1. When a user 'helps' IT set up a new system
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During the years I've been in IT, I've encountered quite a few instances where users think they understand how to handle their computer data. But more often than not, they need a little guidance.  Source: ...

2. DIY Photography Project: How to Make Custom Bokeh Shapes
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One effecct that many of our readers experiment is creating custom Bokeh shapes. It’s a fun DIY little project for a rainy day – this video tells you how to do it. The video is by Lucas Ridley. Further ...

3. 13 Fun Self Portrait Mirror Shots
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It’s perhaps a little cliche – but we’ve all done it. A camera, a photographer in front of a mirror. Here’s 10 shots that caught our eye today with photographers, their cameras ...

4. In defense of good old network design
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I've been building networks for the majority of my life at this point, and during most of that time little has changed in terms of basic network architecture. And yet, it seems that newer, faster, and ...

5. Will tech always be a boys 'n' toys club?
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Controversy swirls around whether tech excludes both women and those of an advanced age. If true, will this always be the case? Or will the tech world become a little more inclusive?Source: CNET News.com ...

6. 10 dream PCs you'll want to save up for
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Dek:  Whether you're in the market for an insanely high-end rig or you just feel like doing a little high-tech window shopping, these pricey PCs deliver ...

7. Zero emission fuel-cell tractor coming to U.S.
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The world's farms may get a little greener with the introduction of hydrogen-fueled tractors that emit only heat, vapor, and water.Source: CNET News.com  ...

8. Indians express little sympathy for snagging U.S. IT jobs
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Resentment continues to rise among Americans as U.S. companies dole out IT jobs at discount wages to workers in India.Source: InfoWorld Top Stories

9. Photographing Bands in Bars, Part 2 – Set Up
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A guest post by Music Photographer Rick Bennett. Band photography in bars can be very challenging, but with a little bit of knowledge and planning you can make images that blow away the standard fan photo. ...

10. Just posted! Sony SLT A55 in-depth review
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... hazy line between DSLRs and mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras but has the potential to completely re-shape the market. We've had a production-standard SLT A55 for a little while now. So does it live ...

11. Canon Powershot S95 Released
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I’ve decided that, rather than post six press releases, as I know you LOVE press releases, to post the Canon PowerShot S95 press release below as I think it’s an amazing little compact, and ...

12. Microsoft to release IE9 public beta on Sept. 15
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Microsoft announced it will release a public beta of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) on Sept. 15, a little less than five weeks from now.Source: Applications - Infoworld  ...

13. Programming prizes on the rise: The risks of entering
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... and pad your résumé. You could go scouring SourceForge.net for an open source project to get involved with, but laboring in obscurity for little reward can be frustrating. Instead, why not sign up for ...

14. Add a Caption to this Picture and Win [Competition]
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... as people started to suggest what that ’story’ might have been between my two little [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips. Add a Caption to this Picture and Win [Competition]Source: ...

15. Apple planning mid-September music event?
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AllThingsD says the annual Apple music and iPod event might hit a little later than usual.Source: CNET News.com  ...

16. Can VMware put a dent in Microsoft Exchange?
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... system. Zimbra, which has a client that can run offline, treats email as the hub of the user's worklife -- and throws in all sorts of XML goodies, including little Zimlet widgets for lightweight integration ...

17. Report: iPod refresh coming sooner than expected
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A new rumor says Apple is holding its annual iPod refresh event a little earlier than usual this year--possibly as soon as in a week and a half.Source: CNET News.com  ...

18. Mozilla to bring auto-updating to Firefox
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In a little-discussed move, Mozilla is adopting automatic updating for the upcoming Firefox 4 browser.Source: Applications - Infoworld  ...

19. The InfoWorld news quiz: Aug. 6, 2010
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... just in time to get banned by a handful of countries; and Facebook ruled the roost as American's No. 1 time-wasting activity. Care to waste a little more time trying to beat our quizmaster? Give yourself ...

20. Google drops Google Wave
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A little more than a year after the service was launched, Google is pulling the plug on its Google Wave social-networking service, the company said Wednesday.Source: Applications - Infoworld  ...