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	Richi Jennings: Dropbox tortured by Condoleezza Rice angst Dr. Rice simmers as the cloud boils. Dropbox makes Condoleezza Rice a director on its board. Predictably, the technorati are up in arms over the appointment. Why? Well, the GWB-era secretary of state is... umm... let's just say she's a "controversial" figure, OK? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers consider waging holy war against Dropbox. [You're fired -Ed.] Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Google to business XP users: We'll give you $100 to buy a Chromebook Robert L. Mitchell: Crunch time at TurboTax: Common questions, crazy workloads JR Raphael: Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8): Camera shootout! Greg Lambert: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for April 2014: The final call for XP updates Sharky: Well, he's the expert, right? : Akamai Technologies, Inc.   Delivering Flawless User Experiences Knowledge Vault Watch this multipart video series and learn how Akamai has been leading the video revolution on the Web; how Akamai solutions are helping companies enable secure, high-performing and highly scalable user experiences on any device, anywhere. Learn More Preston Gralla: Google to business XP users: We'll give you $100 to buy a Chromebook Google is wasting no time luring XP business users to Chromebooks: It's offering them $100 off every Chromebook purchased through Google's Chromebooks for Business program, in addition to other financial incentives. Does Google have a chance sweeping in XP owners, or is this just a PR ploy? Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: Crunch time at TurboTax: Common questions, crazy workloads As TurboTax deals with the last minute crush of filers, vice president Bob Meighan shares the four most commonly asked questions customers are asking this year. Read More   WHITE PAPER: VCE SAP on Vblock™ Systems VCE, in partnership with SAP, is leading the way with virtual SAP landscapes. Vblock™ Systems offer a factory-integrated, enterprise-class IT infrastructure that streamlines acquisition, deployment, and operations. Learn More JR Raphael: Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8): Camera shootout! How does Samsung's Galaxy S5 camera compare to the HTC One (M8)? Check out these side-by-side samples and see what you think. Read More   Greg Lambert: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for April 2014: The final call for XP updates Well, how do you start, with such a big ending. This Microsoft Patch Tuesday is the final set of updates and security fixes for Windows XP. Windows XP has been a tremendously successful operating system and has truly defined the desktop ecosystem for the past decade. In case you have not yet quite moved on to a later more modern operating system (Windows 7 or 8.x), Microsoft has provided this helpful set of hints and tips regarding your now unsupported favourite desktop operating system. Read More   Sharky: Well, he's the expert, right? Company deploys new do-everything enterprise software, and two weeks before it's scheduled to go live, this analyst working on the project requests that unencrypted FTP service be turned on. Who could object to that? Read More
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