Networking World: OS X Mavericks tips and tricks you need to learn

Scammers promise easy money in trolling for LinkedIn users

Tim Berners-Lee says government snooping threatens future democracy

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November 25, 2013

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OS X Mavericks tips and tricks you need to learn

Issue highlights

1. Scammers promise easy money in trolling for LinkedIn users

2. Tim Berners-Lee says government snooping threatens future democracy

3. Another Apple supplier faces criticism over labor conditions in China

4. Nokia lays groundwork for next-generation virtualized mobile networks

5. IBM Is Focused on Burgeoning Enterprise Security Requirements

6. A CEO's Guide to Setting Goals for 2014

7. NSA reportedly compromised more than 50,000 networks worldwide

8. WD combines 120GB SSD with 1TB HDD in a laptop drive

9. If the future is 'One Microsoft,' should you invest in a touchscreen monitor?

10. Time to Retire the Serial Port

Scammers promise easy money in trolling for LinkedIn users

Scammers exploiting the weak job market are looking for hapless victims on LinkedIn, which has become a major meeting site for job seekers and recruiters. READ MORE

Tim Berners-Lee says government snooping threatens future democracy

Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned that government surveillance and censorship will threaten the democratic nature of the web. READ MORE

Another Apple supplier faces criticism over labor conditions in China

A manufacturer of glass coverings for Apple is drawing accusations of worker exploitation from Hong Kong labor groups concerned with several employee suicides at its factory in China. READ MORE

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Unlock the Power of Flash

Continuous data growth coupled with a new generation of multi-core CPUs has placed new demands on storage systems to handle an unprecedented number of workloads. As organizations move toward fully virtualized datacenters, the storage systems they choose today must be able to handle hundreds, even thousands, of virtual machines and mixed workloads. Learn More

Nokia lays groundwork for next-generation virtualized mobile networks

Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and Korean operator SK Telecom have demonstrated the potential for virtualizing the core of a mobile network, which will make it easier for operators to roll out new services. READ MORE

IBM Is Focused on Burgeoning Enterprise Security Requirements

A few years ago, IBM's information security assets were haphazardly scattered throughout its business units. RACF sat with the mainframe crew, IAM lived within the Tivoli group, and what remained of ISS gathered dust within IBM Global Services (IGS). READ MORE

A CEO's Guide to Setting Goals for 2014

One CEO gains inspiration from quotes by business luminaries such as John Chambers, Jeff Bezos, Jack Dorsey and Howard Schultz READ MORE

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Not Getting Real Value Out of Mobile? Think Beyond the App.

Mobility promises to drive real competitive advantage. But why hasn't it happened yet? Because it's about true innovation, not just building an app. Find out more. Learn More

NSA reportedly compromised more than 50,000 networks worldwide

The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hacked into over 50,000 computer networks around the world as part of its global intelligence gathering efforts, and also taps into large fiber optic cables that transport Internet traffic between continents at 20 different major points. READ MORE

WD combines 120GB SSD with 1TB HDD in a laptop drive

Western Digital has unveiled its WD Black Dual Drive, which allows users to access ether a 120GB SSD for performance or a 1TB hard drive for archiving massive amounts of data. READ MORE

If the future is 'One Microsoft,' should you invest in a touchscreen monitor?

Was the death of Windows RT hinted at by Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's executive vice president of devices and studios? During the UBS Technology Conference, Larson-Green stated, "We have the Windows Phone OS. We have Windows RT and we have full Windows. READ MORE

Time to Retire the Serial Port

I was recently setting up a new piece of networking equipment, and, lo and behold, I needed to do that initial setup via a CLI on a serial port. Yes, I know that testosterone is recharged by such activities; real men configure routers and such with obscure commands over difficult-to-configure interfaces based on RS-232. I don't want to pick on any particular vendor here, because there are so many of... READ MORE

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Adopt a More Service-Oriented Management Strategy

The survey results in this report demonstrate dramatic changes happening in IT service management delivery and highlight best practices to assure performance of business processes, deliver exceptional end-user experiences, optimize existing infrastructure, and speed the deployment of new technologies and services. Learn More.

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