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		<title>Welcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2012 looks like it will be quite an amazing year in technology as trends like the consumerization of IT and bring your own device (BYOD) reshape the way we view and use technology in the workplace as well as in our non-professional lives. For IT professional, that means a constantly shifting landscape of new opportunities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How mobile, BYOD and Younger Workers are Reinventing IT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 2/24/2012 IT departments and the duties of their staffers haven&#8217;t changed much in recent years. But the rise of mobile and cloud technologies, the bring-your-own-device trend, and a new generation of workers is already changing the very role that IT plays in business and reshaping the mix of core IT jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OS X Mountain Lion: A Big Cat for Business?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 2/18/2012 OS X Mountain Lion has just been announced with even iOS-like features and much more iCloud integration than its processor. The features announced so far and available in Apple&#8217;s developer preview offer a mixed bag for enterprise environments: it adds some very useful features, but its tight integration with iCloud [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Up for Apple in 2012?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 12/29/2011 Despite the death of Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, 2011 was a banner year for the company with record breaking sales across its product lines. Several of the trends that propelled Apple forward will continue in to push the company forward in the coming year. Here&#8217;s my look at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Device Management &#8212; What You Should Know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 12/8/2011 As more mobile devices flood the workplace, IT needs to deal with an ever expanding list of consumer-oriented smartphones, tablets, and other devices regardless of whether those devices are company-provided, employee owned and supported by a bring your own device (BYOD) program, or are being used for work without IT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 Valuable Tools for Managing Business Macs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at InfoWorld &#8211; 11/29/2011 As Macs become more prevalent in businesses, so does the need to manage them securely and efficiently. Apple&#8217;s own management tools are a great starting point, but don&#8217;t often scale well in enterprise environments. These enterprise tools help IT deploy, monitor, and manage Macs and Mac software while also offering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT&#8217;s Guide to Managing Macs in the OS X Lion era</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at InfoWorld 10/31/2011 Managing Macs can seem like an onerous challenge to IT professional used to dealing with Windows. In this article, I look at the under the hood of OS X Lion and the mechanisms and processes that Apples offers for managed deployments including Active Directory and LDAP integration, account management, initial and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caution: iOS 5, iCloud and the iPhone 4S in the enterprise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 10/20/2011 iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S are packed with great new features that will appeal to business users and consumers alike. For IT departments, some of these new features like iCloud, Find My Friends, and Siri present some security concerns. The good news is that Apple gives IT some tools [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ryanfaas.com/index.php/2011/10/20/caution-ios-5-icloud-and-the-iphone-4s-in-the-enterprise/</link>
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		<title>Lessons from Steve Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 10/6/2011 As I sat stunned by the news that Apple Chairman Steve Jobs, I couldn&#8217;t help but think about his life and career, both at Apple and during his time away at NeXT and Pixar. Steve changed the world and several industries more than once. Here are some ways we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Siri, Apple&#8217;s iPhone 4S Gets a Voice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published at Computerworld &#8211; 10/5/2011 Apple&#8217;s iPhone 4S launch offers a lot of insight into the company&#8217;s vision of the future of mobile technology. The Siri virtual assistant, an emphasis on location-based features, and diversifying the iPhone lineup so that there&#8217;s an iPhone model for everyone all point to a strategy that is about personalization [...]]]></description>
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