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Whether due to boredom, OCD or unrequited love, software developers can develop some real idiosyncrasies

Here's how you can install VirtualBox 4.2.16 in Linux Mint 15.

The NSA doesn't have to intercept and read all your messages to know what you're doing -- and neither do many Internet businesses.

You may not have heard about Dr. Deborah Estrin, a computer science professor and open source advocate, but she is on a mission to bring open source quite literally to the cellular level. But before we explain why, we need to put her work in the current context. [chunklet]

We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install.

How do CIOs talk, and what do they talk about? How does their manner of speaking set them apart as C-worthy material? And, perhaps the most important question of all: Can a little pussycat learn to growl and purr like a C-level lion? The speaker finished and waited for questions, but the room hesitated.

90% of passwords are vulnerable to hacking, according to risk-management firm Deloitte. Is yours one of them?