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The Editor's Daily Picks August 13, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Jason Hiner | Global Editor in Chief, TechRepublic | @jasonhiner I write about the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing business with technology. This newsletter is my picks for the top tech stories of the day. How SwiftKey built the world's smartest keyboard and soared to the top of the app economy The keyboard is a living fossil and the alignment of its keys hints at the strange history of its origins. It took app economy darling SwiftKey to innovate it in a powerful new direction. Resource of the day Why is the App Slow? Find out with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Ready to try monitoring software that just works, right out-of-the-box? Download a free, fully functional 30-day trial of Server & Application Monitor today! More from TechRepublic How to prepare for the iOS 8 update JuiceSSH makes it easy to manage SSH from an Android device Four ways a formal IT communications plan can benefit your organization How Domo built one big data platform to rule them all How big data challenges corporate culture Survey: IT budgeting and technology priorities Google turns in a user for allegedly possessing criminal material More from ZDNet Microsoft names the 10 startups participating in its home-automation accelerator Amazon tightens WorkSpaces cloud desktop security with multi-factor authentication Microsoft Surface: Where does it go from here? Five surprising facts about technology takeup in the Middle East Featured multimedia Photos: 12 apps to help you eat clean and healthy TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Startups Tech Decision Maker Five Apps Today's recommended downloads Windows 8.1 Client to Microsoft's Cloud Services (Global Knowledge) Why is the App Slow? Find out with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SolarWinds) Upgrading Your vCenter Server and ESXi Host to vSphere 5.5 (Global Knowledge) Is Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) Moving Closer to Reality? (Global Knowledge) Understanding AIX Logical Volume Management (Global Knowledge) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet 3D Printing: Building the Future When you look at the industries that 3D printing is destined to disrupt in the future, the list is long and distinguished. Here is our take on the state of 3D printing, the ways companies are using it today, and how it's going to revolutionize the future of business. Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.