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	When tech empires fall: 10 companies and products that dominated... and then didn't These tech giants had a valuable market locked down. Then they screwed up. Read More WEBCAST: Flexera Software     How to Say Goodbye to Windows Server 2003 Organizations need to adopt a repeatable, sustainable pattern for dealing with operating system obsolescence. Redmond Magazine's "Decision Maker" columnist, Don Jones, and Tim Davis from Flexera Software discuss how organizations can start creating a consistent Application Readiness process that will serve for decades to come. Learn More>> In this Issue BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby The 10 programming languages most likely to drive developers insane A method to the madness: How 13 programming languages got their names Losing steam: Don't drop everything to learn Ruby on Rails Intel and Micron are going to kill the hard disk drive The ten worst people you meet working in IT 14 go-to tools for Mac sysadmins Amazon Fire TV Stick versus Chromecast: Which is Best for You? ITworld cartoons 2014: The year in geek humor (so far) WHITE PAPER: Flexera Software     Six Steps to Continuous Application Readiness This paper outlines the six key steps of an Application Readiness process, and explains how Flexera® Software's solutions, AdminStudio Suite and App Portal, can reduce the risk and cost of ongoing service transitions by providing a consistent approach to delivering application services on a regular basis. Learn More>> BOOK GIVEAWAY: Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby Learn how to harness Ruby's full power to write more robust, efficient, maintainable, and well-performing code. We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! Read More The 10 programming languages most likely to drive developers insane When developers discuss the programming languages they hate the most, these names tend to come up - a lot. Read More A method to the madness: How 13 programming languages got their names Programming language names are usually pretty formulaic and boring -- except when they're not. Here are the inspirations behind some of the more creative ones. Read More Losing steam: Don't drop everything to learn Ruby on Rails Knowledge of the popular web application framework still pays well, but demand for the skill seems to be on the decline. Read More WHITE PAPER: Binary Tree     Merger Integration: Diverse Organizations Collaborate as One Corporate email and related applications are often overlooked during an impending integration of dissimilar environments, or a separation into multiple ones. Several key factors enable an organization to collaborate as one team, quickly and robustly, while maintaining user productivity. Learn More Intel and Micron are going to kill the hard disk drive Massive advances in NAND flash storage could eventually render the old spinning drive obsolete. Read More The ten worst people you meet working in IT You're definitely going to meet them. Hopefully you aren't one of them. Read More 14 go-to tools for Mac sysadmins Mac pro Gerard Allen shares his must-have sysadmin tools for enterprise Apple deployments. Read More Amazon Fire TV Stick versus Chromecast: Which is Best for You? I've got my hands on the Amazon Fire TV Stick and put it through its paces against the Chromecast. Which is best for you? I've got specs and hands-on details. Read More ITworld cartoons 2014: The year in geek humor (so far) Each week, ITworld's Phil Johnson pokes fun at the tech world's top news and newsmakers Read More
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