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	Richi Jennings: Mobile users are mad about Flappy Bird Flappy Bird is crazy fun. Slow walking people. Calling customer service and put on hold, then being disconnected after a long wait. These are just a small sample of frustrations experienced by everyone. Bloggers, being easily bored, have recently added a mobile game called Flappy Bird to this catalog. Topping the popularity charts in the App Store, the Schadenfreudian wonder was crafted in retro-loving style by a Vietnamese app developer named Dong Nguyen. Not much is known about Mr. Nguyen or his game studio, but Flappy Bird is infamous for being frustrating and addictive at the same time -- a recipe for success that also frustrates the bloggers trying to understand it. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers have time for one more game. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Premier 100 IT Leadership Conference How are the top IT 100 leaders transforming their companies? Learn how the most innovative IT leaders are retooling their organizations for today's business models. Go beyond theories, gaining practical strategies you can use to reinvent yourself and your enterprise for what's ahead. Get hands-on, developing actionable innovation and leadership plans in "Transformation Studio" sessions led by top CIOs. Join us for this premier, two-day event at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Register now for just $595 and SAVE $600. In this Issue Jonny Evans: Apple's enemies: An A-Z guide Darlene Storm: Hacker steals teacher's direct deposit paycheck: University says too bad so sad Richi Jennings: On a fast break, Yahoo throws a curveball Antone Gonsalves: Why the NSA gets higher marks for privacy than business Sharky: The early bird gets...an earful WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   10 Steps to Reducing Mainframe MLC Costs Monthly license charges (MLC) are rising by 7% or more each year, and account for 30% of total mainframe costs. Yet managing MLC costs is an inexact science. Learn More Jonny Evans: Apple's enemies: An A-Z guide Apple's success in creating amazing products means it gains lovers and haters, so please enjoy this A-Z selection of some of Apple's foes, ancient and modern. Read More   Darlene Storm: Hacker steals teacher's direct deposit paycheck: University says too bad so sad If you fell for a phishing scam and hackers were able to access your account and reroute your direct deposit paycheck to their bank account, is that just tough luck and you can kiss your stolen money bye-bye? When it happened to a teacher, Western Michigan University said it "will not reimburse him for the amount that was stolen." Read More   WHITE PAPER: Crittercism   Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don't happen. Read more! Richi Jennings: On a fast break, Yahoo throws a curveball Rosy cheeked bloggers are giggling about supposed rumors from Yahoo insiders that the company intends to change the way it does search. Currently Yahoo uses Microsoft's Bing search technology, but notes passed around the classroom read that Yahoo fully intends to use its own in the near future. Good rumors always spawn more questions: Is Yahoo in puppy love with its own search engine, or simply playing games to increase Microsoft's affection? Read More   Antone Gonsalves: Why the NSA gets higher marks for privacy than business Despite the NSA's insatiable appetite for people's personal data, Americans trust the spy agency more than business. Read More   Sharky: The early bird gets...an earful Pilot fish is asked to be part of a conference call with a customer and a consultant to help sort out a techical problem -- and. as usual, he dials in early and puts the phone on mute, just to make sure he doesn't miss anything. Read More
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