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	Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible The electronics website iFixit on Friday downgraded the new 21.5-in. iMac's repair score to 3 out of a possible 10, calling servicing the computer 'an exercise in disappointment.' Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Five Myths of Cloud Computing Cloud computing continues to grow in popularity among the IT industry. And more businesses are advertising that they are the front runner for providing the best cloud services. However, in this race to remain top dog, IT pros remain unsure of what cloud computing is and the benefits it can bring to their organization. Read Now! In this Issue Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs Jonny Evans: First look: Apple's pretty iTunes 11's a speed demon Dell ships lightweight XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu Linux Online talk about Linux: There are, in fact, stupid questions Apple's iPad Mini, iPhone 5 head to China Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: OSs are leaving the user out of user interfaces 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. Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? At the very least, Apple's RAM decision is a poor design decision; at the very worst it dates the company, putting it inside some 90's rose-tinted spectacle-wearing bubble that perhaps suggests it is less relevant to its time than it was before. Read More Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs More than a month after Apple unveiled new all-in-one desktops, the company today started selling its redesigned iMacs. Read More Jonny Evans: First look: Apple's pretty iTunes 11's a speed demon Faster, slicker and prettier, iTunes 11 goes a long, long way toward shrugging off previous complaints at its performance. I'm sure more cautious users may delay installation for a few days pending the emergence of any major faults, but in the absence of any major fault reports, this is a must-have upgrade. I'm really, really pleased at how much more responsive it seems to have become. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec IT Security Management: Chaos Theory Download this white paper to learn how Software as a Service (SaaS) has great potential to help create and maintain order in that chaos. Read Now! Dell ships lightweight XPS 13 laptop with Ubuntu Linux After months of experimenting, Dell took the wraps off a thin-and-light XPS 13 laptop with the Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS, an OS that is code-named Precise Pangolin. Read More Online talk about Linux: There are, in fact, stupid questions While there are a number of handy websites that offer assistance with Linux-related problems upon request, it's important for new and inexperienced users to recognize that the Linux community can be a little rough around the edges. People sometimes seem crabby and unwelcoming, particularly toward novices. Read More Apple's iPad Mini, iPhone 5 head to China Apple today announced that it will start selling the iPad Mini, fourth-generation iPad and iPhone 5 in China over the next two weeks, putting those new products on shelves in time for the January 2013 kick-off of Chinese New Year sales. Read More Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: OSs are leaving the user out of user interfaces The problem is that far too many people have forgotten User Interface 101: Make it easy. Read More
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