10 cool ways to celebrate Star Wars Day

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Celebrate Star Wars Day by buying stuff! Microsoft cheaper to use than open source software, UK CIO says Network World Daily News AM May 04, 2014 Share this email 10 cool ways to celebrate Star Wars Day From the geeky to the very geeky, here are 10 suggestions for feeling the Force this Sunday. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Celebrate Star Wars Day by buying stuff! 2. Microsoft cheaper to use than open source software, UK CIO says 3. Get LinkedIn with Network World 4. Take the 2014 Network World Mobile Media Usage survey 5. NASA Space Network facing critical technical, cost challenges 6. The Internet of Things likely to drive an upheaval for security 7. Obama, Merkel say they're still working on surveillance understanding 8. Google deals made Android phones more expensive, lawsuit claims 9. TechTip: How to use pinned tabs to keep your browser organized 10. XP's retirement triggers another wave of deserters 11. IT Salaries for the 20 Hottest Tech Skills WEBCAST: VMware | IBM Virtualization Infrastructure With IBM and Vmware Virtualization technology is now expanding beyond the server compute elements to encompass networking and storage aspects as well. Learn More Celebrate Star Wars Day by buying stuff! It's hard to complain about the commercialization of a holiday when said holiday was made up from a really lame pun to begin with. READ MORE Microsoft cheaper to use than open source software, UK CIO says A UK government CIO says that every time government people compare open source and Microsoft products, Microsoft products always come out cheaper in the long run. Jos Creese, CIO of the Hampshire County Council, told Britain's "Computing" publication that part of the reason is that most staff are already familiar with Microsoft products and that Microsoft has been flexible and more helpful. READ MORE Get LinkedIn with Network World Please follow Network World's LinkedIn Company Page to get the latest networking news in your LinkedIn stream READ MORE WEBCAST: Brocade Communications Business Impact from IT Agility and Data Center Automation Live Webcast Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT How are your IT peers achieving IT agility? Get the inside scoop from Forrester and Brocade on how enterprise organizations are overcoming IT agility challenges and the results they are achieving – plus get key recommendations and steps you can take to achieve similar results. View now>> Take the 2014 Network World Mobile Media Usage survey Network World is running its 2014 Mobile Media Usage survey, quizzing you on your smartphone and tablet habits and media consumption. READ MORE NASA Space Network facing critical technical, cost challenges The network used to secure connectivity between spacecraft operating in low Earth orbit, such as the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope and a variety of other commercial and government spacecraft, faces a number of technical and monetary challenges in the next few years. READ MORE The Internet of Things likely to drive an upheaval for security The Internet of Things is likely to bring 'a major inflection point in security' sooner than you think. READ MORE WEBCAST: 8x8, Inc Using Cloud Communications for a Competitive Advantage Watch this Frost & Sullivan webcast to learn why distributed organizations are rejecting the old model of premises-based communications solutions and have turned to cloud communications. Learn more >> Obama, Merkel say they're still working on surveillance understanding The U.S. and German governments remain far from an agreement on the appropriate level of surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency on German residents, leaders of both countries said Friday. READ MORE Google deals made Android phones more expensive, lawsuit claims A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Google of strong-arming device manufacturers into making its search engine the default on Android devices, driving up the cost of those devices and hurting consumers. READ MORE TechTip: How to use pinned tabs to keep your browser organized Keep your favorite web apps organized by using pinned tabs. We'll show you how to use the tab management tool in this video tip. Follow Melissa Aparicio on Twitter @MelisAparicio. READ MORE XP's retirement triggers another wave of deserters Windows XP users continued to put the old OS out to pasture last month, but the now-unsupported operating system still powered more than a quarter of all PCs on the planet. READ MORE IT Salaries for the 20 Hottest Tech Skills Unemployment rates in the IT industry remain low. That's good news for you because it means to compete for top tech talent companies are offering higher salaries. READ MORE WEBCAST: 8x8, Inc Using Cloud Communications for a Competitive Advantage Watch this Frost & Sullivan webcast to learn why distributed organizations are rejecting the old model of premises-based communications solutions and have turned to cloud communications. Learn more >> SLIDESHOWS Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products It takes many tools to keep IT systems running smoothly, and tech pros have their personal favorites. What made the cut? 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