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Nikon Small World's categories of photos through the microscope Resource of the day Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services Join this TechRepublic Webcast to hear expert insights and experiences of using competing messaging platforms and how they made the decision to embrace the cloud. Additional TechRepublic resources   Geek Gifts 2010: Sid Meier's Civilization V Sid Meier's Civilization is one of the most enduring and endearing computer game franchises ever and the fifth version only enhances the legacy. Read more Geeks get ready for Halloween Halloween is just one more opportunity for geeks -- for whom costumes are a part of regular life -- to prove that they are the wittiest people at the party. Here are some geeky costume ideas. Read more Six zombie tales worth checking out Edmond Woychowsky recommends zombie stories that he thinks are worth your time. What zombie literature do you recommend to Geekend readers? 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 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 Programming news: Rubinius 1.1, Eclipse Helios SR1, critical ASP.NET patch Read about using jQuery UI on the Microsoft Content Delivery Network, Titanium+Geo, the OpenOffice fork, using IronRuby on Windows Phone 7, and more. Read more 10 hot up-and-coming computer careers As the world grows more technical, you can expect It job opportunities to pop up in some unusual places Read more Self-evident computing: What does it mean for the future? 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 Featured multimedia   Geekiest Doodles from Google Here's a collection of 30 of the geekiest Google Doodles from 2009 and 2010 so far. View on site LEGO creations on display at BrickCon 2010 BrickCon 2010 was held September 30 - October 3, 2010, in Seattle, Washington. Here's a look at some of the LEGO creations that were on display. View on site Census of Marine Life reveals hidden life in oceans (photos) The most massive undertaking of its kind, a 10-year project to understand the ocean ecosystem is complete. View on site Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (photos) Enslaved: Odyssey to the West tells the story of an unlikely pair tasked with navigating through a decaying New York City which is inhabited by an anti-human robotic race. View on site Signal achievements in Army history (photos) The U.S. Army's Signal Corps has now been around for 150 years at the forefront of technologies from the telegraph to radio, radar, and satellite communications. View on site Apple TV 2nd Generation (2010) Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2nd gen. Apple TV--released in 2010. See the hardware inside Apple's second attempt to put iTunes on your TV. View on site Inside a nuclear power plant (photos) CNET's Martin LaMonica reports on a tour of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, one of the 104 nuclear plants that supply 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S. View on site Sustainable design comes home at West Coast Green (photos) Green building festival West Coast Green showcases the newest ideas in sustainable home design. 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