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Five more snarky remarks Steve Jobs could have made, if asked Steve Jobs issued a verbal smackdown of Apple competitors on Monday. Since he was being so candid, here are five questions I would have liked to asked Steve, and a stab at how he might have answered. Read more The top 10 geek sins Resource of the day Security Training Catalog Get multi-vendor security training from Global Knowledge so you can work with the latest security software from industry leaders like Microsoft, Cisco, Red Hat, and Foundstone. Download this Security Training catalog today for course outlines and class schedules. More from TechRepublic   Use Windows 7 Event Viewer to track down issues that cause slower boot times Greg Shultz shows you how to use some of the new features in Windows 7's Event Viewer to investigate a slow boot time. 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Read more Asus Eee PC 1015PN on the market with 9.5 hours of battery life Asus has expanded its Eee PC series with the 1015PN netbook, which boasts a stellar battery life and HD video playback. Read more Ballmer: Riskiest product bet by Microsoft is the 'next release of Windows' At the Gartner Symposium on October 21, CEO Steve Ballmer was asked what he considered to be Microsoft's riskiest product bet. His answer? The next version of Windows. Huh? Read more OpenStack shows momentum along with code It's the wealth of technology companies in the community that most impresses. That's where the initial development push is going to come from. Read more Third of iPad owners have no apps ... not even Angry Birds! A third of iPad owners have never installed any apps on their iPads, according to a study carried out by Nielsen. 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