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Behind the scenes with Google's Project Loon

Project Loon team prepares for launch in the pre-dawn frost near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Image credit: Google

Google's balloon-powered Internet takes flight, beaming down Web access to Internet have-nots.

The best place to work in IT: Quicken Loans

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IT employees enjoy the company's relaxed atmosphere and culture of innovation, but they're equally thrilled to be part of the revitalization of downtown Detroit.

Scorecard: Best Android office suite shoot-out
- Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 11:08 am
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Which package of office apps provide the best mobile productivity experience on Android devices? We put the leading contenders to the test to find out
The $200,000 software developer: We can build him, we have the technology
- Posted Jun 13, 2013 - 6:00 am
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It’s unusual for a software developer to make $200,000 per year, but not unheard of. Here’s some advice about what it takes to get there
Snowden's big truth: We are all less free
- Posted Jun 12, 2013 - 8:00 am
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Has Mr. Snowden, in his youthful naiveté, helped expose our own passivity, and complicity with a massive surrender of our Constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties? If it prompts much needed changes to privacy protections, then we all owe Mr. Snowden a debt of gratitude.

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10 cross-platform apps for work and play
- Posted Jun 12, 2013 - 9:40 am
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Do you use a Windows PC at work, a Mac at home and an Android smartphone or tablet? Then you live a cross-platform life. Here are some apps to satisfy many of your basic and not-so-basic needs.
The new Mac Pro: Hands on, and what you need to know
- Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 2:18 pm
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It's a gorgeous piece of hardware, though it does somewhat resemble the wastebasket I have in my bedroom.
How to solve 4 impending Windows 8 problems
- Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 3:00 pm
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Enterprises have been slow to adopt Windows 8--and when they have, they've encountered migration, usability, security and hardware issues. Luckily, these challenges aren't impossible to overcome.
27 new iOS 7 features Apple didn't talk about
- Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 3:46 pm
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Apple had a lot of ground to cover in its WWDC keynote, which might be why you might have missed some of iOS 7 new features.
Free Google Drive tools you're not using (but should be)
- Posted Jun 10, 2013 - 10:56 am
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Though barely a year old, Google Drive is already a very popular service. It's easy to use if you already have a Google account, and its prices put Dropbox to shame. On Google Drive, 100GB costs a mere $5 a month (and Google even bumps up your Gmail storage to 25GB as a bonus). Dropbox charges double the price for 100GB.
Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products
- Posted Jun 10, 2013 - 10:08 am
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What IT pros like, in their own words
9 tips, tricks and must-haves for security awareness programs
- Posted Jun 7, 2013 - 11:06 pm
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What are the essential ingredients for making a security awareness program successful? Check out these 9 tips from CSO contributors on how to make awareness work in your organization.

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