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Hero hacks: 14 Raspberry Pi projects primed for IT
Developer jackpot: Salaries and bonuses hit all-time highs
Credit: Ireneusz Skorupa
Don't freak out over Google Drive security (yet)
If word about a recently discovered security hole in Google Drive has you on edge, take a deep breath.
CISA bill -- and Internet privacy rights -- moves to Senate for a vote
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Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi problems persist despite a new update
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.
14 excellent reasons to use F#
Office Mix: Microsoft's new tool may revolutionize presentations
For years, I've worked with tools for creating online presentations, including TechSmith's Camtasia, Adobe's Captivate, and Articulate's Storyline.
Google's Dart language is approved -- but adoption is no guarantee
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.
Better patch Flash: 'Rosetta Flash' attack can steal site cookies
Adobe Flash, the plug-in that refuses to die despite
How virtualization is lifting us to the cloud
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.
Must-have tools for setting up a Wi-Fi net
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.
RHEL OpenStack 5: Red Hat hogs the OpenStack spotlight
Red Hat has rolled out the latest version of its OpenStack product, Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.
5 reasons why software bugs still plague us
Another month, another few dozen patches to install -- it's never-ending. It's frustrating.
Sex, spies, and the cloud: NSA revelations continue to weaken confidence
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.
Hadoop's success drives efforts to make it more secure
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.
Download the Deep Dive: Leveraging the cloud for backup and disaster recovery
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.
