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	Richi Jennings: Will Facebook's drones pop Google's loony bubbles? Zuckerberg: Droning on. Train, bus, bike, or automobile? Regularly, most of us choose one in this list to get us where we need to go. If you are Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) -- you likely include drones, satellites, and lasers in your "go to" list. Not quite satiated with WhatsApp and Oculus Rift, we find Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg snacking on Ascenta: A UK company specializing in solar-powered drones... Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Forrester Wave™: Online Collaboration Software Vendors This report and associated Excel model highlight the key criteria CIOs and their staffs should evaluate when looking at prospective providers of online collaboration services. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Did Microsoft diss Windows 8 when it released Office for the iPad? Richi Jennings: GM recall misery grows: Now 2.5 MILLION cars need work Jonny Evans: OS upgrades are a right, not a privilege JR Raphael: Hands on: 6 interesting things about HTC's Sense 6 software Robert L. Mitchell: The problem with cloud security cameras Sharky: You know, that OTHER Asia RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Help Desk Technology Corporation Drive Down Help Desk Costs by using Collaborative Workflow Collaborative workflow is a hybrid system that combines service management (workflow) software with social software (such as chat, instant messaging, and document collaboration). The synergy between the two provides project structure and measureable goals, while facilitating communications and interactions typical of social software. Discover rich functionality including help desk, ITIL, document management, calendaring, built-in projects, remote screen sharing, business rules, dashboards, asset management, chargeback, custom data designer, encryption, and more. Preston Gralla: Did Microsoft diss Windows 8 when it released Office for the iPad? The release of Office for the iPad is an even bigger deal that it might seem. It means for the first time, Microsoft has released a version of its software for a competing operating system rather than its own -- a truly touch-based Office isn't yet available for Windows 8. Is this a sign of things to come? Read More Richi Jennings: GM recall misery grows: Now 2.5 MILLION cars need work GM CEO Mary Barra -- thinking the unthinkable. General Motors (NYSE:GM) recalls yet more vehicles. The total now exceeds 2.5 million cars, trucks, and SUVs. Congress is preparing to grill Barra and the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency (NHTSA) for their organizations' respective failure to recognize the problems, which may have contributed to the deaths of hundreds of people. smh. Could this get any worse for GM? Still, there's something about Mary. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers recall the past and drive the story forward. [You're fired -Ed.] Read More Jonny Evans: OS upgrades are a right, not a privilege Tech reporters who offer buying advice must recognize that when you pop down the shops to get a new PC or mobile device you should consider the added cost of future software upgrades (or the lack of access to them) when choosing what to buy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Embracing Flash Storage Exec Brief Flash storage can deliver impressive performance, especially for random I/O, by eliminating rotational and seek latencies that are common in all hard disk drive (HDD) storage systems. View Now JR Raphael: Hands on: 6 interesting things about HTC's Sense 6 software With the launch of the HTC One (M8), it's hard not to focus on hardware -- but the snazzy new phone also shows off some interesting changes to HTC's Sense software. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: The problem with cloud security cameras When a Wi-Fi security camera triggers an alert and you're on the road, it's up to you to stop and figure out what's going on. Read More Sharky: You know, that OTHER Asia This big Silicon Valley software company sells its wares around the world, which explains why a pilot fish working for it is in Southeast Asia. But when he asks his help desk for a better VPN connection, he gets an unlikely answer. Read More
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