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Beware of backups that come back to bite you

The problem with packrat backups is that you never know when or where they're going to pop up

Codependent no more: OneNote for iPad liberated from desktop app

People can now create new notebooks and perform more tasks on OneNote's iPad version

Google previews Chrome app launcher for Macs

Will host first Chrome developers summit this November to push OS subversion strategy

NSA cracks Internet encryption — GOOGLE APPS go desktop — APPLE tests iPhablet — EBAY warming to Bitcoin — BURNING MAN jumps shark

Net neutrality faces uncertain court ruling in US

Monday's hearing is a major step in a long argument over FCC authority over net neutrality

Microsoft plans changes to Office 365 targeted at SharePoint Online users

Office 365 customers will be able to store larger and more diverse files on the suite's cloud collaboration server

Microsoft to patch dangerous Outlook hack-by-preview bug next week

Patch Tuesday has a slate of 14 updates, including critical fixes to IE, Windows, Office, and SharePoint

The verdict on the Microsoft-Nokia deal is as clear as mud

Microsoft had to do something to rescue its mobile strategy, but industry pundits say this deal isn't the fix that was needed

Apple, Google, or Microsoft? Your platform will dictate your office app

Signs point to an Apple-only, Google-only, and Microsoft-only set of productivity apps for their respective platforms

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