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The Editor's Daily Picks July 13, 2015 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 Digital NEST could lift a struggling rural community by getting kids out of the fields and into tech jobs This nonprofit brings professional and tech skills to the kids of Watsonville, California, with hopes of creating a diverse, skilled talent pool for nearby Silicon Valley. Resource of the day TCO Analysis of a Traditional Data Center vs. a Scalable, Prefabricated Data Center Standardized, scalable, pre-assembled and integrated data center facility power and cooling modules cost 30% less than traditional cooling infrastructures. This white paper provides a quantitative Total Cost of Ownership analysis of the two architectures. More from TechRepublic Love or money: The differences in founding a nonprofit and a for-profit startup How techies can volunteer their skills to help nonprofits What's new in Office 2016 for Mac? How to use Excel's Scenario Manager analysis tool What AppBugs is really saying about Android app security Pro tip: Use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive to install (almost) any OS 10 things you should never do on your resume The Windows 10 wallpaper and other operating system special effects More from ZDNet Pebble Time Steel production begins with delivery later in July It's time to kill Flash, says Facebook's new security chief Feds can read every email you opened last year without a warrant PayPal-eBay on track for split; PayPal trading stock next week ?Cloud firm Rackspace ramps up Microsoft Azure support Android Wear reportedly gaining watch-to-watch messages, interactive faces Microsoft to expand Surface distributor count from 'couple hundred' to a few thousand Microsoft to roll out new Office 365 E5 plan before year-end Seven problems facing the Apple Watch If it's not an iPhone, it's not likely a profitable phone Diary of a Microsoft Band user: Here's what I've found out so far BlackBerry names former Cisco exec head of sales Google asked to remove one million links under 'right to be forgotten' Microsoft plans a fan-focused Windows 10 launch kick-off Hacking Team CEO: We're the 'good guys' Seagate tightens IBM, HP high performance computing partnerships Featured multimedia Photos: 10 cool virtual reality patents from the past 25 years Screenshots: Declutter your phone with one of these handy apps TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Big Data Analytics The Mobile Revolution Startups Today's recommended downloads Fundamentals of Managing the Data Center Life Cycle (APC by Schneider Electric) Taking Mobile Delivery to the Next Level with NetScaler MobileStream (Citrix Systems) Basic Components and Considerations for Deploying Video Conferencing Solutions (Polycom) Microsoft Dynamics Retail eBook: I Love Customers (Microsoft) Scan of Your Active Directory Environment Today (Solarwinds APAC) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet The Evolution of Enterprise Storage Storage remains the lifeline of the technology world. With the rise of big data and the digitization of everything, the demand for storage continues to grow exponentially. Here's our look at how to plan, manage, and optimize enterprise storage to keep up with the deluge. 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 2015 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.