Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide

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	Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Set up and run SQL Server on the Amazon Web Services Cloud Amazon Web Services RDS for Microsoft SQL Server® makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. With Amazon RDS, you can deploy multiple editions of SQL Server (2008 R2 and 2012) including Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise, in minutes with cost-efficient and re-sizable compute capacity. Get started for free. Get Started for Free with Amazon RDS for SQL Server! Reduce the complexity and cost of provisioning and managing your SQL Server databases, and focus on your application development, with Amazon RDS for SQL Server. In this Issue 128TB tape cartridges key to kilometer-size telescope Microsoft's license price increase 'lose-lose' for enterprises, say analysts John McAfee arrested in Guatemala Megaupload's Kim Dotcom allowed to seek damages against spy agency Congress passes resolution opposing U.N. Internet takeover HTC-Apple pact forbids Apple 'user experience' cloning FTC opposes product bans in Apple-Motorola dispute Tablet sales skyrocketing, driven by iPad mini, Android demand Richi Jennings: Instagram hates Twitter. Users hate them both. WEBCAST: IBM SDN & The Future of Enterprise for Cloud & Business Agility Learn from IBM and guest speaker, principal analyst Andre Kindness of Forrester Research Inc., about software defined networking (SDN) and the future of enterprise networking in an informational webcast on Thursday, 6 December, 10:30 AM PT/1:30 PM ET. Register Now 128TB tape cartridges key to kilometer-size telescope Astronomers building a kilometer-sized radio telescope are depending on 60-year-old magnetic tape technology to store the 1 million GB of data per day they plan to generate. Read More Microsoft's license price increase 'lose-lose' for enterprises, say analysts Microsoft's recent price increases for its client-access licenses (CALs) is a "lose-lose" deal for enterprise customers but likely a major revenue boost for Microsoft, analysts said today. Read More John McAfee arrested in Guatemala Fugitive anti-virus technology pioneer John McAfee, who is wanted for questioning by police in Belize in connection with a murder in that country several weeks ago, has been detained by immigration police in Guatemala for allegedly entering the country illegally. Read More Megaupload's Kim Dotcom allowed to seek damages against spy agency New Zealand's High Court ruled Wednesday that Kim Dotcom and a Megaupload colleague can pursue damages against police and one of the country's spy services for illegally intercepting their communications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud - Learn How! This white paper discusses how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, & run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Learn More! Congress passes resolution opposing U.N. Internet takeover The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution urging the U.S. government not to give the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union (ITU) control over the Internet. Read More HTC-Apple pact forbids Apple 'user experience' cloning A patent agreement between Apple and HTC forbids the Taiwanese company from making and selling mobile devices that copy what is described as the 'Distinctive Apple User Experience,' according to a redacted version of the agreement filed in a California court. Read More FTC opposes product bans in Apple-Motorola dispute Intervening in a patent dispute between Apple and Motorola Mobility, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opposed bans on the sale of products that include standardized, patented technology when the patent holder has previously committed to license the patent on fair and reasonable terms. Read More Tablet sales skyrocketing, driven by iPad mini, Android demand The latest predictions from researcher IDC show a continuing increase in tablet sales from the end of 2012 all the way through 2016, according to the company's latest Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Read More Richi Jennings: Instagram hates Twitter. Users hate them both. Instagram now hates Twitter: It's official. The picture sharing service, now owned by Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), has broken its Twitter integration in an effort to make users spend more time on its site. Pictures appear weirdly cropped, off-center, or worse. Read More
	HOW DOES YOUR SALARY COMPARE WITH YOUR IT PEERS? Computerworld's 27th Annual Salary Survey will feature the latest IT salary trends and advice on where to find the best-paying jobs. This year's survey participants can enter a drawing to win one of 5 new Google 16GB Nexus 7 tablets with Wi-Fi! The drawing is open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older, until Dec. 17, 2012. Take our annual IT Salary Survey today! BEST PLACES TO WORK -- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Is your IT department a great place to work? Our 20th annual Best Places to Work in IT report will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment. Nominate an organization now through Dec. 13, 2012. SHARK TANK OF THE DAY Just like at work, except she'll never retire This pilot fish is the de facto support guy for his mom -- and he used to do that support over the phone, which was extremely painful. But it turns out even remote-control software doesn't solve all the problems. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Asked if they'd rather receive a PC or a tablet as a holiday gift, 59% of respondents in a PriceGrabber survey opted for the tablet. Are these results a sign of things to come, or will this holiday season see a rebound in PC sales? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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