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	Ray Ozzie seeks encore to Lotus Notes, Microsoft triumphs Ray Ozzie -- the creator of Lotus Notes who had a successful five-year run at Microsoft -- stands ready to leave his next mark on the industry, this time with his nearly year-old startup Talko (formerly Cocomo), a venture funded by $4 million from investors and shrouded in secrecy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point Solutions for delivering content & applications to IPv6 This document provides an overview of the challenges inherent in the transition from IP version 4 (IPv4) to IP version 6 (IPv6) and describes the features provided by the EqualizerTM family of Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) that ease this transition. View Now In this Issue Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 NASA on full court press to deflate doomsday prophecies Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive Microsoft's antivirus is a starting point, not the final stop Group says Nickelodeon app violates kids' privacy Windows XP's retirement is in doubt, say some experts INSIDER Land an IT job: Tips from recent hires How removing 386 support in Linux will destroy the world Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70 Behind-the-scenes look at how Reddit began RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 The cloud, tablets, software-defined networking, IPv6 and 4G wireless reshape the enterprise IT landscape in 2012 Read More NASA on full court press to deflate doomsday prophecies Insidious unknown planets lurking behind the sun ready to slam into Earth, supernova set to engulf the planet and giant, unseen asteroids screaming toward our globe are all theories espoused across the Internet as to how we will meet our demise next week on 12/21/2012. Read More Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive By now, most chronic Facebook users with Android phones have upgraded to Facebook 2.0 for Android, which was released last Thursday. Completely redesigned and rewritten as a native app, Facebook 2.0 for Android improves the speed and performance of users' interactions with their newsfeeds. Read More Microsoft's antivirus is a starting point, not the final stop Last week's blog post from Alan Shimel that showed Microsoft's antivirus software, Security Essentials, is the most popular antivirus software product in the world came as no surprise. They give it away for free and push it on you if you go anywhere near Microsoft.com. Read More Group says Nickelodeon app violates kids' privacy Smartphone app SpongeBob Diner Dash violates U.S. law by collecting a "wide range" of personal information from children, including full names and email addresses, according to a complaint filed by the Center for Digital Democracy, an advocacy group. Read More Windows XP's retirement is in doubt, say some experts Some security researchers wonder if Microsoft will indeed retire Windows XP on April 8, 2014. Read More INSIDER Land an IT job: Tips from recent hires Four IT workers who recently found new jobs describe their hard-won success and offer a view from the street. Insider (registration required) Read More How removing 386 support in Linux will destroy the world As you may have heard by now, the Linux kernel is dropping support for the 386 processor. It's okay. I'll wait right here while you finish pushing over monitors and flipping over every desk at work in a nerd rage. I did the same thing. Get it out of your system. I know, I know. Almost nobody on the planet uses a 386-based PC anymore. The first 386 processors started shipping in 1985 – which, according... Read More Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70 Stuck for a last-minute gift? If your giftee is the proud owner of an iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch, there are plenty of gadgets to choose from. Here are some items that Apple fans will love. Read More Behind-the-scenes look at how Reddit began Been meaning to catch up on this video featuring social news aggregation site Reddit's cofounders sharing the story of how they started the company in 2005. It's well done, providing insights into the venture capital business, and even has a tearjerker ending as one co-founder talks about inspiration that his mother gave him. It includes some nice vintage video spliced in from the founders' college... Read More
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