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Cryptolocker: How to avoid getting infected & what to do if you are

The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks

Free cloud storage service MegaCloud goes dark

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November 01, 2013
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Cryptolocker: How to avoid getting infected & what to do if you are

The newest piece of ransomware is particularly nasty and, once you've got it, it's a real pain to get rid of. Here's how to protect your corporate assets before getting bit.

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Issue highlights

1. The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks

2. Free cloud storage service MegaCloud goes dark

3. It's like a coffee maker, but for beer

4. The Power of 3: Citrix, Cisco, and NetApp Deliver Data Center to the Desktop

5. HealthCare.gov team improves site response times

6. INSIDER How to roll your own VPN

7. Microsoft couldn't be Microsoft without Word/Office

8. 5 Best and 5 Worst Cities for IT Salaries

9. Kinect sensor translates sign language

10. Google's Nexus 5: a radical move in smartphone ecosystem

11. Intel's open-source Galileo computer on sale for $69.90

12. Chrome browser will block malware downloads

13. The ultimate guide to making a tablet your main computer

14. Windows 8.1 networking cheat sheet

WEBCAST: Oracle

Innovation in Financial Services

Date: November 20th, 2013 Time: 1 PM This presentation will review the role IT should play in innovation. How financial services organizations are finding ways to rebalance their IT portfolio. Learn More

The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks

The latest version of the Mac OS is no transformative update, but it includes several key changes that most users will like READ MORE

Free cloud storage service MegaCloud goes dark

The website for MegaCloud, a provider of free and paid consumer cloud storage, is inaccessible and users of the service are complaining on social media sites that they have not had access to their data for days. READ MORE

It's like a coffee maker, but for beer

A former Microsoft engineer has invented a machine that dumbs-down the home beer brewing process. READ MORE

The Power of 3: Citrix, Cisco, and NetApp Deliver Data Center to the Desktop

The synergies, engineering efforts, and go to market execution of these three companies should not be underestimated in a time where IT organizations are looking for integrated solutions and businesses transform toward cloud computing. Businesses with ongoing efforts in desktop delivery, cloud adoption, and simplifying infrastructure should include the holistic value and simplification these companies... READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: CDW

8 Steps to an effective Mobile Device Policy

It's no secret that mobile devices and applications are flooding into organizations of all types and sizes. Technology research firm Gartner predicts that by 2016, 40 percent of the global workforce will be mobile, with 67 percent of workers using smartphones. Read Now

HealthCare.gov team improves site response times

Response times at the ailing HealthCare.gov have improved significantly in recent days as a technology team tries to fix the problems with the U.S. government's health-insurance shopping website, officials said. READ MORE

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How to roll your own VPN

With free open source OpenVPN and a low-cost VPS, you can have a secure connection from any location READ MORE

Microsoft couldn't be Microsoft without Word/Office

As Microsoft Word turns 30 on Oct. 25 it is not only the world's most pervasive word-processing applications, it is a cash cow for the company. READ MORE

5 Best and 5 Worst Cities for IT Salaries

Want to know where IT professionals make the highest -- and the lowest -- salaries? We dig into Kforce's 2014 Salary and Employment Guide to see where today's tech workers make the most and the least, the top paying IT roles in each city, and the cost of living for each community. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: AppNeta

AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download

Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More

Kinect sensor translates sign language

Kinect sensor translates sign language Microsoft opened its doors to its Beijing research center celebrating the division's 15 year history in the region. From: Network World Videos Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:47 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

Google's Nexus 5: a radical move in smartphone ecosystem

Google has long been known as a mobile tech innovator with its Gigabit Fiber and Google Glass projects, among others. Now it's emerging as a radical strategist in the wireless ecosystem. READ MORE

Intel's open-source Galileo computer on sale for $69.90

Intel's Galileo open-source computer for the hacker and do-it-yourself crowd can now be ordered for US$69.90, and is scheduled to ship at the end of November. READ MORE

Chrome browser will block malware downloads

Google has developed a security feature for Chrome that lets the browser detect and stop malware downloads. READ MORE

The ultimate guide to making a tablet your main computer

The "laptop killer" of tablets has yet to emerge, but you can still configure a slate that puts your laptop out to pasture. With the tablet's lighter weight, longer battery life, and near-instant boot-up, the building blocks of a productivity engine are already there. READ MORE

Windows 8.1 networking cheat sheet

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WEBCAST: Egnyte

Consider Hybrid Approach to File-Sharing

Security. Scalability. Control. These are just some of the many benefits of enterprise cloud file-sharing that you'll discover in this KnowledgeVault, packed with short videos, white papers and demos. View Now!

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10 most powerful network management companies

Our look at the biggest players in the network management, um, world.

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