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How Not to Shut Down Your Laptop, and Other Tips
Date: 2010-03-09 17:11:00
Imagine my horror the other day when I saw an otherwise sharp friend of mine shut down his laptop by holding down the power button until the system turned off. Why is that a really bad idea? I'll explain this week--and I'll also tell you about a Web service that could very well save your life.

Better, faster, stronger: 4G's impact on app development
Date: 2010-03-05 14:48:00
With 4G networks due to hit the mass market over the next two years, some application developers are looking at ways to exploit the new high-speed connections to improve their apps' performance and capabilities.

Hoping that early attention to security will bolster cloud offerings
Date: 2010-03-04 16:58:00
Like a fickle 12-year-old with a favorite pop band, the security industry has forgotten all about last year's fads and is focused on a new one: cloud computing.

Dial2Do: Hands-Free E-Mail, Texting, and More
Date: 2010-03-03 10:49:00
It's a proven fact: texting while driving is insanely dangerous. Same goes for reading e-mail, updating your Facebook or Twitter status, and so on. Do yourself--and your fellow drivers--a favor and keep both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road.

Software AG opens BPM social networking beta test
Date: 2010-03-02 15:20:00
Software AG opened a beta version of its social network for business process management, a year after it first announced the service.