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	6 tips for secure cloud shopping Cloud service providers are taking advantage of buyer ignorance about cloud security, pushing tantalizingly low-cost service contracts that don't meet prospective customers' security needs. The result, according to recent reports from HfS Research: Organizations unknowingly leave themselves exposed to a host of threats, while unable to easily escape their service provider's grasp. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue The top 10 Google Docs annoyances -- and how to fix them Cell-to-Wi-Fi roaming on the way -- but may come with a price 'Surprise' Mac app quickly configures iOS devices IBM unveils three data analysis packages Mozilla may support H.264 video codec in Firefox to compete on mobile phones RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. The top 10 Google Docs annoyances -- and how to fix them Google Docs is convenient, cheap, and compatible with just about any platform, making collaboration incredibly simple. It's also infuriating, incomplete, and limited. Google Docs wafts in the cloud, just beyond your tinkering fingertips, and you're at the whim of the Google engineers who control the tweaks, fixes, and enhancements. To make your overall editing experience a bit better, read on; we also offer some tips that you can use with Google's spreadsheet and presentation applications. Read More Cell-to-Wi-Fi roaming on the way -- but may come with a price Getting your phone onto Wi-Fi networks may get a lot easier starting in about a year, but it won't necessarily get cheaper. The main trade groups for mobile operators and Wi-Fi hotspot providers are working out the details of how to hand off devices automatically between the two types of networks. Within nine months, the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) Association and the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) expect to have a framework for service providers to set up roaming systems similar to those already available in the cellular world. Read More 'Surprise' Mac app quickly configures iOS devices Almost unnoticed in announcing the new iPad, Apple also released on March 7 a new Mac app designed to streamline setting up and configuring iOS devices. It's a powerful tool for small organizations or small iPhone and iPad deployments, according to one network manager who's worked extensively with the new software. Read More IBM unveils three data analysis packages IBM has unveiled three packages of services and software to help organizations analyze their data for profit and improved efficiency. The signature solutions, as IBM calls these offerings, go beyond generic analysis software to address three different specific tasks: detecting financial fraud, predicting consumer behavior, and estimating financial risk. Read More Mozilla may support H.264 video codec in Firefox to compete on mobile phones Mozilla Foundation is considering adding support for the H.264 video codec in mobile versions of the Firefox browser, a move it has avoided up to now because H.264 is encumbered by patents. Mozilla's policy up to now has been to support only open codecs, but it is relaxing that rule because support for the codec is important in mobile browsers, the foundation's chair said. Read More
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