Spectacular sunset shuts down summer in Washington, D.C. (PICTURES)

October suffered an identity crisis in its first week, confusing itself with July. The average high October 1 through 6 was 88 degrees. But Monday?s cold front, complemented by gusty downpours, put an abrupt end to the summery wave.

Marking the transition from summer to fall-like weather came an impeccably-timed sunset, casting light on the departing frontal clouds in a blend of stunning yellow, orange, red, magenta, and purple hues.

We received scores of photos capturing this spectacle from around the region and share some of our favorites here. Thanks to all who submitted photos on our Twitter, Facebook and Flickr feeds.

Sunset over the Potomac River on October 7, 2013 (Parker Moore via Facebook)

Sunset over Potomac, Md. (Christopher Wood via Facebook)

Sunset from Manassas, Va. October 7, 2013 (Nabil Dubraque via Facebook)

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Jason Samenow is the Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist and serves as the Washington Post's Weather Editor. He earned BA and MS degrees in atmospheric science from the University of Virginia and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/10/08/spectacular-sunset-shuts-down-summer-in-washington-d-c-pictures/

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Windows XP End of Life: Chromebooks As a Replacement?

The VAR Guy recently visited his son's high school. During that field trip, our resident blogger noticed several dozen Windows XP systems -- which will face Microsoft's XP end of life deadline on April 8, 2014. Microsoft (MSFT) could win lots of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 business as schools dump older offerings. But then again another big winner could be Google Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba. Here's why.

Roughly 22 percent of U.S. school districts now run Google Chromebooks, the low-cost, cloud-centric notebooks, according to Business Insider. Admittedly, some of those schools may have only a handful of Chromebooks. But NPD Group, a market research firm, claims Chromebooks represented 3.3 percent of back-to-school system sales.?

At first glance that's a tiny figure compared to the massive Windows market. But consider these variables:

• Can Microsoft really afford to lose market share and Windows XP upgrade opportunities when the overall PC market has been contracting?
• Will Chromebooks gain even more momentum since the the cloud-based design eliminates the need for time-consuming desktop upgrades?

Somewhere, Google's channel partners must be smiling. Cloud Sherpas?-- a Top 100 Cloud Services Provider -- has offered and supported Chromebooks for some customers. And K-12 resellers seem to be kicking the Chromebook tires more and more frequently, The VAR Guy has heard during a few private conversations.

The bottom line: Microsoft wants thousands of Windows XP customers -- including schools -- to jump to Windows 8.1 in 2014 or sooner. But some schools are instead making a leap of faith to Google Chromebooks.

How many schools are going that route? The VAR Guy is still searching for answers...

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheVarGuy/~3/VAr7Yk0Xa7o/windows-xp-end-life-chromebooks-replacement

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No Marseille Networking Thursday This Month ? Mediterranean ...

We would like to advise members and guests that the Marseille Networking Thursday will not be taking place in October.

The decision to cancel was taken because the date falls in the middle of the October school holidays, a period which historically produces very low turnouts at the MAABN?s regular event.

However, we hope to see you at the ?Tastes of the World? evening at the WTC on October 17 and of course at the November Networking Thursday at la Bo?te. (Or drop in at the Aix Networking Tuesday on October 8th?)

Thanks for your understanding.

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The MAABN Team

Source: http://www.maabn.fr/2013/10/no-marseille-networking-thursday-this-month/

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