Google's Chromebook Pixel: An even worse idea than Windows 8

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	Preston Gralla: Google's Chromebook Pixel: An even worse idea than Windows 8 Windows 8 may have gotten poor reviews for its tablet-based interface forced onto traditional PCs and laptops, but Google's Chromebook Pixel makes that look like a design of genius. Who would want to spend top-dollar for a laptop that lacks serious storage, runs Web-based apps rather than client apps, and isn't much use when not connected to the Web? Read More WEBCAST: VMware Disaster Recovery for Exchange Using VMware Learn how customers use VMware solutions to increase performance and maintain uptime. View Now! In this Issue Patrick Thibodeau: In the Midwest, concern about the H-1B JR Raphael: Hands on with the Chromebook Pixel [VIDEO] INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: Trial by fire: How Hertz' CIO learned from failure Jonny Evans: Grand Theft Apple: killing the console JR Raphael: Psst: The Chromebook Pixel can run Linux, too Robert L. Mitchell: How MasterCard restructured for IT innovation Darlene Storm: Six ways pirates can get around the coming 'Six Strikes' Sharky: I KNEW they were using it! WEBCAST: VMware Trimming The Fat From Exchange Consolidation is top of mind for many IT managers, and a portly email infrastructure is a ripe target to put on a diet. View Now! Patrick Thibodeau: In the Midwest, concern about the H-1B The spouse of a military vet writes about challenges facing vets, which include for-profit colleges and H-1B visa workers. Read More JR Raphael: Hands on with the Chromebook Pixel [VIDEO] Curious about Google's Chromebook Pixel? Check out this quick hands-on preview of the device. Read More INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: Trial by fire: How Hertz' CIO learned from failure The 2013 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader awards focus on accomplishments, but it's often the mistakes - and the lessons learned along the way -- they got these IT executives to where they are today. Award winner Joseph Eckroth, senior vice president and CIO for The Hertz Corp, shares two stories of failure and redemption that shaped his career. Read More Jonny Evans: Grand Theft Apple: killing the console Sony this week announced PlayStation 4 ships this Christmas, but it is possible this won't be enough, as Apple's iOS momentum drives the iPhone maker toward what could become leadership of the games industry -- iOS games already outsell those sold for any other handheld console platform, a report claims. Read More WEBCAST: VMware The Case for Virtualizing Your Microsoft Exchange Deployment This Aberdeen Group report offers valuable insights on the impressive benefits to be achieved by virtualizing your Exchange deployment. View Now! JR Raphael: Psst: The Chromebook Pixel can run Linux, too Google's Chromebook Pixel is all about the cloud -- but it doesn't have to be. It's relatively easy to get regular Linux up and running on the device. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: How MasterCard restructured for IT innovation How do you push a large organization like MasterCard WorldWide to innovate rapidly, embrace potentially disruptive technologies and defend its turf from startups? To begin you need the full support of the CEO and all of the business unit presidents, says chief innovation officer and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Gary Lyons. But that's not nearly enough. Read More Darlene Storm: Six ways pirates can get around the coming 'Six Strikes' The RIAA says Google is not doing enough to demote sites promoting piracy and Hollywood will soon be acting as Internet cops with the Copyright Alert System kicking off. But the are ways to get around Six Strikes . . . Read More Sharky: I KNEW they were using it! This pilot fish gets a call from his sister-in-law, who suspects her neighbors are using her Wi-Fi connection and wants fish to lock it down. Read More
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