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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes a look at how a simple concept like privacy gets complicated fast when development, authentication and millions of users enter the mix.


This pocket-size drive (only slightly bigger than a KitKat candy bar) supports Windows and Mac OS X, as well as USB 2.0 and 1.1 standards. Its wraparound USB cord fits into grooves on the drive enclosure's perimeter -- a nice touch.


While the latest version of OpenOffice may not threaten Microsoft Office's place in the enterprise, it is an excellent (and free) substitute for homes and small office


OLPC will offer a dual-boot laptop with a low-cost student version of Windows XP later this year.


This pocket-sized drive (only slightly bigger than a KitKat candy bar) supports both Windows and Mac OS X as well as USB 2.0 and 1.1 standards. Its wrap-around USB cord fits into grooves on the drive enclosures perimeter -- a nice touch.


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There's no question that we're all getting hyperconnected, but is that good or bad?


While disaster planning needs to be high on your to-do list, that doesn't mean you've got to bust your budget. And while virtualization often steals the spotlight, it's just one of the innovative tools now available to CIOs who are rethinking their disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.


This pilot fish works for a company that supplies software to automobile dealerships. But one afternoon, the connections to four dealers go down simultaneously, and it's fish's job to find out why.


Yahoo said Icahn's proposal shows "a significant misunderstanding" of how the board handled Microsoft's offer, and argued that Yahoo's board remains "the best and most qualified group" to handle its affairs.


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