Add self-made Start button to Windows 8; Finding big data talent; U.S. vetoes ITU treaty; Google won't build Win8 apps

The Editor's Daily Picks TechRepublic Member | December 13, 2012

Add a self-made Start button to the Windows 8 desktop Greg Shultz shows you how to create the CLSID shortcut to the Apps screen and set it up like a Start button. Read more Resource of the day A New Day: How Smarter Computing can Grow Capacity on Flat Costs Check out this white paper to learn more about products from IBM that can help your business get smarter. More from TechRepublic   Finding and keeping Big Data talent The Web of Things: A web-connected world of smart devices The high-volume, low-margin cloud Mac laptop and desktop death watch unwarranted Poll: What was the biggest development in 2012 for programmers? News from ZDNet   U.S. announces will not sign ITU treaty, period Google has 'no plans' to build apps for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 IDC report: Kindle Fire, Surface tablets still 'struggling' to interest developers Enterprise tech biz leaders debate where the market is headed in 2013 The key to data science? Telling stories Google Maps for iOS message: What Google really meant to say Two must-have downloads that make Windows 8 more bearable Huawei and ZTE could pose security and business threat to Europe, says EU report With new Gmail and Google Maps iOS apps, the iPhone 5 is clearly the best smartphone available Microsoft does little to protect revenues for Windows Store devs Microsoft to retire Live Mesh PC-sync service in February 2013 Samba 4 will hurt and help Microsoft's business Sprint offers $2.1bn to claim full ownership of Clearwire NFC is just the ticket for London buses as payments go contactless News from CNET   U.N. summit implodes as U.S., others spurn Internet treaty Credit card-size cooler from GE is slim, silent Google Maps already No. 1 among free iPhone apps Verizon updates Samsung's Galaxy S3 to Android 4.1 Amazon Instant Video app comes to iPhone, iPod Touch Apple names top apps, games of 2012 Best Buy founder will make buyout offer by tomorrow -- report Dell: Smartphones? Not our thing. Go PCs! BlackBerry 10 revives RIM's chances at federal agency VC Roger McNamee slams Android's 'profitless prosperity' Dropbox acquires music streaming service Audiogalaxy U.K.'s 4G pushes forward, with 17 new locales on tap AT&T expands 4G LTE to seven more regions Featured galleries   Access the Apps screen with a self-made Start button Today's recommended downloads Complete Storage and Data Protection Architecture for Virtual Environments (Hewlett-Packard (HP)® & Intel®) HP-Citrix Business Value of Client Virtualization (Hewlett-Packard (HP)® & Intel®) Using HP StoreOnce Backup System with DPM 2010 for Microsoft Hyper-V protection (Hewlett-Packard (HP)® & Intel® Xeon® Processors) Retail in the Smarter City (IBM) IBM System X eGuide: deliver immediate and impactful benefits to your IT operations (IBM & Intel)   About this newsletter The Editor's Daily Picks newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow my Twitter feed (@jasonhiner) or my Google+ feed (+Jason Hiner). Connect with TechRepublic 10 predictions for open source in 2013 The end of 2012 is in sight, and predictions about the new year are starting to run rampant. Jack Wallen weighs in with his open source forecast for 2013. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Big Data Analytics Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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