BC Construction Association heads to Ireland to hire 600 workers
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Windows Live Closing Wipes Saves Made for Batman: Arkham Asylum and …
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James Holmes’ lawyers want his emails barred as evidence
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Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Free for Students Beginning Dec. 1
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Weekend Reads: 3 Social Customer Service Tips + The End of SharePoint User …
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GGA Software Services Delivers Cryptographically Secure Microsoft SharePoint …
Innovative security technology solution enables major pharmaceutical company to isolate and exclusively share highly confidential information using the versatile Microsoft SharePoint platform. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– GGA Software Services, a leading provider of scientific informatics and software solutions, announced that its SharePoint Center of Excellence has delivered an innovative, cryptographically secure…
For video thumbnails, codecs must do their bit
Q: I like to think I know my way around computers, but here’s a problem that has been driving me nuts. A couple of months ago, I suddenly discovered that Windows Explorer would no longer display thumbnails for video files. It still displays thumbnails for photos and other image files….
Gmail Tabs: For Better or For Worse
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Why Yammer and Office Make SharePoint ‘User Adoption’ a Dying Concern
A small cottage industry has grown over the years around helping companies become more engaged with their SharePoint platforms. The catch-all term for this practice is "user adoption" and it’s traditionally been important to the enterprise, the user and Microsoft alike. As of this year, I’d like to stick a…
Google Tests Prompting Gmail Users to Sign Into Chrome
Google has started testing a new "Sign in to Chrome" prompt that shows up when users of the company’s browser sign into Gmail. Google has confirmed this is a test, but wouldn’t go into any details. A Google spokesperson instead gave TNW a boilerplate statement: "We’re always experimenting with new…
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