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Today's Top Picks   Hurd lands at Oracle; leaves big questions Mark Hurd is now an Oracle President. The markets will likely be pleased but that still leaves open a large number of questions about strategy, acquisitions, Fusion, headcount...the list goes on. READ FULL STORY   Recommended What are the highest paying job roles? IT Professionals - Find out in the 2010 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member for free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business Professionals Join activeBizPros and identify the highest paying job roles in your country with our salary benchmark wizard.   Four ways to get the most from your 802.11n Wi-Fi 802.11n can give you really, really fast Wi-Fi... if it's set up right. READ FULL STORY   Can Oracle, Hurd topple HP, IBM without services? Oracle's hiring of former HP CEO Mark Hurd gives it some expertise in integrated hardware and software, but it's unclear whether the company can topple HP and IBM without a services unit. 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READ FULL STORY Here comes the decade of the developer IT professionals were the heroes of recent decades when they helped enable big productivity gains. The next decade will have a new set of heroes: Developers. Learn why. READ FULL STORY WashPost's tweet blunder highlights power of Twitter, microblogging If you still think of Twitter as a useless joke, think again. A Washington Post sports writer is on suspension after a Twitter experiment backfired. READ FULL STORY No more adult services on Craigslist: 1st Amendment issue or business decision? Most people won't argue that the now-censored adult services listings on Craigslist weren't the most tasteful and some were out and out bad news. But why the change of heart at Craigslist? 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