Dirty IT jobs: Grime and punishment

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	Dirty IT jobs: Grime and punishment This fifth installment in our Dirty Jobs series features tech jobs that can be physically challenging, mentally debilitating, or just plain irritating. Be thankful that these people are doing them -- otherwise, you might have to. Read More WEBCAST: Hitachi Making Information Matter Join us in the upcoming Hitachi virtual Forum on Wednesday, June 6th, at 8:30am PT / 11:30am ET and gain meaningful insights on how to maximize efficiency and reduce expenses. Register Today! In this Issue Computing fossils: Old tech holding on for dear life Crazy but true tech support stories Voice-off: Siri vs. Android Pocket marvels: 40 years of handheld computers WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how Computing fossils: Old tech holding on for dear life You think Windows XP is ancient? Check out these computer systems from as long as 50 years ago still in use for real work. Read More Crazy but true tech support stories If it weren't for the Mute button, some IT pros would have gotten fired years ago for laughing in response to some of the stuff they hear. Read More Voice-off: Siri vs. Android The iPhone 4S's Siri has captured the public's imagination, yet Android has long supported voice-based search, as does Windows Phone "Mango." So which is best? We ran tests to find out. Read More Pocket marvels: 40 years of handheld computers From the first pocket scientific calculator through '80s organizers to today's tablets, these 15 ingenious devices have driven the handheld computing revolution. Read More
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