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When blonde zombies attack, Facebook responds (sort of)

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What is Facebook doing to stop botnets from operating freely out in the open? Apparently not enough.

Yahoo leaks private key, allows anyone to build Yahoo-signed Chrome extensions

Yahoo was forced to release a new version of its Axis extension for Google Chrome after the original one contained a private key that allowed anyone to digitally sign extensions in Yahoo's name.

Coding contest shows how big data can improve health care
- Posted May 25, 2012 - 11:03 am
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A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data analytics can improve health care.
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Japan robot lab shows new nuclear plant explorer, interactive projection table, mars simulator
- Posted May 25, 2012 - 10:50 am
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Judge orders drug evidence suppressed in warrantless GPS tracking case
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 5:04 pm
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A federal judge in Kentucky this week upheld a lower court's decision to throw out crucial evidence in a drug case because the evidence was gathered with the help of a GPS tracking device installed without a warrant.
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Can cheap ARM servers do real work?
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:17 am
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ARM servers are inexpensive and use less power than Intel chip-based servers. Do they belong in the data center?
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Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 4:44 pm
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Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts agreed.
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Google's Go programming language feedback
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:26 am
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If you can learn the basics of Go in a couple of hours, is that time well spent?
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IE9 says Yahoo Axis slows down the browser
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 3:48 pm
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Installing new search add-on from Yahoo -- a Microsoft search partner -- may trigger Add-On Performance Advisor warning.
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Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 12:52 pm
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With the new version of Linux Mint, released Wednesday, the developers behind the open source Linux distribution have put all energies behind Gnome, offering two versions of the desktop interface.
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Student wins award for new cancer detection method
- Posted May 24, 2012 - 2:41 pm
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Tech guns for hire: 5 places to find skilled IT contractors
- Posted May 23, 2012 - 3:42 pm
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Need outside help for your next IT project? It's easy to hire tech freelancers online, but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Here are the resources and tips you need to know about.
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The Big Deal About Big Data

by Irfan Khan

Making history: Big data will change the IT org chart

Posted May 24, 2012 - 12:00 am

Taking the helm on a big data project could help make the case that a CIO should report to the CEO, not CFO.
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The TechnoFile

by Peter Smith

The latest disruptive technology? Tin cans.

Posted May 24, 2012 - 08:30 am

A start-up brewer decides to deliver its product in old-fashioned tin cans, and in so doing gets a slot on-stage at a conference on disruptive technology. Does anyone else find this funny?
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Open for Discussion

by Brian Proffitt

Java creator unhappy with Oracle trial outcome

Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:01 am

Most observers are applauding Google its successes in the Oracle v. Google case... but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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Thank You For Not Sharing

by Dan Tynan

When blonde zombies attack, Facebook responds (sort of)

Posted May 25, 2012 - 04:33 pm

What is Facebook doing to stop botnets from operating freely out in the open? Apparently not enough.
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Unix as a Second Language

by Sandra Henry-Stocker

Configuring password complexity in Windows and Active Directory

Posted May 20, 2012 - 06:00 pm

You may be a Unix devotee, but if your organization uses both Windows and Unix systems, you need to understand how password complexity is configured on both platforms.
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Tech Business Today

by Chris Nerney

Does this mean someday we'll be able to store digital porn in our DNA?

Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:03 am

Researchers at Stanford University say they've figured out how to encode, store and erase digital data in living cells.
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by Kevin Fogarty

Camping out at AOL: Teen entrepreneur lives on AOL's couch for two months

Posted May 25, 2012 - 06:21 pm

SiliValley entrepreneur Eric Simons crashed on AOL's couches and ate its food for free after a four-month AOL-sponsored incubator session ended before Simons was ready to leave.
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ITworld.TV

by Keith Shaw

Watch the SpaceX Dragon connect to the International Space Station

Posted May 25, 2012 - 11:33 am

Private spacecraft connects successfully to the International Space Station.
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Sounding Board

by CIO Executive Council

Business leaders spearhead BI decisions

Posted Mar 25, 2012 - 03:35 pm

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on why they are putting IT in the background on business intelligence. Add your opinion and advice.
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Your IT Career

by Eric Bloom

Stay Technical or Become a Manger: 10 Things to Consider

Posted May 23, 2012 - 05:49 am

Dear Eric, I was just offered a promotion from programmer to IT manager. It feels wonderful to be asked, but I’m not sure I want to take it. Any thoughts on what I should do?
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Mobilize!

by Kevin Purdy

Amazon's Appstore: more than just a Kindle market

Posted May 24, 2012 - 02:04 pm

It's sad that Amazon's Appstore has been relegated to the sidelines after the Kindle Fire launch, because Google could learn a lot from how Amazon runs a software store.
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Data Center Diaries

by Beth Bacheldor

Greenpeace questions the green in clouds

Posted Apr 30, 2012 - 11:45 pm

That apple ain’t green.
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