
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