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iTunes: Still slowing down Windows PCs after all these years
The ghost of Steve Jobs is slowing down your PC, and if you have an iPhone, there's little you can do to stop it. Read More


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Easing the Online Overload
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Engaging Customers in the Social Era
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Boston dumps Microsoft Exchange for Google Apps
Faced with the choice of saving serious money or buying a load of FUD, the City of Boston has become the latest enterprise customer to dump Microsoft Exchange in favor of Google Apps. And the city's 20,000 employees won't be the last to make this move until Microsoft either closes the cost chasm or comes up with a scarier story. Read More

An emotional Bill Gates talks about his last visit with Steve Jobs
During a recent interview with 60 MInutes' Charlie Rose, Bill Gates talked rather emotionally about his last meeting with longtime rival Steve Jobs. The pair's last meeting occurred in Jobs' home in May of 2011. Read More

Comedian Rob Schneider stars as Google Docs in Microsoft Office 365 videos
Microsoft showed that it does have a sense of humor. Read More


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10 Steps to Risk-based Security Management
Many professionals in information security espouse the belief—and commitment to—"risk based" security management. In fact, according to the latest Ponemon Report on Risk Management, 77% of those surveyed claimed a commitment to it. Learn More

Is Windows 8 really killing the PC market?
Computers just aren't selling like they used to, and many critics, analysts, and longtime Windows users point the blame finger at one culprit in particular: Windows 8. Nobody's using Windows 8, they say. It's worse than New Coke, they say. PC shipments are cratering and it's all Windows 8's fault, they say. Read More

How to create a Windows 8 shutdown tile
Last October I explained to how to shut down Windows 8 -- a subject you wouldn't think would require its own how-to guide. And yet. Read More

Why Microsoft won't charge for Windows 'Blue' & this time
Sometime soon, Microsoft will tell Windows 8 users whether they will have to pay for the upgrade code-named "Blue," and if so, how much. Analysts don't expect it to charge anything for the update. Read More


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Returns of Connections in support of Social Business
This new white paper from IBM, showcases five organizations that are strategically integrating emerging social software and tools with their existing investments and seeing measurable results in return on investment. Learn More

New York calls on phone makers to help deter theft
The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate. Read More

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Microsoft's counter-attack against Windows 8 coverage makes it 'look weak'
Microsoft on Friday called some media coverage of its plans to update Windows 8 sensationalist and an effort to drive website page views. Read More

What Open Source Hadoop Coming to Windows Means to IT
Hadoop is nearly synonymous with the analysis of big data. The Hortonworks Data Platform on Windows is significant as it means that companies lacking Linux expertise will finally be able to benefit from the big data analysis platform, which has been out of the reach of Windows shops. Read More

 
 
 

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