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	Jon Espenschied Opinion: Getting to governance Stripping away the trappings of applications, systems and networks, information is the core asset of most organizations. Jon Espenschied describes how asserting the importance of information governance is crucial to making that asset tangible, addressable and protected.
	Mike Elgan Elgan: Independence Day (from the grid, that is) Make your own "declaration of independence," says columnist Mike Elgan, and set yourself up with the right phone, data plan, laptop and other devices so you're ready at any time to do whatever you want do to, and go wherever you want to go.
	Jim Damoulakis Opinion: What the gas crisis means for your IT costs Storage groups must begin to consider the power and cooling impact of devices on the data center floor. Power is about 5% of total IT budget for large organizations, but predictions are that this will double or triple over the next 10 years.
	Frank Hayes Reasons to Go IT staffers leave jobs for a reason. Frank Hayes advises you to discover why, then fix the problem.
	Mark Hall Year of the Thin Client? Mark Hall hears five reasons why thin clients are finally going to be embraced this year.
	Mike Elgan Elgan: Control your BlackBerry with voice commands While millions of BlackBerry users have been mastering the art of thumb typing, two companies have developed sophisticated technologies that replace typing with voice commands. Columnist Mike Elgan takes a look at them.
	Don Tennant Taming the Beast Employees at Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT have managed to tame the IT career beast by rejecting the notion that a culture of isolation is acceptable.
	Katherine Spencer Lee 5 ways to make your company Gen Y-friendly Katherine Spencer Lee offers five tips for attracting and retaining members of Generation Y, the workforce of the future.
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