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	Pimp Your Laptop Skin it, stick it, etch it, paint it -- check out these ways to make your laptop PC look unique without breaking it (or your bank account). Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest The Myths, the Market Drivers and What You Need to Know To create a consistent, seamless Unified Communications (UC) experience across your organization, you must first examine your existing infrastructure and business processes to determine what components will work best for your business. Get an overview of the potential benefits of UC, including key considerations for mapping out your UC strategy. Read now! In this Issue Desktops Gone Wild Firefox 4 Beta 1: A Visual Tour Why People Love to Hate Their Office Printers Toy Story 3 video game will make you cry (but not in that way) MobiGo brings touch interface to educational game market 10 free Android apps for staying in the know WHITE PAPER: IBM Fighting the Tide Aberdeen Group recently examined how companies are using Business Intelligence (BI) tools to adapt to today's market pressures. This report focuses on IBM Cognos 8 BI users and compares the results they are seeing to other survey respondents. Read More Desktops Gone Wild Case mods: Few may do them, but many gawk at the crazy creations coming out of enthusiasts' basements, garages, factories, and laboratories. These mad scientists of the PC world strive to find new ways to present a common computer in a unique -- and often awesome -- light. Join us as we explore 15 of the coolest (and craziest) mods to be found on the Internet today! Read More Firefox 4 Beta 1: A Visual Tour Firefox 4 offers a refreshed layout and appearance. Here's a look at some of the highlights. Read More VIDEO: IBM Smarter Data Management Integrated Data Management provides the capability to manage systems that require integration across different environments which span technologies, combine custom and packaged applications that may vary significantly in age, and are managed by a team of individuals who may or may not be in the same building. Learn More Why People Love to Hate Their Office Printers Who hasn't wanted to take a bat to their office printer? From confusing error messages to unfixable paper jams, today's office printer is a source of frustration and angst. This is why we hate you, office printer. And yet we can't quit you, either. Read More Toy Story 3 video game will make you cry (but not in that way) My two older kids (ages 4.5 and 3) are addicted to Toy Story, the past few months they've been re-watching the first two movies and re-enacting scenes from them. We saw Toy Story 3 on opening day, and I must admit I got a little misty-eyed at the end of the movie (boys and their attachment to toys, you know). Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Metrics-Based Sales Productivity Designed for the sales executive, this series of Sirius Decisions research briefs focuses on the advent of metrics-based sales productivity. New approaches are being embraced and delivering dividends to forward-thinking sales organizations. Read Now MobiGo brings touch interface to educational game market With the iPhone and iPad making touch-screen interfaces the norm, it was only a matter of time before we started seeing touch screens in the educational gaming market. Enter the MobiGo from VTech. Read More 10 free Android apps for staying in the know Owning an Android smartphone means never having to say 'I don't know.' Read More
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