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	Ruby on Rails 3.1 will make the apps run faster Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has released version 3.1 of his open-source Web application development framework, adding new features that should speed the rendering of Web pages for users. Read More WHITE PAPER: Rackspace Five Reasons Why the Cloud is Ready for the Enterprise Is your enterprise still dragging its anchor, not taking off in the cloud? Are you still saying that the cloud is fine for tiny startups, but not for large enterprises? Here are five good reasons why the cloud is ready for your enterprise... and why you can't afford not to use it any longer. Read Now! In this Issue Twitter turns on SSL encryption for some users Rob Malda, a.k.a. CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot Google to shut down Slide social apps Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Steve Jobs' resignation heats up social nets Google adds offline access to Gmail in Chrome RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. Twitter turns on SSL encryption for some users Twitter is slowly turning on automatic encryption on its website, a move following other major providers of web-based services to thwart account hijacking over wireless networks. Read More Rob Malda, a.k.a. CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot It's the end of an era at Slashdot as Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda announced Thursday that he is leaving the site that he created. Read More Google to shut down Slide social apps Apparently the age of "superpoking" social network friends and throwing sheep at them is coming to a close. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco The Right Unified Communications Solution The advantages of today's unified communications are numerous, and there are many choices among solutions. A Cisco white paper is available to help you make the right decision. The paper outlines ten differentiators—from mobile device support to social software—that you should consider before deciding on a unified communications upgrade. White Paper Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Industry analysts have suspected that adding Google+ to the social networking mix would force Facebook to up its game. And it looks like that prediction is coming true. Read More Steve Jobs' resignation heats up social nets As soon as the news hit late Wednesday that Steve Jobs was resigning as Apple's CEO, social networks heated up with traffic. Read More Google adds offline access to Gmail in Chrome Chrome browser users will be able to access Gmail when they're not connected to the Internet starting Wednesday and will gain similar offline capabilities for Docs and Calendar in the coming week, the company announced on Wednesday. Read More
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