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How Hard Is It To Get And Use A 3D Printer?

3D printing seems to be everywhere these days, used to create everything from handguns to headphones. But what does it really take to get started: How much does it cost, how difficult is it to use, and how do you actually get your hands on a 3D printer?

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Microsoft

Want Microsoft Office For Christmas? Sorry, Only Developers Likely To Get It

Microsoft said Thursday that its latest Office suite has been released to manufacturing, although consumers won't find it under their Christmas tree.

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Digital Lifestyle

Aging of America: Grandma p0wns Tech

If your image of a computer geek is a scruffy, awkward kid in T-shirt and jeans, you may want to think again. The biggest technology adopters may well be the affluent over-50 powerhouse known as the Baby Boomer.

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Security

SQL Injection Hacker Attacks Are On The Rise. Here's How To Defend Your Servers

Last week, a hacker group claimed that it breached computer systems at 100 major universities. Team GhostShell gained access to servers at Stanford, Harvard, and the University of Michigan, among others. The technique used, SQL injection, is not new or complex, but reportedly it's becoming increasingly common. Here's a quick guide to defending…

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Marketing

Fake Reviews Shadow Brands Selling Online

Buying positive product reviews is unethical and sometimes illegal, but always sleazy. Yet the practice flourishes on popular sites like Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google Places and Amazon, according to research firm Gartner.

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Music

The Flipside of BitTorrent

Last week, I wrote a popular post on the continuing popularity of BitTorrent, and how some artists are now choosing to embrace it as a marketing tool to expose their music to a wider audience. But many activist musicians disagree with the notions that BitTorrent is anything more than outright theft. Singer-songwriter David…

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Advertising

Small Business Owners Renew Pay-For-Play Allegations Against Yelp

Yelp, the leading website for online reviews of restaurants, hotels and other service-based businesses, has long denied ongoing allegations of pay-for-play. But small business owners continue to insist their good reviews are being held hostage until they agree to buy advertising.

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Google

Sorry, Google: Why Yahoo May Be Stuck With Microsoft's Bing

It all makes sense: prominent ex-Googler Marissa Mayer takes over Yahoo, which uses Microsoft's Bing as its search provider. But Microsoft has failed to live up to its contract with Yahoo, leaving Yahoo free to sign a search deal with Google, right? Wrong.

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Big data

Can "Big Data as a Service" Help Smaller Companies Compete?

The common perception of how big data is used centers around giant multi-national enterprises spending millions trying to fine tune their business strategies to eke out every last penny from their customers. But in reality, big data is worming its way into businesses large and small, often as a service instead of on-premises software.

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Microsoft

Do You Really Want to Subscribe to Microsoft Office? Yes, You Might

For the first time this fall, consumers will have the choice between subscribing to Microsoft Office as a service - Office 365 - or buying a traditional license for the productivity software. The decision isn't simple: you'll pay less upfront for a subscription, but you may be allowing Microsoft's hand in your pocket for the rest of your days.

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How Hard Is It To Get And Use A 3D Printer?

Want Microsoft Office For Christmas? Sorry, Only Developers Likely To Get It

Aging of America: Grandma p0wns Tech

SQL Injection Hacker Attacks Are On The Rise. Here's How To Defend Your Servers

Fake Reviews Shadow Brands Selling Online

The Flipside of BitTorrent

Small Business Owners Renew Pay-For-Play Allegations Against Yelp

Sorry, Google: Why Yahoo May Be Stuck With Microsoft's Bing

Can "Big Data as a Service" Help Smaller Companies Compete?

Do You Really Want to Subscribe to Microsoft Office? Yes, You Might