Pocket : After Ballmer, Microsoft can at last reboot

Pocket : After Ballmer, Microsoft can at last reboot: "Microsoft's announcement that Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will retire within 12 months is big news but little surprise.

Ballmer, who's led Microsoft since 2000, simply couldn't prove that he could move the company to a new course effectively. Despite years of trying, Microsoft hasn't shown an ability to keep up with Apple's mobile devices or Google's online services. When the software giant missed expectations with its quarterly earnings report in July, investors punished it by lopping $32 billion off its valuation. Compare that with Friday's 6 percent stock price increase."

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Pocket : Don't buy a new PC or Mac before you read this

Pocket : Don't buy a new PC or Mac before you read this: "Editors' note: This article was originally published June 27, 2013, and was updated August 22, 2013, to reflect that many more systems are now available with Intel's latest processors, with still more to come later this year."

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Pocket : Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome

Pocket : Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome: "Google’s Chromecast allows you to send anything you can view in a Chrome browser tab to your PC. You’re not limited to just web pages, as Chrome can play local videos and music files and display PDFs and Office documents."

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Pocket : 5 Ways to Run Linux Software on Windows

Pocket : 5 Ways to Run Linux Software on Windows: "Linux users often want to run Windows software on Linux, but Windows users may want to run Linux software, too. Whether you’re looking for a better development environment or powerful command-line tools, you can run Linux software without leaving Windows."

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Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome

Chromecast More Than Web Pages: 4 Types of Files You Can View in Chrome: "Google’s Chromecast allows you to send anything you can view in a Chrome browser tab to your PC. You’re not limited to just web pages, as Chrome can play local videos and music files and display PDFs and Office documents."

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How To Send Text Messages From Your PC With Your Android Phone

How To Send Text Messages From Your PC With Your Android Phone: "You’re sitting at your PC and you receive a text message, so you pick up your phone, unlock it, read the message on the small screen, and type one back using the touchscreen keyboard. Why not use your PC instead?"

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Looking For A New Laptop? Get A Chromebook Instead!

Looking For A New Laptop? Get A Chromebook Instead!: "Google’s Chromebooks are surprisingly good laptops. They’re cheap — only $249 for what’s probably the best one at the moment — lightweight, portable, and quick-to-boot. They may not be the ideal computer for a PC gamer or heavy-duty desktop software user, but they can be great portable web browsers to drag to class."

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