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	Microsoft's big decision: Who gets a free upgrade to Windows 10? One of Microsoft's biggest decisions this year will be whom to charge for Windows 10, and the dollar figure on the price sticker. Hints of that decision could come as early as Jan. 21, when Microsoft executives will not only unveil the next iteration in Windows 10's string of previews, but also further explain Windows' part in the company's overall strategy. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Agari Understanding DMARC for Securing Email Channels Learn more about how DMARC is combined with existing authentication technologies to create secure email channels, and provide receivers with clear directives on how to safely dispose of unauthorized email - all at Internet scale. Learn more! In this Issue 15 job titles getting big salary boosts in 2015 What Microsoft's 'fresh start' browser strategy means Hot Tip: You've lost your only Windows 7 password, what now? 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Here are 15 positions with the biggest raise potential. Read More   What Microsoft's 'fresh start' browser strategy means Microsoft will unveil a browser not named Internet Explorer (IE) alongside Windows 10, according to an online report. Long-time Microsoft watcher and ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley cited unnamed sources on Monday to say that the browser would be separate from the existing IE, would sport a minimalist user interface (UI), and would support extensions, sometimes called add-ons, much like Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox. Read More   Hot Tip: You've lost your only Windows 7 password, what now? Long-time reader and Way-Out-West Gearhead correspondent Miles Baska recently dropped me a note about how to perform a password reset on Windows 7 which, if you've lost the password to the only active account, will come in pretty handy. Here's the method. 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Read More   Hackers released Xbox One SDK, claimed unreleased games may be leaked Microsoft suffered from a holiday double-whammy as Lizard Squad took down the Xbox One network on Christmas and the group H4LT celebrated the end of 2014 by leaking the Xbox One SDK (Software Development Kit). Read More   WHITE PAPER: Curvature The State of IT Infrastructure & Operations The challenge that IT decision-makers face is the pressure to reduce costs paired with the pressure to progress digital maturity. Curvature analyzes why businesses miss significant CapEx and OpEx cost savings and how to refocus IT strategy. View now Keyboards are the weak link in Asus's Transformer Book Chi series Asus took a jab at the MacBook Air and iPad with three new PC convertibles it claims offer better design and performance. Unfortunately, the products fall a tad short of offering the premium feel found in competing Apple devices. Read More   Re-examining Cisco's Intercloud strategy About a year ago a group of executives at a Cisco offsite meeting huddled to discuss a very serious issue: What was the company going to do about the cloud? Read More   HP's Stream mini-PC with Windows battles Chrome desktops Hewlett-Packard is making an assault on low-cost Chrome desktops with an inexpensive Stream mini-PC running Windows 8.1. Read More
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