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The new reality: Technology must be self-evident We have started to witness the triumph of the self-evident user experience. See what it will mean for the future of the tech industry and IT jobs. Read more Resource of the day Powerful BI: Not Just for Big Business Anymore Business Intelligence is not just for Big Business any more. Now that's Intelligent. Learn how SMEs are handling the pressure of balancing cost reduction with compliance, and gaining intuitive insight into performance. Watch the webcast now. New at TechRepublic   Open Office finally forked from Oracle's clutches The black plague known as Oracle can no longer kill OpenOffice thanks to the Document Foundation's OpenOffice off shoot, Libre Office. Read all about it and respond with your thoughts. Read more Poll: After a year in the wild are you ready to deploy Windows 7? The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question: After a year in the wild are you ready to deploy Windows 7? Read more File servers: Windows, Linux, SAN, or cloud? File servers are the bane of the network administrator as the overall size gets bigger and old files are never accessed over time. IT pro Rick Vanover poses the question on what to do for file servers and presents a few options. Read more Manage client server OS patching with these best practices Follow these best practices to ensure the server OS patch process runs smoothly and doesn't introduce new issues and possibly sour the client relationship. Read more Poll: Would your company get rid of its Exchange servers? Exchange has been a predominant corporate messaging platform for over a decade. However, some companies are rethinking their Exchange strategy. Is your company one of them? Read more Why Nokia should offer a mobile OS smorgasbord Nokia has been a no-show in North America, specifically the U.S., but that may change if it can come up with a unique approach to the market. Here's a thought: offer more than Symbian as an operating system. Read more Five tips for meeting the eDiscovery challenge The time to develop your data archiving strategy is not the day you get hit with an eDiscovery request. Here are a few pointers to help you implement a system that will keep you in compliance. Read more Devise an effective exit strategy for consulting engagements Consultants should come up with their exit strategy early in the engagement so they can time the project and the exit, line up follow-up work, and get client referrals and testimonials. Read more TR Community scoreboard for October 1, 2010 - Defending Steve Jobs In the hottest post this past week, Toni Bowers shares her perspective about Mike Krumboltz blog called "The grouchy side of Steve Jobs." You'll also find out what other posts created the top discussions of the week and which members were the most active on the boards. Read more Video: Don't put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider beam If you put your hand in front of the Large Hadron Collider beam, what would happen? What if a nearby star went supernova? In this video, scientists answer these questions and more about physics and astronomy. Read more Geek Gifts 2010: WowWee RS Tri-bot talking robot The RS Tri-bot from WowWee Robotics may appeal more to the younger geeks on your gift shopping list than the adults. Find out why in this Geekend review. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking open Hewlett Packard's IIP, the original personal LaserJet printer The Hewlett Packard LaserJet IIP popularized the desktop personal laser printer. TechRepublic cracks it open to see what made the IIP tick. View on site 10 firewall tools to meet your budget Jack Wallen briefly evaluates the pros and cons of 10 firewall tools (four of them free) that might fit your needs. View on site Windows tablets you can get today Despite claims that the first generation of Windows-based tablets are delayed until 2011, we've been reviewing them for years. Here's a handful you can get right now (plus one that might turn up in within the next several weeks). View on site AVG Anti-Virus Free: faster in 2011 (slideshow) AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 breathes new life into one of the most popular security programs around with a shorter install, better usability, and faster scans. Tour this year's AVG Free update in this slideshow. View on site Apple TV (photos) The Apple TV's new low $99 price makes it an easy impulse buy for Apple fans looking to bring Netflix into the living room, but many may want to wait until more content is available. View on site The tyPad iPad case from every angle We get our mitts on the tyPad, a very unique iPad case that comes with a built-in Bluetooth keyboard and turns your tablet into something like a clamshell computer. View on site Frank Lloyd Wright's final masterpiece (photos) The Marin County Civic Center, north of San Francisco, is Wright's only completed government building, and a beautiful fit to the landscape. View on site Featured Webcast Straight Talk about Agile, ALM, and Cloud Listen to Forrester analyst Dave West and Kevin Hancock, Director of Services at CollabNet, address the most current trends, challenges, and frequently asked questions on Agile development, application lifecycle management (ALM), and the cloud. 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