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	2014 Holiday Gift Guide: The other NSA also knows what you want After months of investigations, cups of coffee and several arm-twisting interrogation tactics, the Cool Yule Tools staff of writers and editors has discovered a shocking truth. The government group that has allegedly been spying on us, known as the NSA, is actually a cover group for a little-known organization with headquarters near the North Pole. Yes, we are speaking of the National Santa Agency.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | EMC Infrastructure Builds Tomorrow's Data Center Thought Leadership Report: 'Integrated Computing Platforms: Infrastructure Builds for Tomorrow's Data Center.' Highlights the challenges customers face when planning to deploy a Cloud Infrastructure. View Now In this Issue INSIDER 8 tech buzzwords that you need to know INSIDER How to set up 802.1X client settings in Windows 10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen : Curvature Case Study: From Edge to Core, Across Multiple Locations The Sisters of Charity Health System faced the challenge of offering the best technology support while keeping operational expenditures in line with budgetary constraints. They sought Curvature to develop a best-of-breed networking solution, leading to cost benefits as well as increased efficiency. Learn more   INSIDER 8 tech buzzwords that you need to know Buzzwords are a fact of life in the technology profession. Whether you've been in the industry for 30 years (remember WYSIWYG?) or for five (netiquette, anyone?), it's a good bet you've incorporated tech-speak into your everyday conversation, maybe without even knowing it.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Guide to Managing and Lowering Mainframe Software Charges Monthly license charges (MLC) are rising by 7% or more each year, and account for 30% of total mainframe costs. Yet managing MLC costs is an inexact science. This best practice guide provides a step-by-step process to reduce mainframe MLC costs up to 20% without compromising business critical services. Learn More   INSIDER How to set up 802.1X client settings in Windows Understanding all the 802.1X client settings in Windows can certainly help during deployment and support of an 802.1X network. This is especially true when manual configuration of the settings is required, such as in a domain environment or when fine-tuning wireless roaming for latency-sensitive clients and applications, like VoIP and video.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More   WHITE PAPER: Code 42 How to Woo Employees to Enterprise File Sync & Share This brief outlines the dangers of personal cloud sharing and the benefits of enterprise-ready file sync and share. It also answers the big question "how do you convince employees to divorce Dropbox and "marry up?" The answer is SharePlan—the enterprise sync and share solution that workers adore and enterprises trust. Learn More 10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen One of the most amazing things about Linux is how versatile it is. Let's face it - Windows and MacOS X are...boring. They look exactly how they look. When it comes to making your computer look and behave however you like, Linux is king. Let's take a stroll through some truly interesting, and beautiful, Linux Desktop Environments - the ones that many of us have never even seen. Read More
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