5 free remote desktop apps for Windows 8

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	5 free remote desktop apps for Windows 8 You're away from the office when you get that sinking feeling. Maybe that file you need is locked on your desk PC in London while you're visiting Shanghai. You don't need to sweat, thankfully. Remote desktop apps let you log on to your PC or tablet and access a faraway computer as if you were there in person. Here are 5 options for Windows 8 slates and PCs. Read on to find which app is the best fit for your business. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software License Management Best Practices This software license reference guide provides an in-depth look at the impact of mobile apps, virtualization, cloud computing, SaaS and more. Learn the best practices to cost-effectively account for the new technology landscape while ensuring software license compliance. Read Now In this Issue Microsoft patches Pwn2Own & IE8 'nuke' critical holes Is Microsoft power-snooping on Skype conversations? 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Microsoft patches Pwn2Own & IE8 'nuke' critical holes Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, but be ready to reboot as Microsoft released 10 security bulletins to patch 33 vulnerabilities that are listed as critical or important. Read More Is Microsoft power-snooping on Skype conversations? First there were reports that made it sound as if a kindergartener could easily social engineer Skype Support to hijack accounts. Now, holy wowza, a German publisher is claiming that Microsoft is power-snooping on Skype conversations. Read More Microsoft takes the offensive against Google, and it's about time Google was once a humble startup with a big dream--to be the David that takes down Microsoft's Goliath. Google has become a tech force to be reckoned with, challenging Microsoft in almost every area including Web search, browsers, email, operating systems, productivity software and mobile platforms. Over time, it has chipped away at Microsoft's market share. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Best Practices for the Hyperconverged Enterprise Network Join Maryam Zand, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Riverbed Technology, as she discusses how you can: Achieve unified communications Realize business short-term ROI Optimize network performance, regardless of end-user location Increase user productivity Learn more. Windows 8 isn't New Coke, says top Microsoft exec; it's Diet Coke Microsoft's head of corporate communications defended his company's Windows information disclosure strategy Tuesday, denying that Microsoft has adopted Apple's "cone of silence" approach to imparting news. Read More Melinda Gates tells Duke grads: It's all about your real connections Transcript of technologist/philanthropist Melinda Gates' commencement address to Duke University graduates. Read More Why aren't Microsoft's competitors joining in on the Windows 8 jokes? Motley Fool made a great point late last week: Where are the Windows 8 attack ads? They have their suspicions, and I have mine. Windows Vista was a stinker and everyone knew it, and along came the "I'm a Mac" ads. These ads were devastating in some ways, but as other, cooler heads noted, they also backfired. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco, Dell/Sonic Wall, HP, McAfee, Sophos, Stonesoft Black Market IT Patrick Sweeney from Dell/SonicWALL, Alan Toews of Sophos and Robin discuss the threat posed by employees use consumer services such as Gmail and drop boxes to get around IT controls. View Now Google tells Microsoft to shut down its YouTube app for Windows Phone Google on Wednesday demanded that Microsoft yank its YouTube app for Windows Phone from the market and disable any downloaded copies of the app, according to Wired.com, which received a copy of Google's cease and desist letter. Read More Testing firm: Internet Explorer tops browsers for malware protection Mirror, mirror on the wall, what browser blocks malware best of all? The answer to that question is Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, at least according to the latest test results released by NSS Labs. Read More Microsoft commits to secure coding standard Microsoft says its coding practices and its corporate management structure both comply with an international application security standard to encourage secure software development. Read More Windows 8 Update: Scarcity of touchscreens is hurting Windows 8 Along with whatever other problems Windows 8 faces, Microsoft partners interested in making machines that show the operating system off to best advantage are handicapped by a short supply of touchscreens, the top Windows executive says. Read More
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