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Your WAN diagram had better include Starbucks

When a laptop connects to an open wireless network at (name your coffee shop of choice), your organization is inherently accepting all of the network vulnerabilities of that hotspot. There's a lot you can't control. But here are 5 things you can - and should - do.
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Sure, it's Secure!

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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password

Google promises that Chrome will be a much more secure than Windows. Well, yes, but it also has one big problem as well.
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Make the most of Windows 7's high-powered taskbar

Microsoft pulled off a rare feat with Windows 7's taskbar, making it far more elegantly useful and customizable, without turning its back on everyone's well-honed sense of what it does. Dig around, though, and you'll find a few features that make the taskbar even more functional.
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The TechnoFile

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Ten new channels just a start for Roku's set-top box

Roku has announced the Roku Channel Store that allows content publishers to stream their content to the Roku set-top box. Ten new channels will be available at launch.
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Smart Development

PDF generation tip

Cameron moves an old kit back to the top shelf of his report-generation toolbox.
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Apple: Inside the cult

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Latest unsubstantiated Apple Tablet rumor contradicts previous unsubstantiated rumors

Fervent believers in the previous unsubstantiated rumors were thrown into a tizzy by the latest changes in this made-up vapor-tale.
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The TechnoFile

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Take Chrome OS for a test spin

Curious about Chrome OS but a bit daunted by the idea of compiling a copy for the source code? Some generous individuals have done all the heavy lifting for you. Test out Chrome OS in a virtual machine today!
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Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?

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64-bits of protection?

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Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith

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Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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