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	Richi Jennings: 'Pathetic' Microsoft ad campaign ratchets privacy hate for Google Scroogled campaign dredges new depths. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is under fire -- yet again -- for its anti-Google privacy message (despite the fact that Microsoft also makes money from targeted advertising). This time, Redmond is selling T-shirts, mugs, and other paraphernalia with a bastardized "Keep Calm And..." text. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fight like ferrets in a bag. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Exablox How to Leverage New Storage Strategies This ebook covers some of the key challenges organizations are encountering with storage management, data protection and cost containment. It also shows how IT organizations can effectively address these difficulties while getting the most out of their valuable information assets. Read now! In this Issue Darlene Storm: 42 million unencrypted passwords leaked from hacked online dating site Cupid Media Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer: Don't blame me for Microsoft's stagnant stock price, blame the market JR Raphael: How to make your home screen look like KitKat -- without the Google Now panel Antone Gonsalves: How swindlers use apps to trick the gullible Michael Horowitz: Is a pop-up ad from optimize-app.com a new type of attack? Sharky: And you know he'll still find a way to overwrite WHITE PAPER: Innotas A Practical Look at Cloud Portfolio Management In this brand new whitepaper from Innotas, you will find out how Cloud Portfolio Management (CPM) helps realign critical projects and applications with the business goals of the organization. Read now! Darlene Storm: 42 million unencrypted passwords leaked from hacked online dating site Cupid Media 42 million passwords stored in plain text were leaked online after Cupid Media, an online dating site, was hacked. When it comes to online dating, researchers have developed a recommendation engine where attractiveness is part of the algorithm. Lastly, LoveRoom is all about hooking up attractive partners for overnight encounters, but people without the hotness factor need not apply. Read More   Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer: Don't blame me for Microsoft's stagnant stock price, blame the market At Steve Ballmer's farewell stockholder's meeting yesterday, he intimated that Microsoft's stagnant stock price for more than a decade hasn't been a result of his leadership, but instead due to a stock market that hasn't recognized Microsoft's underlying value. Is that an excuse, or does he have a point? Read More   JR Raphael: How to make your home screen look like KitKat -- without the Google Now panel   Whether you've got a Nexus 5 or any other Android phone, this setup will let you enjoy the new KitKat home screen visuals without the Google Now integration. Read More   WHITE PAPER: VMware Total Cost Comparison: VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V In Total Cost Comparison: VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V, learn why the total cost of ownership (TCO) is the ultimate measure to compare IT infrastructure platforms. TCO incorporates the purchase and support costs of the platform along with the ongoing operational and management expenses. Read now! Antone Gonsalves: How swindlers use apps to trick the gullible   Conmen will trade malware for mobile apps to fool the innocent into giving up personal information. Read More   Michael Horowitz: Is a pop-up ad from optimize-app.com a new type of attack? Looking to remove optimize-app.com may be a trap. Pssst... buddy.... I got a Google soych here just fer ya. Read More   Sharky: And you know he'll still find a way to overwrite This user adamantly insists on syncing his 60GB network drive with the 200GB drive on his laptop. The problem: He keeps overwriting the changes his assistant makes to files on the network drive. Read More
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