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How tweet it isn't: Twitter's new censorship policies

January 27, 2012 - Twitter has announced that it will allow governments to censor some (but not all) tweets. Did they really have any other choice?
cringely, Internet, Twitter
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InfoWorld Tech Watch

Windows 8 Metro: Now with mouse support

January 27, 2012 - Those of you who've been running Windows 8 on a touchless PC, be of good cheer: We're going to get mouse equivalents for some of those swiping and pinching gestures
microsoft windows, Microsoft, Windows 8
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Smart User

Gamification: The buzzword that can ruin your apps and business

January 27, 2012 - This new piece of tech jargon is mainly about short-term marketing, though some aspects are worth understanding
consumerization of it
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Fatal Exception

Here's how to solve America's developer shortage

January 26, 2012 - Employers say they can't find enough workers to staff IT jobs. Maybe they've been going about it all wrong
application development, it jobs, it training, development tools, information technology careers
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Tech's Bottom Line

Scam: SOPA advocates' claims about piracy costs

January 26, 2012 - The media and software industry honchos claim that piracy has killed 750,000 American jobs and costs tens of billions of dollars. Don't believe it
intellectual property
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Cloud Computing

3 ways big software companies may fail in the cloud

January 26, 2012 - Enterprise software providers need to understand the new world order if they and their customers are to succeed
cloud computing
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Advice Line

Why IT and business just can't get along

January 25, 2012 - IT's unique culture frequently differs from that of the rest of the business. And when cultures collide, conflict is common
it strategy, IT Management
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Enterprise Windows

Microsoft ups the battle with VMware for the private cloud

January 25, 2012 - The new Hyper-V and the new System Center could compete with ESX and vSphere on both capability and price
virtualization, server virtualization, windows server, EMC VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows 8
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Off The Record

The strange case of the missing servers

January 25, 2012 - An install for a large company with offices in multiple locations drags on and on when tracking down the source of a problem proves to be an ordeal
it jobs, IT Management, it training, your IT tales
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Security Adviser

Security alert: Why compliance and privacy matter

January 24, 2012 - Complex regulations and growing privacy challenges warrant adding compliance and privacy as pillars next to confidentiality, integrity, and availability
security, federal regulations, internet privacy
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Mobile Edge

No sale: Why a new owner can't save the BlackBerry

January 24, 2012 - A new CEO promises more of the same, so some investors call for RIM to be sold. Here's why that is a bad idea for troubled RIM
blackberry, RIM (Research in Motion)
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Virtualization Report

Microsoft takes aim at VMware and the cloud with System Center 2012

January 23, 2012 - Microsoft goes after private cloud adoption with a new simplified licensing plan and packaging with its System Center 2012 solution
virtualization, server virtualization, hybrid cloud, private cloud, systems management, EMC VMware, Microsoft
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The Deep End

Building the next Internet

January 23, 2012 - Ignorance and greed are on target to break the current Internet, so what will the next one look like?
net neutrality, Internet, federal regulations
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Modernizing IT

Game on: The consumerization of IT

January 23, 2012 - InfoWorld's new channel will examine the collision of personal and business technology -- and what that mashup will mean to you
consumerization of it, mobile apps, social networking, cloud computing, mobile technology
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Information Overload

Second life: Revive your old workstation with SSDs

January 23, 2012 - With lower costs and higher capabilities, workstation-grade SSDs can significantly extend the useful life of old hardware
storage, solid state drives, data center
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Open Sources

Despite whacking Windows, Linux gets too little respect

January 20, 2012 - A decade on, management holds onto an outdated view of Linux that may be hindering its adoption
Linux, microsoft windows, open source software
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Lab Notes

VDI shoot-out: HDX vs. PCoIP

December 14, 2011 - The differences between the Citrix and VMware remote desktop protocols are more than skin deep
virtualization, microsoft windows, networking
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