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June 2013
Vol.24 Iss.06
News & Notes
Business News
Business Tech
Combat Spearphishing
Personal Tech
3D Printing Is Here
GET THE MOST OUT OF
Windows 8
At Home &
In The
Ofce
Here’s what you need
to know in order to get
started with Microsoft’s
newest operating system.
TECH FOCUS ON TABLETS | A Tablet Tutorial
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News & Notes
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Technology News
Volume 24 . June 2013 . Issue 6
6
Business News
On The Cover See pg. 11
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Windows News & Views
Windows 8
Windows 8 is new and
a little scary, but in
many ways it’s just like
any other iteration of
Microsoft’s operating
system: Once you learn
the tricks—and once you
get comfortable with the
new interface and the
other changes, you may
nd yourself wondering
how you ever got along
without it.
Business Technology
49
Thwart Spearphishing
56
Offsite Backup
Personal Technology
58
3D Printing
61
Who Owns Digital Assets?
Tech Support
68
The BSOD: It’s Still With Us
70
Advanced Volatile Threats
Tech Focus
33 | Tablets
Whether it’s at home or at the ofce, more and more of
us are nding that today’s tablets can handle almost any-
thing we throw at them: From eBooks to e-learning, and
from shopping to spreadsheets, a tablet has much to offer.
We’ll show you what you can do with one of the new
tabs, and talk a bit about how to resolve any issues you
may encounter when using one.
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News & Notes
Technology News
R.I.P. LIVE TV
According to Harris Interactive, more consumers are foregoing traditional live
TV in favor of video-on-demand. 78% of Internet users have utilized VOD
services or rented a TV show on DVD. 41% of the pool said they regularly use
VOD services. DVRs and other time-shifting devices were popular with 37%
of those surveyed. Streaming services, such as Netix (30%) and Hulu (22%),
were also popular live TV alternatives. 62% also “binge view,” saying they have
watched two or more episodes in quick succession, at least once.
GOOGLE VS. APPLE
According to comScore, the two biggest
players in smartphones are battling
for hearts and minds. One of every
three people living in the U.S. owns
either an Android or iOS smartphone;
together they account for 90% of the
U.S. market. Google Android users
have 700,000 apps in the Google Play
store and Apple’s iOS-based device us-
ers have over 775,000 apps to choose
from. 16% of Android’s users are 18
to 24 years old and 19% of iOS users
are that age. 17% of Android users and
23% of iOS users purchase goods or
services using their devices.
EXECS BRIGHT ON ECONOMY
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently released its Small Business
Outlook Survey and has found that small business executives are generally
optimistic about the economy. Of those polled, 70% said their organizations
are moving in the right direction and 46% said their local economies were
equally well positioned. Only 16% said that the U.S. economy is where it
should be, but that’s up from the 13% who said the same in January. The sur-
vey also asked the business execs about some of the biggest threats to their
organizations and both higher energy costs (77%) and the national debt and
decit (78%) were top of mind.
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News & Notes
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
PCS, SMARTPHONES, & TABLETS, OH MY
Gartner is in the numbers business and one of their latest is a doozy: Worldwide
PC, tablet, and mobile phone shipments will hit 2.4 billion units in 2013. That’s 9%
higher than the number from 2012. The rm also reports that despite this staggering
gure, PC shipments will make up a smaller portion, declining 7.6% compared to
the units shipped in 2012. In 2013, Gartner expects a billion smartphones and 197
million tablets to ship, which is up from 2012 by 32.5% and 69.8%, respectively.
For some, streaming music services such
as Pandora are as popular as AM/FM radio.
●
STREAMING MUSIC
MAKES WAVES
The NPD Group reports that free and
subscription-based Internet streaming
music services are gaining popularity
when compared to traditional radio. In
the 13-to-35 year old listener bracket,
the NPD Group found that 23% of this
group’s weekly music consumption
came from one or more music stream-
ing service, which represents a 17%
increase compared to last year. Another
24% of the time was spent listening
to AM/FM radio. 15% of the time was
spent listening to digital les, 14% us-
ing on-demand music services, and 9%
was spent listening to CDs.
MORE CUTTING THE CORD
Convergence Consulting Group reports that analysts underestimated the
number of American pay TV subscribers who would cut the cord, so to
speak, and focus on subscription-based streaming video services, over-the-
air TV, and Web-based video alternatives. In 2012, researchers expected
there would be 930,000 cord cutters. The real number was closer to 1.08
million. Convergence expects another 960,000 American subscribers to
drop their service in 2013. If that happens, then 4.7 million households will
have cut the cord since 2008.
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