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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Some Fun Holiday Reading: Fall on the Interwebs

Here are some interesting links you might have missed that came across my Twitter feed the last few months. I figured you might want some light reading for the holidays.

@edbott - Why Windows 10 isn’t version 6 anymore and why it will probably work. Nice explainer from @drpizza http://ars.to/1tb8eRQ
@WIRED - A definitive ranking of the most important characters in the "Hunger Games" franchise http://wrd.cm/1r6ewl7 http://t.co/XBtueePekX
@99u - What your passwords say about you: http://nyti.ms/1yYKcgD
@stevenbjohnson - Terrific backstory from @StevenLevy on the origins of “information wants to be free” (entirely news to me): https://medium.com/backchannel/the-definitive-story-of-information-wants-to-be-free-a8d95427641c?curator=MediaREDEF
@ruthm - Windows 10, OneDrive sync and the art of difficult conversations | ZDNet http://ow.ly/EyAs3
@RangerStation - How a Deaf Couple Had Their Baby Officially Registered with a Sign Name http://shar.es/1XsySc via @sharethis
@BBCNewsMagazine - This intricate pop-up medical textbook is nearly 500 years old http://bbc.in/1vliHk1 http://t.co/8aPvNzRDQX
@beckynagel - The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're running out of chocolate http://wapo.st/1zqKCgz
@afreshspace - Digital tools for remote workers...some of my faves on here! http://buff.ly/1EK3s5f
@MichaelBender - Amazing video on creative experience on #SurfacePro3 with #adobe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlLR9ANGsOo
@HeikeRitter - Freaking awesome! Mobile Azure Manager for Windows Phone is NOW available! Manage your #Azure stuff "on the go" http://ow.ly/DKxBq
@windowsserver - Want to understand Active Directory Federation Services at a deeper level? Then this blog post is for you! #MSPFE http://cic.ms/bSmQnH
@bbnetman - Number 1 Reason to Upgrade to PowerShell 4.0: Desired State Configuration - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2014/10/24/number-1-reason-to-upgrade-to-powershell-4-0-desired-state-configuration.aspx?linkId=10187347
@2600 - A fairly decent BBC piece on the hacker world http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28214646