This one is for @JaredBusch

@aaron said in How to Look Interested While Being Bored at Word:

I generally am more concerned about Google Docs or Pages, rather than Word.

One could say that he Excels at it.

InfoWorld's Seven Signs Your Employee Might Be Going Rogue

• Unexpectedly fails background check
• Previous employers routinely did not trust them
• Knows things that they should not
• Claims that they can hack coworkers or company systems
• Switches screens away from company assets when you walk by
• Never takes vacation
• Leaves the company angry

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1800850-what-is-mangocon

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OpenSource.com has an article discussing why Big Businesses are Turning to Open Source ERP.

Basically, when buying a system that you have to completely customize anyway, using open source just makes way more sense.

Date: Thursday, January 24th
Time: Lunch & Meeting 12-2, Golf 2-4
Location: Topgolf Dallas, 8787 Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75231
Co-Sponsors: Midmrkt CIO Forum, & @Risk
Format: Lunch, Presentation, Peer Roundtable, TopGolf (optional)
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Thursday, January 24th a Cybersecurity Peer Lunch followed by a little fun at TopGolf Dallas! Here are is a quick video to show you what we have in store: https://vimeo.com/305604684

We are joined by the heads of technology & security for Allegro; Beal Bank; Corner Bakery Cafe; DECA Dental Group; Denbury Resources; Eagle Mountain Saginaw Independent School District; Encore Wire Corporation; Hallmark Financial Services; KinderCare Learning Centers; Lanvera; Munsch Hardt Kopf; Omnitracs; Petmate Secutor; Taylor Publishing; Texans Credit Union; U.S. Retirement Partners; & Webtpa Employer Services to name a few

To make the program most meaningful for our peer to peer interaction, we'd lovefor you to join also. Seating is limited to keep the conversation focused.

The program is Co-hosted by CEO, Sean O'Brien, @RISK Technologies. A pioneer in the space of Next Generation Cognitive Security Management Technology & Midmrkt CIO Forum, the leaders in events for CIOs in the midmarket

http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/oracle-virtualbox-updates-to-run-on-linux-4.0-kernel.html

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Roundup of Steam announcements including the leak of the Steam Link and news that the Steam controller will hit the US for $50 in November.

Sun once dominated high tech, then it faded into obscurity and was eventually acquired by Oracle. Mozilla once led and is now greatly diminished. Is Mozilla following Sun down the trail to obscurity?

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