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Computerworld First Look
February 22, 2007
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In this issue:
* Microsoft releases list of verified Vista applications
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* Apple, Cisco settle iPhone dispute
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* Big patch for big hole in Google Desktop
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* Vista's UAC warnings can hide a rat, Symantec says
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* Microsoft rings up Supremes for AT&T patent case
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* Tablet PC is designed for medical workers
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* Symantec: iTunes sings bug song
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* Create your own NBA highlight reels
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* Demystifying de-duplication
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COMPUTERWORLD SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY
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Printing issue
I get this email from a secretary saying she cannot print a visio file. I call
her and ask if she gets an error when she tries to print and she replies that
the file opens and freezes. I run down to her desk and have her open the file.
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TODAY'S IT BLOGWATCH
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AMD's CPUs OMG LOL IMHO (and pie HOWTO)
All chips, no fish -- it's Wednesday's IT Blogwatch: in which AMD launches
three new processors. Not to mention clowning about with custard pies...
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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Revitalizing Staff Skills
IT careers are changing, but the need for technology-skilled staff is stronger
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are being reconceived to meet new demands.
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THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN
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Laughing Matters
Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes, like other standards geeks, is rolling with
laughter over Microsoft's protest about the Open XML standards process.
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