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10 social media certifications and classes to advance your career Gimme a boost: 3 ways to make calls when your cellular signal is terrible ITworld Today August 09, 2014 Share this email Google Search: 5 of the most useful instant answers Google isn't just a search engine it's also an answer machine. Here are five key queries you may find helpful on a day-to-day basis. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 social media certifications and classes to advance your career 2. Gimme a boost: 3 ways to make calls when your cellular signal is terrible 3. Should Xfce or GNOME be the default desktop in Debian Jessie? 4. Why small Windows 8 tablets deserve your attention 5. Microsoft discounts Surface for college kids, goes for price edge over Apple's MacBook Air 6. Drive-cloning utilities: The best Mac apps for making a bootable backup 7. Eight ways to increase security for your WordPress site 8. How to troubleshoot Mac Wi-Fi problems 9. 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Plus: How to pick the right desktop environment for your needs, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is coming to Linux. READ MORE Why small Windows 8 tablets deserve your attention The eight-inch Windows 8.1 tablet market is in flux right now, but the small machines have some big advantages. READ MORE White Paper: Foxit Corporation Going Paperless? Here's What You Need to Think About As makers of some of the world's most popular Portable Document Format (PDF) solutions, we often consult with businesses and governmental agencies that have the goal of moving to the paperless office. They understand the benefits. What they don't always know is how to get there. Learn more >> Microsoft discounts Surface for college kids, goes for price edge over Apple's MacBook Air $150 price cut makes the cheapest Surface Pro 3 tablet competitive with 11-in. MacBook Air. READ MORE Drive-cloning utilities: The best Mac apps for making a bootable backup Good backups are essential for every Mac user. But I also recommend maintaining a clone (also known as a bootable duplicate) -- a complete, identical copy of your startup volume, stored on an external drive in such a way that you can boot your Mac from it if necessary. READ MORE Eight ways to increase security for your WordPress site Here are eight ways you can help protect your WordPress site. Plus: Does Tails make you a target for spying? And Wireshark 1.12 has been released. READ MORE How to troubleshoot Mac Wi-Fi problems For most of us, Wi-Fi has become our preferred way to connect our Macs to other networked devices and the Internet. However, most of us also have times when those connections slow down or fail altogether. When that happens, however, there are several things you can do to diagnose and (ideally) fix the problem. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design Learn how to design user-friendly, intuitive smartphone and tablet apps for any platform. Five will win. Enter the drawing today! 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