March 14, 2013
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I get why so many people are upset that Google is closing down its RSS Web service, Google Reader. There’s even a “keep Google Reader alive” petition that’s already crossed the 50,000 signers mark. But, you could argue that the … Continue reading
March 12, 2013
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Some people are still stuck in the idea that the cloud is just so much vapor. While they’re still sneering at the very idea of a cloud, others have moved on to the next logical step: That cloud-based computing will … Continue reading
March 11, 2013
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Can the Windows 8 operating system be saved? In all seriousness, Microsoft should be asking itself this question. The numbers don’t lie. Windows 8’s market acceptance is continuing to fall behind Microsoft’s last desktop operating system failure, Vista. Asus, which … Continue reading
March 7, 2013
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In the eternal war between crackers and security professionals, the hackers have won the latest battle. At the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada, the HP Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) annual Pwn2Own competition has ended its first day of competition and … Continue reading
March 7, 2013
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Who doesn’t like free cloud storage? Many of us use Dropbox every day. Others build their businesses around Box’s OneCloud services. And still others hunt eternally for the most storage for free, which, for the moment, would be Mega’s 50 … Continue reading
February 27, 2013
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No one, but no one, in the Linux community likes Microsoft’s mandated deployment of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot option in Windows 8 certified PCs. But, how Linux should handle the fixes required to deal with this … Continue reading