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  Open Source Matters

  ownCloud 4 Open Source File Sync Solution Released by Rikki Endsley

  Community-supported ownCloud 3 rolled out in early 2012, and just a few months later, ownCloud 4 is packed with new features, including file versioning to allow users to roll back to previously saved versions, a new developer API, and the ability to view Open Document Format without downloading them.An experimental feature in ownCloud 4 allows mounting of external file systems, such as Dropbox, FTP, and Google Drive, so users can access sync and share tools in a single ownCloud interface.Frank...

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  Tales from the Support Front

  The end of phone support? I don't think so by Nathan Daniel

  The other day I witnessed a Twitter discussion between an analyst and two employees at two separate security companies. The conversation went something like this: Person 1: in order to satisfy the needs of the SMB and have effective security, vendors need to reduce both price and resources neededPerson 2: agreed but often times vendors take this to mean they can/should offer a product that doesn’t have all the features needed for effective securityPerson 1: this doesn’t have to be the case,...

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  The Wazi Blog

  PostgreSQL Administration for MySQL Admins by OpenLogic Wazi

  MySQL isn't the only mature and feature-rich open source database; rival PostgreSQL can be an equally good choice. And if you know how to manage MySQL, you can learn how to handle PostgreSQL fairly quickly.

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  Open Source Fact and Fiction

  Steve Hanna Of Juniper Networks And Trusted Computing Group On BYOD Standards by Alan Shimel

  Just wanted to give a heads up that over on my "Open Network" podcast here on Network World I have posted my interview with Steve Hannah. Steve is someone I have known for years in the tech industry and really a remarkable fellow. He is a distinguished engineer at Juniper Networks, but is also the co-chair of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) group.  Steve is instrumental in defining open standards that allow many security and networking vendors to allow their...

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  Google Reed-er

  Average U.S. smartphone user has 41 apps on their device by Brad Reed

  Nielsen has some interesting new data out today about Americans' smartphone usage.  The big takeaway: Americans love their mobile apps.How much do they love mobile apps, you ask?  For starters, the average number of apps on a typical smartphone has jumped from 32 to 41 over the past year, an increase of 28%.  Second, the average American smartphone user spends roughly 81% of their time using apps on their smartphone versus 19% of the time on the mobile web.  Last year, that...

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  Google Reed-er

  The big question: Does Google really know how to make an Android device better than anyone else? by Brad Reed

  The Wall Street Journal today reports that Google is planning to release a slew of Nexus-branded devices from a host of different manufacturers. Google plans to give multiple mobile-device makers early access to new releases of Android and to sell those devices directly to consumers, said people familiar with the matter. That is a shift from Google’s previous practice, when it joined with with only one hardware maker at a time to produce “lead devices,” before releasing the software to...

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  Google Reed-er

  Tab syncing highlights the latest Google Chrome update by Brad Reed

  The good news: The latest version of Chrome allows you to sync up tabs on your desktop PC with tabs on your smartphone and tablet.  The bad news: Chrome for Android is still in beta testing, meaning that it's only available on a limited number of devices.All the same, this seems like a pretty sweet little innovation.  As an information junkie, I often start reading a really cool article in the morning and then get interrupted by the need to drive to work (the tyranny!).  By the...

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  Open Source Fact and Fiction

  Is The Jailbreak Community Contaminated By Leeches? by Alan Shimel

  I have spoken to many an open source developer who felt that many in the open source community were parasites. Primarily they mean companies who take open source code, profit commercially from it, but don't give anything back to the community. The facts are though that well over 90% (probably closer to 98%) of open source community members just consume open source product and contribute no code back at all.  Yes, some do beta testing and find bugs, but the success of many open source...

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  The Wazi Blog

  Installing and Running Liferay by OpenLogic Wazi

  The Java-based Liferay intranet portal offers an organization’s users the ability to publish and collaborate on documents and web content, and offers social networking features.

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  Google Reed-er

  Samsung lists T-Mobile phones due for Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade by Brad Reed

  Good news for T-Mobile Android fans -- Samsung will upgrade (some of) your devices to Android 4.0 ("Ice Cream Sandwich") after all!Over the past few weeks, Samsung released a list of Android devices that were slated to receive ICS on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, but none for T-Mobile.  Today that changed as Samsung announced that the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will all get Ice Cream Sandwich in the...

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