[TechRepublic] Corporate IT budgets looking good for 2011

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Survey: Corporate IT budgets looking good for 2011 Technology executives are seeing their budgets rising in 2011 and that money will be allocated to new projects, according to a Wedbush survey. Read more Resource of the day Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint Data center carbon emissions are a growing global concern. This white paper introduces a simple approach, supported by free web-based tools, for estimating the carbon footprint of a data center anywhere in the world. Additional TechRepublic resources   Turn the power of the Purchasing Department in your favor Patrick Gray notes that there are often adversarial relationships between IT and purchasing, but this doesn't have to be the case. Here are his tips for building the best relationship possible with this key partner. Read more It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: October 2010 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision on applying Microsoft's October 2010 patches in your organization. Read more Verizon to sell Apple iPad starting October 28 Apple and Verizon have been rumored to be in talks over the iPhone, but on Thursday they made a different announcement: the iPad is coming to Verizon stores. Read more 10 things I can never find in PowerPoint 2007/2010 If you're having trouble tracking down features you knew by heart in PowerPoint 2003, this list will help you zero in on the options that the newest versions have scattered among various tabs. Read more Storage administration terminology cheat sheet for newbies If you hang around storage administrators long enough, surely you will come up with some terminology that may or may not be so intuitive. IT pro Rick Vanover breaks down a few storage terms for the storage newbie. Read more Hate networking? Here are some tips I recently had the opportunity to ask Devora Zack, author of Networking for People Who Hate Networking, for some tips for those in the TechRepublic membership who aren't comfortable with networking. Read more Help TechRepublic member Palmetto with a 'potential tablet deployment' We've seen renewed interest in tablet computing in 2010. One TechRepublic member is ready to try a tablet experiment and is looking for advice. See if you have any tips or suggestions to share. Read more Featured multimedia   HTC 7 Pro, Mozart, Trophy hands-on (photos) Of all the cell phone manufacturers, HTC had the biggest selection of Windows Phone 7 devices. Here we take a look at some of the international phones, as well as Sprint's upcoming smartphone. View on site Breffo Spiderpodium (photos) Breffo's Spiderpodium is a deceptively simple accessory that can make using your small gadgets easier...if you have the imagination to make it work for you. View on site Featured Webcast 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. IT Professional's Guide to Policies and Procedures, 4th Edition   Have extra budget to spend? Then order TechRepublic Pro's IT Professional's Guide to Policies and Procedures, 4th Edition. This download includes guidelines and tools for creating training documents, personnel, support, and inventory forms, computer usage and security policies, and privacy statements. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads Free Guide: Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server (Sunbelt Software) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats (Sunbelt Software) The advantages of row and rack-oriented cooling architectures (American Power Conversion (APC)) Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint (American Power Conversion (APC)) Camera phone challenge: Change of seasons Submit your camera phone photos that show the seasons changing by Friday, Oct. 22. If your entry is selected as one of our favorite photos, you'll receive TechRepublic swag. Get more details about this challenge. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Fractal art galleries Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Amazing flame fractals take your breath away Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Connect with TechRepublic

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[TechRepublic] Verizon to sell Apple iPad starting October 28

