Monday, November 26, 2012

12 Sweet Cyber Monday Tech Deals

  First Look: Firefox 17 | School district opts for VDI in computer labs
 
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12 Sweet Cyber Monday Tech Deals
Amazon, Walmart , Best Buy all get into Cyber Monday spirit with tech deals on everything from Windows 8 laptops to 802.11n wireless routers to Apple iPod touch devices Read More


WHITE PAPER: Cisco

Understanding the Options to Find the Right Fit
Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch

Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help!
As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days!

First Look: Firefox 17
We take a look at the latest version of Mozilla's browser Read More

School district opts for VDI in computer labs
As technical director for the Rocori School District in Stearns County, Minn., Brian Michalski was looking into virtual desktop infrastructure as a way to cut costs in the schools' 13 computer labs. Read More

INSIDER
BYOD: Where the costs are
Few technology trends have inspired as many misgivings -- and as much misinformation - as BYOD, or "bring your own device." Is the idea of allowing employees to purchase and use their own laptops and mobile devices a security nightmare? A productivity boon? A drain on the service desk? And perhaps the biggest question of all, a cost-savings nirvana? Read More

BlackBerry 10 to the Rescue? I Think Not
Research in Motion's stock has been rallying of late (and is up about 60% off its low for the year), driven in part by rumors of a takeover or similar equity transaction, and partially by a degree of optimism that the upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS, due on 30 January of next year, will actually ignite sales. I don't see how this is possible and remain very pessimistic about RIM's future. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Forrester: Virtualization and the Mobile Workspace
How will you meet evolving security requirements? Discover IT approaches to BYOD and other workspace challenges in a Forrester study that examines policy management, desktop virtualization and mobility solutions. Read Now

Psy's Gangnam Style tops Bieber's Baby
Someone will have to break the news to Justin Bieber that his Baby video is now the No. 2 all-time most-viewed video on YouTube, having just been surpassed by, yes, Psy's insufferably inane Gangnam Style. The latter has been watched on YouTube 805 million times as of this morning. If you've never and want to: Read More

Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days
The Windows XP operating system will exit support April 8, 2014, when Microsoft serves users with their final security updates. Read More

Tutorial on Using Windows 8
The first time I sat in front of the Windows 8 interface, I'd have to admit I was not thrilled, no Start button, couldn't find the control panel, things just weren't what I was used to. That was over 2-years ago in the early adopter program for Windows 8, and now when I use Windows XP or Windows 7, I find it very inefficient to "have to click through so many menus" to find and do basic... Read More

Skype says scam calls on a steady decline
Skype has been battling wily adversaries who are abusing the Internet calling application to direct people to scam websites, but the Microsoft-owned service says the sham calls are decreasing. Read More


WHITE PAPER: CDW & Symantec

Don't Wait for Disaster to Strike
It's inevitable. At some point your business will experience data loss. It could be a simple PC meltdown, a hard-drive crash or something much worse. See what happens if you neglect to protect your mission-critical applications and data, and learn what you can do to mitigate disaster. Learn More.

Cyber Monday shoppers ditch poorly performing sites
Cyber Monday can be a gold mine for an online merchant, but sometimes the opportunity is lost because their websites turn consumers away instead of welcoming them with a good user experience. Read More

Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows
Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project Read More

HP says its products sold unknowingly to Syria by partner
Hewlett-Packard said in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it had determined that its products were procured from a partner that was not informed that their ultimate destination was Syria. Read More

NW's Products of the week 11.26.12
Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as HP and Blue Coat Read More

 
 
 

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