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	Preston Gralla: Is free Windows forever in Microsoft's future? Microsoft is at work on what what may be a free version of Windows 8.1, and is considering a free version of Windows Phone. That begs the question: Will free mainstream versions of Windows be in Microsoft's future? Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn The Rising Financial Impact of Customer Service This document will highlight the financial link between better customer service and increased company profitability. Learn More. Learn More In this Issue Richi Jennings: Oculus Rift is the sleeper hit of SXSW Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: 6 useful Mac tricks Richi Jennings: Facebook's new design is an oldie, but a goodie. Jaikumar Vijayan: 20 years a tech journalist: Shift happens at warp speed Sharky: But it runs a LOT faster when that's blank WHITE PAPER: Oracle Empowering Modern Finance This report explores how modern CFOs and finance executives are adopting emerging technologies within their finance functions to enable the development of new capabilities and to transform the role of finance. Learn More Richi Jennings: Oculus Rift is the sleeper hit of SXSW Oculus Rift rules at SXSW. A star has been born at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. As an annual gathering point on the rubber chicken pilgrim trail of Hollywood execs and hipsters, SXSW is intended for showcasing music and film talent. This year, the talent is a bit irked, a scene-stealer is in their midst. A virtual reality headset named Oculus Rift -- starring in an HBO "Game of Thrones" exhibition -- is getting all of the attention. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers knew her before she was famous. Read More   Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: 6 useful Mac tricks While we wait for Apple to pull its finger out and get Mail working reliably again, I thought it might be fun to put together a dozen cool Mac tricks some readers may not have seen before. Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Service and Support as a Strategic Imperative Customer service has evolved from a reactive activity viewed largely as a cost center-based tactical necessity, to a proactive management task that can in many ways set a company apart from the competition. Learn More Richi Jennings: Facebook's new design is an oldie, but a goodie.   Good designers make all the difference. After a year of hard work, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has just deployed changes to the desktop version of its "News Feed." Bloggers -- on the whole -- seem pleased with the changes. No problems, everything is great. Still, the "new look" has many bloggers scratching their heads, unsure of what has changed exactly. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers want to keep things the way they are. Read More   Jaikumar Vijayan: 20 years a tech journalist: Shift happens at warp speed It's hard to beleive the change that's happened over the last 20 years. Consider: Digital Equipment Corp, Sun Microsystems and Data General were leading hardware manufactures. Compaq was the fastest growing PC vendor. Google didn't exist. Mark Zuckerberg was 9 years old. Amazon.com hadn't launched yet There was no e-commerce, Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. Digital glasses were what Geordi La Forge wore in Star Trek. Read More   Sharky: But it runs a LOT faster when that's blank This small manufacturer runs its operations on a popular ERP system, reports a pilot fish there -- except it's not so popular with everyone, like the senior manager who complains it's not giving him the data he wants. Read More
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