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Verizon to sell Apple iPad starting October 28 Apple and Verizon have been rumored to be in talks over the iPhone, but on Thursday they made a different announcement: the iPad is coming to Verizon stores. Read more 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. More from TechRepublic   Help TechRepublic member Palmetto with a 'potential tablet deployment' We've seen renewed interest in tablet computing in 2010. One TechRepublic member is ready to try a tablet experiment and is looking for advice. See if you have any tips or suggestions to share. Read more Poll: Does not having a CS degree limit your job options? With a glut of talent in the market, it is possible that a Computer Science degree may be a major differentiator, particularly for developers. What do you think? Read more Apple to get back to basics, possibly Mac with FaceTime Amid all of the hoopla around the Apple's iPhone, iPad and the once a year debut of new iPods, it's easy to forget that the Mac is a key cog in the company's performance. Read more News from ZDNet   WSJ: AOL, private equity exploring bid for Yahoo The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AOL and several private equity firms, including Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone Group, are "exploring the possibility" of bidding for Yahoo or taking it private on their own. The WSJ report is careful to note that no deals have been cut and that... Read more By the numbers: Apple PC share grows, Microhoo search share down slightly New numbers are out from market-research firm IDC and search-analysis firm comScore on October 13. The findings: Apple is now No. 3 in U.S. PC shipments, and Bing/Yahoo's combined U.S. search share is down slightly compared to last month. Read more GlassGate report: iPhone 4 breaks 82 percent more than iPhone 3Gs The so-called GlassGate problem with the iPhone 4 is, in fact, very real, according to a study, but that doesn't necessarily mean the iPhone 4 problem is large enough for the widespread concern. Read more Apple to hold "Back to the Mac" event October 20th News just in - Apple is to hold a "Back to the Mac" event on October 20th. Read more Five Theories Why Microsoft Won't Support Windows Phone 7 for Tablets Microsoft won't bring out Windows Phone 7 for tablets, despite its strong reviews. Instead it will push Windows 7. Here are five theories why it made that call. Read more Adobe tops 1 million Flash downloads on Android Adobe has more than 1 million downloads of Flash Player 10.1 on the Android market, but still has a few kinks to work out on the mobile front. Read more Microsoft launches attack on OpenOffice Microsoft has a long-established practice of disarming competition by not acknowledging it, because acknowledging the competition gives it power. Well, the Redmond giant has changed stance when it comes to OpenOffice and launched a video attack on the free alternative to the Office software suite. Read more Google's third quarter earnings preview: Strong September fuels optimism Google is expected to deliver a strong third quarter earnings report as it enjoyed a strong September and grabbed a bigger chunk of search advertising budgets. Read more Apple releases iOS 4.2 beta 3 to developers Apple released iOS 4.2 beta 3 to developers yesterday. Reports from around the Web indicate that beta 3 improves performance, fixes bugs, and adds some small new features, including: New tones for SMS iPad: Enable/Disable alert sounds for New Mail, Sent Mail, Calendar Alerts, Lock Sounds, Keyboard Clicks Minor graphical changes... Read more Download ZDNet's Google Chrome extension If you're a Google Chrome user, download the official ZDNet extension. It's free and gives you one-click access to the 10 newest stories. Read more Sony gets Google TV right With prices that don't induce convulsions and no set-top box, the new Google TV-powered Sony's are just in time for the holidays. Read more 100 cool cleantech companies Smart grid player Silver Spring Networks lands on top; energy efficiency and solar players vie for dominance. Read more Blog and Forum Comments: Unethical Means of Building Links? There's a hot topic going on with SEO right now where the nature of building links via blog comments is concerned. What do you think: Ethical or unethical? Weigh in your thoughts here! Read more Featured multimedia   JBL On Stage IV speaker dock (photos) Take a closer look at the JBL On Stage IV speaker dock for iPhones and iPods. View on site JBL On Stage Micro III speaker dock (photos) Take a closer look at the JBL On Stage Micro III speaker dock for iPod and iPhone. View on site World of Warcraft: Cataclysm systems screen comparisons Wally Bahny presents screenshots from the World of Warcraft client before and after the Cataclysm Systems 4.0.1 patch. View on site New York Comic Con 2010 costumes and cosplay New York Comic Con was held on October 14-16, 2010. See what costumes and cosplay were at the show. View on site Featured Webcast 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. Today's recommended downloads Physical security in mission-critical facilities (American Power Conversion (APC)) The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats (Sunbelt Software) Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint (American Power Conversion (APC)) Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (Microsoft) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Best of Tech Sanity Check   The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things Leaderboard: The 10 best Android smartphones We're entering the decade of the developer The dirty little secret about Google Android Follow Jason Hiner on Twitter for real-time updates on the latest tech news   Camera phone challenge: Change of seasons Submit your camera phone photos that show the seasons changing by Friday, Oct. 22. If your entry is selected as one of our favorite photos, you'll receive TechRepublic swag. Get more details about this challenge. 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[TechRepublic] Five tips to help gear up for a job search

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Five tips to help gear up for a job search Maybe you know for sure you're about to get canned. Or maybe you're just bracing for a likely downsizing. Either way, it's smart to get the wheels in motion now for landing that next job. Read more Resource of the day Optimize Your Data Center for the Greatest Value and the Lowest TCO To stay competitive in today's changing business world, companies must update the way they view their investment in data center physical infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn how to optimize your data center for the best value and low TCO. New at TechRepublic   Poll: Does not having a CS degree limit your job options? With a glut of talent in the market, it is possible that a Computer Science degree may be a major differentiator, particularly for developers. What do you think? Read more Video: Remove icons from the Windows Control Panel Bill Detwiler explains how to lock down the Windows Control Panel by removing individual icons or picking the ones that are displayed. Read more Help TechRepublic member Palmetto with a 'potential tablet deployment' We've seen renewed interest in tablet computing in 2010. One TechRepublic member is ready to try a tablet experiment and is looking for advice. See if you have any tips or suggestions to share. Read more Turn the power of the Purchasing Department in your favor Patrick Gray notes that there are often adversarial relationships between IT and purchasing, but this doesn't have to be the case. Here are his tips for building the best relationship possible with this key partner. Read more How to repartition a Snow Leopard drive Erik Eckel reminds administrators that it is possible to dynamically repartition a Mac drive (created with OS X 10.5 and higher) without destroying the existing partition's data. Here's how to do it and what to look out for. Read more Hate networking? Here are some tips I recently had the opportunity to ask Devora Zack, author of Networking for People Who Hate Networking, for some tips for those in the TechRepublic membership who aren't comfortable with networking. Read more How do I configure and use shadow copy in Microsoft Windows? Configuring and using shadow copy is not complicated, but it does require some specific knowledge about where these features are located. Read more Featured multimedia   Sony LCDs build in Google TV, cost $599 and up Sony's much-anticipated series of LCD TVs is the first of its kind to build the Google TV service into a television. The NSX-GT1 series starts at $599 for the 24-inch model. View on site Insignia NS-HD02 (photos) Take a closer look at the new portable HD radio from Insignia. View on site Featured Webcast 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. Today's recommended downloads A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure (Canon) Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (Microsoft) The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats (Sunbelt Software) Give Your Long-Term Data Storage Plan a Green Makeover (Quantum) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Camera phone challenge: Change of seasons Submit your camera phone photos that show the seasons changing by Friday, Oct. 22. If your entry is selected as one of our favorite photos, you'll receive TechRepublic swag. Get more details about this challenge. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Fractal art galleries Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Amazing flame fractals take your breath away Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Connect with TechRepublic

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