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Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi problems persist despite a new update

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 12:55

Microsoft started shipping the brand-spanking-new i5-based Surface Pro 3 on June 19. That same day, Microsoft released a firmware update for the Surface Pro 3.

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14 excellent reasons to use F#

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:00
F# makes it easy to write concise code to solve complex problems on all the major desktop and mobile platforms, primarily using functional programming Dek:  F# makes it easy to write concise code to solve complex problems on all the major desktop and mobile platforms, primarily using functional programming External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158753
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Office Mix: Microsoft's new tool may revolutionize presentations

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:00

For years, I've worked with tools for creating online presentations, including TechSmith's Camtasia, Adobe's Captivate, and Articulate's Storyline.

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Google's Dart language is approved -- but adoption is no guarantee

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:00

Google's Dart language, proposed by the search giant as an alternative to JavaScript, has earned some legitimacy this week: Ecma International has officially recognized the specification as a standard.

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Our fault? Read the project audit and weep

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Daniel Allan

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How virtualization is lifting us to the cloud

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:00

Over the past decade, the whole world seems to have embraced virtualization. Is there nothing left to conquer? Hardly. Virtualization technology itself is changing very fast. And the right solutions to address the challenges of legacy application support and migration for modern applications can be tough to find.

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Must-have tools for setting up a Wi-Fi net

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 11:00

In order to ensure proper Wi-Fi coverage and performance, RF site surveys should be performed before and after WLAN installations and modifications. Though you can walk around and do simple signal checks and throughput tests using free software on your laptop, using Wi-Fi surveying software provides much better testing and reporting.

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RHEL OpenStack 5: Red Hat hogs the OpenStack spotlight

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 19:36

Red Hat has rolled out the latest version of its OpenStack product, Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.

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5 reasons why software bugs still plague us

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 11:00

Another month, another few dozen patches to install -- it's never-ending. It's frustrating.

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Are open source foundations nonprofits? The IRS says no

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Duncan Smith

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Inbox to app developers: Disrupt our email -- please!

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Jonathan Lim Yong Hian

Inbox wants to kill email and replace it with something better.

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Sex, spies, and the cloud: NSA revelations continue to weaken confidence

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 11:00

According to a four-month investigation by the Washington Post based on information provided by Edward Snowden, ordinary Internet users far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency from U.S. digital networks.

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Hadoop's success drives efforts to make it more secure

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 11:00

Talk about big data and it won't take long for Hadoop to appear in the conversation. The Apache open source software is used to orchestrate clusters of commodity computers to crunch information from mountains of data.

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Download the Deep Dive: Leveraging the cloud for backup and disaster recovery

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 00:58

A virtually unlimited variety of cloud-based storage and backup solutions offers to streamline backup processes and at the same time lower costs, while new DRaaS (disaster recovery as a service) options promise to slash recovery times by spinning up a secondary site in the cloud. Is there a cloud-based backup and DR solution that's right for you? The answer will depend on the size and frequency of your backups, your recovery time objectives, the speed and reliability of your Internet links, and considerations such as the regulatory and compliance requirements related to your data.

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Red Hat stamps its influence on CentOS 7

Mon, 07/07/2014 - 19:11

The latest update of CentOS, the free community edition of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is about to be released, according to posts on the official CentOS blog.

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Wzor predicts demise of Windows 8, Windows 9 to arrive in the fall

Mon, 07/07/2014 - 12:48

My favorite Russian prognosticator, Wzor, just posted a lengthy discourse on the Russian-language Ru-Board that cov

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Patching the future: How Microsoft can make Windows 9 simpler

Mon, 07/07/2014 - 12:20

With Windows 8.1 Update 2 Version 1.0 apparently poised for release in next month's batch of Black Tuesday patches, it's time for Microsoft to reflect on the needlessly confusing state of Windows patching and set a simple, coh

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Universal Apps: Microsoft's bid to bring mobile developers back to Windows

Mon, 07/07/2014 - 11:00

By most accounts, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has inherited a mess in the form of Microsoft's mobile strategy.

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Are users hoarding data? Here's where to put it

Mon, 07/07/2014 - 11:00

Data migration is one of those aspects of life that makes us shudder with dread.

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