Errors stymie Windows 8.1 updates on some devices

Cisco/Insieme 40G coming in close to 10G Ailing Obamacare site to get a "tech surge" Network World Daily News AM October 21, 2013 Share this email Errors stymie Windows 8.1 updates on some devices Microsoft customers have been plagued with problems that have foiled attempts to install the Windows 8.1 update, according to widespread reports on the company's support forums. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Cisco/Insieme 40G coming in close to 10G 2. Ailing Obamacare site to get a "tech surge" 3. INSIDER 10 reasons to take a Chromebook on the road 4. And open letter on user account security to Condé Nast, AT&T, and ... well, lotsa of companies 5. How to keep your new IT hires from jumping ship 6. How to balance maintenance and IT innovation 7. Why green IT is good for business 8. Review: Office 365 administration made easy 9. Restricted by LinkedIn for doing what they wanted me to do 10. Misery by Microsoft: IE11 mangled Google, Windows RT 8.1 bricked some devices 11. Industry cuts the cord on electric car charging 12. Crowd-backed EFF files to kill off 'podcast patent' RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2013 IT Roadmap Washington, D.C. - Dates Announced IT Roadmap will be returning to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Thursday, December 12, 2013. 8am - 4:30pm. Register now for this free one day, technical conference and expo! Click to continue Cisco/Insieme 40G coming in close to 10G As the November 6 launch date gets closer, more details are emerging on Cisco/Insieme's Nexus 9000 and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) introduction. READ MORE Ailing Obamacare site to get a "tech surge" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is boosting the IT trauma team giving urgent care to the Obamacare website, which has badly malfunctioned since its launch almost three weeks ago. 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