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Mozilla spars with ad group over do-not-track

Posted April 25, 2013 - 12:28 pm

The head of the advertising coalition at the forefront of the policy debate over new privacy protections for consumers blasted browser makers Microsoft and Mozilla at a Senate hearing Wednesday for derailing cross-industry work developing a feature allowing Internet users to opt out of behavioral tracking.
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Wanted: Developers. Reward: A puppy

Posted April 25, 2013 - 11:48 am

One company is offering an unusual referral bonus to attract candidates in the tight Seattle job market for developers
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Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be computer service technicians

Posted April 24, 2013 - 11:47 am

According to a new ranking of careers, programming jobs are desirable, but computer support roles not so much
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Kickstarter: Using personal power to charge your smartphone

Posted April 24, 2013 - 8:30 am

A pair of Kickstarter projects turn the kinetic energy you generate into a source for charging your smartphone, whether you get around by bike or on foot.
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Aereo ruling could impact Pandora

Posted April 23, 2013 - 11:50 am

If the courts keep ruling that Aereo doesn’t violate copyright laws, it could affect other services that stream content, and might prompt Congress to step in
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Amazon debuted eight original comedy pilots and I sat through (almost) half of them

Posted April 23, 2013 - 8:30 am

Amazon is crowdsourcing the decision of which of fourteen original content pilots (six kid's shows, eight comedies) they'll move forward with. I spent Saturday afternoon checking out four of the comedies and here's what I thought.
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Getting Ready for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10: Tips for the IT Manager

Posted April 22, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Installation, upgrading licenses, preparing apps and more - learn how to make your organization's transition to BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 smooth and seamless.
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How BlackBerry Technical Support Services Are Evolving with BlackBerry 10

Posted April 22, 2013 - 3:45 pm

It's now easier than ever to tap in to the power of BlackBerry® Technical Support Services. Find out what's changing, and learn about BlackBerry Readiness Services designed to streamline your move to BlackBerry® 10.
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Getting Ready for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10: Tips for the IT Manager

Posted April 22, 2013 - 2:30 pm

This overview document provides hands-on pointers for IT administrators who want to make their organization's transition to BlackBerry® 10 as simple, seamless and streamlined as possible.
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Why is Apple stock doing so poorly?

Posted April 22, 2013 - 1:19 pm

Over the past six months, Apple's stock is down over $300 per share, and the total loss of market value adds up to about $290 billion. Yeah, billion with a "b". What's behind this? Apple hasn't suddenly imploded that I'm aware of, and they are still selling boat loads of iPads and iPhones.
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The Case for Better Document Collaboration

Posted April 22, 2013 - 12:00 pm

83% of knowledge workers lose or waste time each day on document collaboration issues
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Data Center Transformation and Its Impact on the Branch

Posted April 22, 2013 - 12:00 pm

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Visit famous tech sites via Google Street View Hyperlapse

Posted April 22, 2013 - 11:57 am

Using a fun new tool to take virtual trips to the headquarters and birthplaces of famous technology companies
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Should companies be allowed to prevent resale of products you purchase?

Posted April 19, 2013 - 11:57 am

Google has made it known loud and clear that if you are one of the people "selected" to spend $1500 on Google Glass, you can't resell them, or apparently even loan them out, without risking having them bricked by Google.
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Blackstone abandons offer for Dell

Posted April 18, 2013 - 11:11 pm

Blackstone Group has given up its bid for Dell, less than a month after the private-equity fund manager said it was planning to top an offer from founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, according to news reports.
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Auto-playing video ads: Coming soon to a Facebook feed near you?

Posted April 18, 2013 - 11:24 am

If you thought standard sponsored ads were annoying, wait until you hear about this.
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Intelligent IT operations: Making IT smarter with advance event correlation and management

Posted April 18, 2013 - 10:45 am

Consolidating IT event management in a centralized operations bridge can help you increase efficiency in the short term while setting the stage for greater competitiveness over the long term.
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Facebook Home is creepy

Posted April 17, 2013 - 11:44 am

Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks
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Understand and React to Policies Assigned to Your Assets

Posted April 17, 2013 - 12:45 am

Read this use case document to understand how social knowledge collaboration techniques can help you to easily assign and track the policies that govern your assets to avoid out of compliance situations.
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Is Your Service Desk Falling Behind?

Posted April 17, 2013 - 12:45 am

Read this use case document to understand how social IT collaboration can breathe new life into your existing service desk or ITSM installation without the need to replace it.
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ITSM Innovation - Finally!

Posted April 17, 2013 - 12:45 am

IT Service Management tools have seen very little innovation in the last several years as established vendors have focused their R&D efforts elsewhere.
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Improving Change Management Through Collaboration

Posted April 16, 2013 - 12:45 pm

Read this use case document to explore a real-world example of how social knowledge collaboration improves the accuracy and speed of change planning.
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Don't have enough sources for breaking news? Try Wikipedia

Posted April 16, 2013 - 12:12 pm

The Wikipedia Live Monitor can identify breaking news stories almost as quickly - and more reliably - than social networks
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How to mine bitcoins?

Posted April 16, 2013 - 10:56 am

The ups and downs of bitcoins has been the focus of a lot of ink over the past month or so, but there is one thing that never seems to be fully addressed: Where do you get bitcoins in the first place?
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Comcast gets ready to encrypt basic cable channels

Posted April 16, 2013 - 8:30 am

Today's post is a public service announcement for Comcast basic cable customers.
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