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5 free software tools for greater privacy | Free online courses abound to help you bone up on Linux, SDN and more

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Nine free cloud storage options for small businesses
Using the cloud can bring advantages that could be extra enticing for a small business. Instead of having to invest in hardware to store your files and applications, why not use the cloud? Instead of emailing documents back and forth, why not centrally store them in the cloud? Read More

In this Issue

5 free software tools for greater privacy
If you use the Internet or a mobile phone, which in modern society is hard to avoid, your personal data and communications are constantly being collected and analyzed. From browsing histories, to emails to text messages, revealing information is sought by a variety of actors, including hackers, government spy agencies and the courts. It's hard to keep up with the new ways information thought to be private is leaking out. But there are a number of companies and volunteers building software tools that provide privacy for users around their electronic communications. And best of all, many of the basic versions are free.   Read More

Free online courses abound to help you bone up on Linux, SDN and more
Massive open online courses offer IT professionals the opportunity to learn about some of the tech industry's most in-demand and current topics for free. Available to anyone with a Web connection, MOOCs cover a range of hot tech topics including software defined networking, cloud computing, security, drone development, artificial intelligence and mobile programming. Read More

5 free Ethernet tools you should check out
Nothing in life is free – except some tools to help you manage and improve the performance of your Ethernet networks. Here are five we found to do just that: Read More

The 10 best free Twitter apps for Android
Sigh…I miss TweetDeck. Nevertheless, these apps are still very good indeed. Read More

Free data science courses from Johns Hopkins, Duke, Stanford
If you've thought about trying to boost your data skills, check out Coursera's catalog of free classes. In particular, Johns Hopkins is about to start a nine-class specialization in data science. Read More

7 games that will eat up your free time
Last week, our company hosted an expert on digital efficiency, who gave attendees a great presentation on how to get more out of the workday with a whole range of tips, tricks and tools. Read More

Trial Microsoft software and services – for FREE!
Microsoft gives potential customers the chance to test drive some of its most popular software and services via free trials that ultimately make for better buying decisions. Read More

(Free!) Security Tools you should try
Who doesn't like free stuff? There's a long tradition of free or open-source security tools, and one of the best sites to learn more about them is Security Tools, a running list of what it claims are the 125 best free security tools around. Read More

Microsoft's free OneNote vaults to top of Mac App Store chart
Microsoft's OneNote jumped to the top of the free application chart on Apple's Mac App Store shortly after its Monday launch. Read More

Free tools for Windows Server admins
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15 (FREE!) security tools you should try
There's a long history of free security software, and here are some of the best-known products you can try inside your own network, if only to discover how vulnerable you are. Read More

3 Free Alternatives to Windows for Desktop PCs
It's an increasingly mobile world -- and the mobile future of Windows is dubious. To better accommodate end users, CIOs would be wise to consider these three alternatives to Windows on the desktop -- Chrome, Android and Ubuntu. Read More

10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make admins happier
From migrating away from Windows XP to managing Active Directory, there's help at no cost. Read More

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