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	Why your computer is slow The reasons people give as to why their computer sucks, such as "It's too slow, I need a faster one, etc." may be fixable using a reputable PC tune-up program on their existing system, rather than going out to get a brand-new system. Here are several reasons why computers end up slowing down or "suck" from the purchase date to about 2 years later. Read More WEBCAST: MainSoft Drive SharePoint Adoption in Lotus Notes Shops Lotus customers that have adopted Microsoft SharePoint are struggling to meet their collaboration goals. Mainsoft collaboration experts and featured guest Rob Koplowitz, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, discuss how to promote SharePoint adoption by integrating it with email and delivering a natural, contextual user experience. Register Now! In this Issue Free BlackBerry Apps: Your Smartphone's 10 New Best Friends Valentine's Day Tech Gifts Under $100 Robonaut2 humanoid robot to help aerospace and auto industries From Paper Tape to Data Sticks: The Evolution of Removable Storage Shuttle Endeavor launches on a mission to the ISS WHITE PAPER: Virtela Overcoming Single Provider MPLS Limitations Frost & Sullivan review the limitations associated with a single-provider approach to MPLS networks and its impact on the enterprise. They then examine Virtela's Global Service Fabric - a multi-carrier network approach that provides a best-of-breed global MPLS network solution. Read More! Free BlackBerry Apps: Your Smartphone's 10 New Best Friends CIO.com's BlackBerry-watcher Al Sacco offers up details -- and download links -- for ten of his favorite, free BlackBerry smartphone applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Valentine's Day Tech Gifts Under $100 Flowers may last a week, but romantic technology could outlive even the relationship itself. If you truly want to impress your Valentine, rethink your gift strategy. Here are eight great February 14 suggestions that won't break the bank. Read More WHITE PAPER: N-able Tackling Top 4 IT Pain Points of Midsize Business Learn how to address the "big four" pain points for IT managers, the perils of point solutions, the power of services automation , questions to ask before choosing an IT automation solution, key requirements of an IT automation solution, and how to optimize your IT infrastructure. Read now. Robonaut2 humanoid robot to help aerospace and auto industries The Robonaut2 is being jointly developed by NASA and General Motors to help humans in space and on Earth. Read More From Paper Tape to Data Sticks: The Evolution of Removable Storage Over the years, people have tried to transfer information from one computer to another in a dizzying number of ways. Here¿s a look at some of the best, along with others that time forgot. Read More Shuttle Endeavor launches on a mission to the ISS Space Shuttle Endeavor blasted into the pre-dawn sky above Florida early Monday morning on a mission to deliver a new observation module to the International Space Station. The launch at 4:14am was delayed from Sunday because of bad weather and is the final scheduled night launch of a Space Shuttle. Read More
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