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The space shuttle Atlantis will be blasting off today for the last time. In fact, it’s NASA’s final shuttle launch ever, so in case you haven’t caught on, this is kind of a big deal. Though the majority of us aren’t able to make it down to Florida to the Kennedy Space Center to see the mission STS-135 in real life, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t miss the launch altogether. After all, this is a once in a lifetime experience.

There are still ways to watch it from work or from home. If you have access to a TV, all of the major news stations will be airing the launch which is set to commence at 11:26 a.m. EST. Howeve

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On today’s digits: a former aide of U.K. P

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Worries about data security, technology upgrades and staffing are the most common concerns keeping IT pros awake at night, according to new research from Robert Half Technology.

Among 1,400 U.S. CIOs polled, 24% cited data security as the primary worry keeping them up at night, and 13% said hardware and/or operating systems upgrades. Other worrisome issues include heavy workloads (cited by 10%), sufficient budgets to fund IT projects (10%), and keeping pace with technology innovation (9%).

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Our Download of the Day today is FrostWire 5.0.7.  FrostWire, a Gnutella Peer-to-Peer client, is a collaborative effort from many Open Source and freelance developers located from all around the world.  Using the most recent version of FrostWire allows users to enjoy the best program functionality. Bugs reported in older versions have been fixed for the latest version. Any users with FrostWire 2.5 or earlier MUST update.  Frostwire’s features include:  • Completely Free & Open Source! • Faster Download Speeds • No Spyware. No Adware. Guaranteed. • iTunes™ Compatible! • Faster Torrent Speeds • Friendly Online Chat Rooms • Bittorrent Support! • Even Read more…