Issue highlights 1. Thoughts from Interop 2013: The network has never been more important 2. iTunes: Still slowing down Windows PCs after all these years 3. Ubuntu Touch for smartphones could be ready by end of May 4. NSA's secret manual on Google searching and more comes to light 5. YouTube launches paid subscription channels 6. Ubuntu desktop is just easy 7. Windows 8: 100 million licenses sold, but how many in use? 8. Flexible-display smartphones just a 'novelty'…. for now 9. Cisco Maintains Edge as Director Switches Deliver Highest Performance to Date 10. 12 iPhones Apps That Will Make You a Networking Star 11. IT pros leave money on the table, job site finds 12. Pretty much everybody still confused by mobile management |
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| Well, the 2013 version of Interop is now in the books and while conventional wisdom dictates that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas," I thought there were a number of themes at the show that rose above the general noise of the event and are worth sharing. In no particular order, these themes were: READ MORE |
| Over the years we've had to deal with antivirus programs bringing PCs to a screeching halt as they perform a "background" scan. At my last job, it was a morning tradition to plug in the PC, boot it and go for a walk while McAfee did the daily scan that reduced my PC to the speed of a 386. It's one reason why I use ESET's NOD32. The program is written in assembly and runs incredibly fast. I can perform... READ MORE |
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| Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request from MudRock, we can now feast our eyes upon a 643-page manual from the NSA titled, "Untangling the Web: A guide to Internet Research." As the name implies, the manual is a how-to with respect to conducting detailed online research. Wired pinpoints some particularly interesting factoids from the manual: READ MORE |
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| Earlier today, YouTube announced via a blogpost that it will be enhancing its YouTube partner program. Specifically, the new program will provide partners with additional means to earn money to the extent that some select partners will now be able to charge subscription fees for certain channels. READ MORE |
| As some of you may remember I installed a dual boot Ubuntu set up on my laptop some weeks back using WABI. Initially I was switching back and forth between Windows 8 and Ubuntu to compare and contrast between them. After a little bit of time though I had settled back into Windows and wasn't booting Ubuntu as much anymore. READ MORE |
| Windows 8 has passed the 100 million mark. That's the word from Tami Reller, the CFO of the Windows division at Microsoft. In a Q&A conducted by another Microsoft employee and posted to the Windows blog (that's some hard hittin' journalism, there), Reller discussed the facts and figures of Windows 8 at the six-month mark. READ MORE |
| Although multiple manufacturers are expected to release smartphones with flexible display screens by the end of this year, the technology will be little more than a novelty until about 2015, one analyst says. READ MORE |
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| Have some business travel planned? Get ready to put on a happy face, chat strangers up and expand your professional circle at the next conference or seminar. Here are some trusty iPhone apps to help you network. READ MORE |
| When a job offer arrives, a majority of IT pros accept it without asking for more pay, according to Dice.com. If candidates were to negotiate higher salaries, they could expect a bump in the neighborhood of 5%, the IT careers specialist estimates. READ MORE |
| Despite the abundance of expert opinion, commentary and debate surrounding BYOD and mobile device use in the enterprise, there are still few clear answers to some of the biggest problems out there, according to a panel of experts that spoke at Interop Thursday. READ MORE |
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