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• Will Obama's Plan Create Jobs in the U.S. or Abroad? Health care IT is set to get a financial shot in the arm, but "job math" may be fuzzy.
• Ballmer Should Skip Pep Talk at CES Instead of delivering a rah-rah keynote, here are five meaningful things Steve Ballmer could say at CES.
• How to Succeed in Tech in a Downturn The technology jobs market overall is still doing better than the market for other types of jobs -- but you still need a plan.
• Marketing Open Source to Consumers Consumers could benefit from knowing that electronics they're purchasing have open source inside.
• Juicy Predictions for '09 A group of industry pundits offer their boldest predictions for the companies, technologies and trends that will have a prosperous 2009 -- and those that won't.
• Tech Predictions for 2009 As I readily acknowledge every year at this time, I don't have the slightest idea what the next 12 months hold for us. But I'll try to guess.
• Layoffs Aren't the Right Route for Redmond Microsoft must get busy -- and ignore the analysts.
• Holiday Buyers Happiest with Amazon, Netflix Research firm Foresee says many e-retailers faltered on satisfaction levels this year.
• Pirates Plunder Windows 7 Beta Candidate Build 7000 of upcoming OS growing in popularity on BitTorrent sites.
• After the Fall: What's Next for the Economy? Ready for 2009? At this time last year, we were wondering how far down the economy would go. Now we know: way, waaaaay down.
• More IT Budget, Staff Cuts Expected in 2009 Many IT decision-makers are anticipating budget and head-count cuts in the first half of 2009.
• The Top 2008 Tech Tales You Missed iPhone 3G, Windows 7, and cloud computing were important, but don't let them overshadow these key stories.
• Digital Photo Frames May Pose Threat Samsung's November alert prompts online retailer Amazon to warn Windows XP users of malware on driver CD.
• Data Centers Cut Budgets About half of all data centers surveyed say they're cutting back in 2009.
• Geekcorps Volunteer Tells Tales of Mali IBM'er Scott Jenkins traded tech expertise for immersion in a new culture in Bamako, Mali as a Geekcorps volunteer.
• Battle Over Privacy, Real ID Awaits Obama The president-elect will inherit a real mess in regard to the controversial Real ID program.
• 2008: A Year in the Clouds If there was one big trend in 2008 -- and by that we mean the buzz phrase on the lips of every analyst and vendor -- it was cloud computing.
• My Top 10 Top 10 Lists of 2008 It's that time of year again, when magazines and bloggers compose top 10 lists for just about everything. Here are my favorites.
• The Road Ahead for Open Source 11 leaders outline the challenges and opportunities ahead.
• Redmond Got Some Things Right in 2008 Microsoft failed to buy Yahoo or redeem Vista, but the software giant did set its cloud computing plans in motion, deliver on the promises of Windows Server 2008 and generate strong buzz for Windows 7.
• Bogus Greetings Spread Holiday Malware Last year's Storm tactic resurfaces in attacks from China, say researchers.
• Three Worldwide Enterprise Threats for 2009 With financial and political volatility all over the world, what challenges pose the biggest risk to business in 2009? And what regions may be too risky?
• 10 Things You Won't See After the Recession Analysis: Economic downturns have a way of accelerating the demise of the obsolete and inefficient.
• Man Tweets From Plane Crash Continental passenger users Twitter to detail his account of Saturday's accident.
• Your Career Version 2.0: Life After IT Is your job shaky? Considering a career change? Then let these successful IT refugees provide inspiration.