The top 14 hidden features in Windows, iOS, and Android

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Citrix software aims to solve storage/virtual desktop performance problem Hot desking in paradise: 11 exotic coworking locations Network World Daily News PM August 21, 2014 Share this email The top 14 hidden features in Windows, iOS, and Android You may think you're a high-tech power user who knows all the nooks and crannies of Windows, iOS, and Android, but let's be realistic: There could be at least a few undocumented (or poorly documented) commands, control panels, and apps that have slipped by you READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Citrix software aims to solve storage/virtual desktop performance problem 2. Hot desking in paradise: 11 exotic coworking locations 3. Yes, there's a tech bubble: Facebook's mobile ad success proves it 4. Silver Peak looks to the clouds and redefines WAN Optimization 5. Windows 9 inbound: Microsoft to unveil Windows 'Threshold' in September, reports say 6. A review of Swing Copters: Under no circumstances should you play this game 7. The Linux desktop-a-week review: Ubuntu Unity 8. The best tablets for getting work done in 2014 9. 11 essential JavaScript tools for Web developers 10. Does Microsoft Really Love Open Source? 11. INSIDER CIOs reveal their must-have mobile apps WHITE PAPER: CDW Looking to the Horizon: SDN Software-defined networking is one of the hottest buzzwords of 2014, but saying exactly what SDN is can be a challenge. SDN has its roots in the early 1990s, when both network managers and service providers began to express frustration with typical network architectures that inhibited innovation and change Learn More Citrix software aims to solve storage/virtual desktop performance problem Citrix has updated its virtual desktop and appliance software with a goal of alleviating one of the biggest problems that come with a VDI deployment: Storage. It's common for centralized storage pools to hinder the performance of virtual desktops and apps. When potentially dozens of users are all connecting into a shared storage service at once, it puts tremendous strain on the system. Traditionally, the problem has been solved by throwing solid state drives at the storage pool, or even adding additional spindles to the traditional spinning disks. With the release of Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6, the company has a new approach. + MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: 5 Things to Watch for at VMWorld 2014 +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Hot desking in paradise: 11 exotic coworking locations "Image by Hubud coworking space in Bali, IndonesiaRemote working is increasingly becoming an option for workers, particularly those in the tech industry. However, with the ability to work remotely comes the ability to choose where to get your work done. Coworking spaces are an attractive alternative to working from home for many, offering the amenities of an office and the social benefits of working next to other people. These spaces are popping up in countries around the world, giving remote workers the chance to ply their trades for a few hours, days, weeks or even longer from almost anywhere. If you're aching to see more of the world, while still getting work done, here are 11 coworking spaces in some of the more exotic locations around the globe.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Yes, there's a tech bubble: Facebook's mobile ad success proves it Despite gaudy numbers for Facebook's mobile business, spending on mobile ads may not be sustainable. READ MORE : CDW Considerations For Effective Software License Management For many reasons, software license management has become a critical issue for many IT organizations and enterprise's alike. With many licensing options, hurdles and complications to consider, software licensing can be a daunting task. This e-guide provides readers with invaluable software license management techniques for the virtual data center View Now Silver Peak looks to the clouds and redefines WAN Optimization Last week, Silver Peak announced a new product called Unity that can be thought of as an intelligent WAN optimization "fabric" that enables network managers to track the location of cloud services and have a real-time "weather map" of Internet traffic to help find the optimum path for traffic flows. READ MORE Windows 9 inbound: Microsoft to unveil Windows 'Threshold' in September, reports say Our first glimpse of Windows 9 may be right around the corner, as the new rapid-fire Microsoft scrambles to put the stigma of Windows 8's disastrous launch in the rear view mirror.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make admins happier Microsoft is set to officially unveil Windows "Threshold"—as it's currently code-named—at a press event on September 30 or soon thereafter, according to the Verge's Tom Warren. A week ago, ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reported that Microsoft was targeting a "technology preview" for Windows Threshold in late September or early October. Both Warren and Foley are well-connected Windows watchers with a firm track record; the duo was the first to report on the Windows Blue update that eventually evolved into Windows 8.1, for instance.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE A review of Swing Copters: Under no circumstances should you play this game Mercifully, Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen pulled his simple, addictive and fiendishly difficult twitch game from the Android and iOS marketplaces after it exploded in popularity earlier this year, but he's back with a new assault on your attention span: Swing Copters.It's unsurprisingly similar to Flappy Bird – a viciously difficult game featuring nostalgic, pixelated graphics, controlled simply by poking at the screen. The idea this time is to guide the little sprite upwards, not sideways, without crashing into the walls, girders or the titular swinging objects.+ ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: 12 oddball odes to open-source | Munich reverses course, may ditch Linux for Microsoft +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Dummies The Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Dummies Book introduces you to common network performance management (NPM) issues and give you a new way of looking at solving them. This perspective allows you to see your network from your users' point of view, namely, the services and applications they use and their experience with them. Learn More The Linux desktop-a-week review: Ubuntu Unity I set out to use Ubuntu Unity for one full week, even if it killed me. READ MORE The best tablets for getting work done in 2014 If you don't think you can be productive using just a tablet, you haven't tried the right tablet. READ MORE 11 essential JavaScript tools for Web developers 11 essential JavaScript tools for Web developers "Image by Piotr ZajcJavaScript's plan to take over the World (Wide Web) is well underway. But the explosion of tools leveraging JavaScript's ascendancy make choosing the right one for the job challenging, to say the least.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Does Microsoft Really Love Open Source? Microsoft's relationship with the open source movement has undergone an extraordinary transformation over the last few years, from a deep hostility to what can only be described as an embrace.One specific target of its hatred was the GNU General Public License (GPL), under which much open source software is made available. "The way the license is written, if you use any open-source software, you have to make the rest of your software open source," Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's ex-CEO, said erroneously in a Chicago Sun-Times interview back in 2001.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE INSIDER CIOs reveal their must-have mobile apps For many of us, mobile apps have become a way of life. According to Nielsen, U.S. Android and iPhone users age 18 and older spend 65% more time each month using apps than they did just two years ago. Specifically, in fourth-quarter 2013, this population spent 30 hours, 15 minutes using apps, which is a half-day more than the 18 hours, 18 minutes they spent in fourth-quarter 2011. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE : Aerohive Navigating the New Wireless Landscape Wireless LAN controllers are about to become obsolete—a fate sealed by the advent of 802.11ac. 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