9 reasons users won't ditch Windows XP

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FAQ: What you need to know about the end of Windows XP support Review: Fluke reinvents handheld network testing Network World Daily News AM April 08, 2014 Share this email 9 reasons users won’t ditch Windows XP READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. FAQ: What you need to know about the end of Windows XP support 2. Review: Fluke reinvents handheld network testing 3. HBO's Silicon Valley: The one critical thing they left out 4. No, really darling, I'm using Instagram, not Twitter 5. US Supreme Court declines to hear NSA surveillance case 6. U.S. hits H-1B cap with 'high number' of petitions 7. Low adoption rate of HSTS website security mechanism is worrying, EFF says 8. Career Watch: Top perks for IT jobs 9. Dept. of Justice: IRS tax refund fraud at all-time high 10. Dept. of Justice: IRS tax refund fraud at all-time high 11. Drone crashes into triathlete; operator blames ‘hacker,’ victim 12. Saying ‘thank-you’ is nice, but beer is better 13. 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Read More about EZ Pass FAQ: What you need to know about the end of Windows XP support Microsoft issues its final security update this week for Windows XP, the 13-year-old operating system that remains the second most used platform in the world despite the certainty that after April 8 it will rapidly become dangerously insecure. READ MORE Review: Fluke reinvents handheld network testing The Fluke Networks LinkSprinter makes on-the-fly network testing quick, easy, and more affordable than ever READ MORE HBO's Silicon Valley: The one critical thing they left out Hollywood has been paying a lot of attention to Silicon Valley lately. But despite large-scale ambitions, most of its attempts to nail techie culture have failed as miserably as WebVan or MySpace. 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