This is not always a bad deal, I started out at the large organization I work for two years ago. They generally require most, if not all, IT staff to start out on a contract. I did this for a year and got an offered for a full time position last summer, which for this area, is highly competitive. Oftentimes, theres a light at the end of the tunnel.

As an app systems analyst that worked his way through college hanging drywall and getting burned by fryer grease, I must say you really have no idea what you're talking about.

I have had great luck with Avast! It runs so quietly in the background you almost forget its there. I have also had it block attack sites and hijack attempts. All in all its a great suite that offers superior protection for free. The paid service is even more robust and comprehensive.

The amount of registry keys and hooks alone left behind by Norton when I uninstalled it from a co-workers laptop would keep me from letting it touch any of my machines. +1 for treating it as malware

Not to mention they have severely hampered the ability to limit permissions on a per app basis, and you have a recipe for disaster.

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I am inclined to agree with you based on the fact a co-worker has told me something very similar.

My mom really enjoys her kindle, that being said she uses the dual core notebook I got her much more often.

Meanwhile the board of directors at Mozilla is trying to figure out why they keep losing ground to Chrome. Maybe they think giving us web games will make us forget they still dont have multi process architecture?

It seems like this is a recurring problem for AMD. I recall a similar issue with the bulldozer cpu's

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Is it going to come with the classic Nokia ringtone?

I agree. It would be awesome to see AMD competing head to head with Intel again. From the demo videos I have watched the hardware looks fantastic.

Instagram just went into beta yesterday for wp8. Vine also came out with their own app last week. While the lack of apps can be frustrating, they are rigorously tested for security threats, even more so than on iOS or Android. The other thing I like is that every app is sandboxed, so if you do download something malicious it can't touch your other programs. There are also some great alternative apps for many of the absent heavy hitters. If you need some suggestions (I know I did when I first got my phone), shoot me a pm and I would be happy to help.

I have sat in many meetings with a focus on cloud storage and it makes me cringe when I think about sensitive business data flying around. The evolution of byod has made encryption programs like pgp and mobile iron a must.