10 things every new Mac user should know

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With 38 million members across 40 countries, it streams a billion hours of content per month. READ MORE Cisco's Nexus 9000, ACI strategy Cisco has four strategic imperatives for its Nexus 9000 data center product and its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) focus: attack VMware/Nicira's software-intensive network virtualization technique; combat READ MORE INSIDER SDN: The security pros and cons of using it in your organization SDN benefits include automating and easing network administration duties and improving application performance. But it also introduces a number of potential threat vectors into your environment. What should you know before you invest in SDN? READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DEMO Conference Explore new product design trends heading your way! Come to DEMO to be inspired by 100s of never-seen-before products with bold new designs that will blow you away. Only the most market ready creations will be on display, including new products from global startups, student groups and bootstrapped innovators. See where product design is trending so you don't get left behind. Register now to save! Microsoft finally patches gaping IE exploit with Patch Tuesday update It's that time again, so happy patching! READ MORE 5th generation iPad and new iPad Mini likely to be unveiled on October 22 Still riding high on the success of an impressive iPhone launch, Apple is now turning its attention to all things iPad. READ MORE Level 3 Enhances SIP Portfolio Level 3 has unveiled its "Voice Complete" solution that leverages new SIP capabilities. The company's new SIP-based (session initiation protocol) platform is designed to streamline voice networks and emerging unified communications applications for enterprise users. 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READ MORE Gartner: The Top 10 IT altering predictions for 2014 Gartner analysts today whipped out their always interesting and sometimes controversial look at what the consultancy thinks will impact the IT arena in the near future. READ MORE EmTech MIT: Big Data, emerging interfaces and digital currencies among hot topics MIT Media Lab While it's not simple to tap into Silicon Valley's action from the Boston area, one blessing those of us covering tech from the East Coast do have is our access to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in our backyard. READ MORE Parody account lists Top 10 things stored in the cloud Just as a disclaimer: The data in this image is fake, so don't take it the wrong way. There are a variety of parody Twitter accounts and some come up with amusing stuff now and then. 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