Windows 8: Is it really terrible and weak?

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	Richi Jennings: Windows 8: Is it really terrible and weak? A usability guru, Jakob Nielsen, loudly slams Windows 8, calling it weak and terrible. Will Microsoft fans take this lying down? You must be kidding. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers line up to take sides. Read More WEBCAST: T-Systems Charting a Course for Realizing Business Value in the Cloud Cloud is not simply about delivering IT services. Rather it is about vesting the organization with the agility it must have to respond to challenges and opportunities at the speed of business. View this on-demand webcast to learn how to blaze your own pathway to enterprise applications in the cloud. Learn more. In this Issue JR Raphael: How to make the hottest Android home screens yourself Preston Gralla: Interface design guru: Windows 8 is "weak on tablets, terrible for PCs" Barbara Krasnoff: GasBuddy.com: An online app that helped after Sandy Darlene Storm: Easily encrypt Gmail Shark Tank: It's a well-defined process. What could go wrong? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. JR Raphael: How to make the hottest Android home screens yourself Android users have some awe-inspiring home screen setups -- and thanks to their help, you can now recreate those configurations on your own Android phone. Read More Preston Gralla: Interface design guru: Windows 8 is "weak on tablets, terrible for PCs" Well-known interface guru Jakob Nielsen has put Windows 8 through user testing on PCs and tablets, and his conclusion is a stark one: Windows 8 is bad on tablets, and even worse on PCs. He blames dueling interfaces, reduced "discoverability," "low information density," and more. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now Barbara Krasnoff: GasBuddy.com: An online app that helped after Sandy Website GasBuddy.com took the trouble to make life just a bit easier for East Coast residents during time chaotic and difficult time after Sandy. Read More Darlene Storm: Easily encrypt Gmail Whether you are an individual who values your privacy, or a business sending sensitive information that is meant only for the eyes of the recipient, it is time to take encryption seriously. In light of the General Petraeus scandal, and the ease with which the feds can access your email and drafts stored in the cloud, then you may be looking for "keep it simple, stupid" solutions specifically to encrypt Gmail. Here are several Firefox and/or Chrome extensions that are free, yet so easy to use that even your technically challenged friends or family could use them. Read More Shark Tank: It's a well-defined process. What could go wrong? It's a few years back, and this IT pilot fish is placed by a recruiter into a family-owned company with some, well, let's call them traditional ways -- such as the process for running a special job. Read More
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