[TechRepublic] Do Android tablets have more business potential than iPad?

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Poll: Do Android tablets have more business potential than Apple iPad? Will businesses and IT departments be more comfortable with Android tablets than iPads, and ultimately adopt them in greater numbers? Take the poll. Read more Resource of the day An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers Explore the principles of a new, commercially available data center architecture. Its efficiency puts a stop to wasted electricity, benefitting your organization's bottom line and reducing its carbon footprint. Read this white paper to learn more. More from TechRepublic   10 things I would like to see in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 release The release of Ubuntu 11.04 is still a ways off -- so this is a good time to put together a list of desired features and improvements. See whether you agree that the next release should include the items listed here. Read more Never assume an employee knows his own performance issues Human beings have a remarkable ability for retrospective sense-making. Here's how to be prepared for that in an employee performance review. Read more News from ZDNet   Barnes & Noble unveils Nook Color for $249 Barnes & Noble on Tuesday unveiled the first major color e-book reader, its Nook Color. Read more Nook Color, the low cost Android tablet Barnes & Noble just announced their new color Nook, the Nook Color, for $249 with a November 19th availability date. I already placed my order and look forward to checking out this full color Android tablet with an ebook focus. Read more With T-Mobile charging soon, how do smartphone tethering plans stack up? T-Mobile has not charged for tethering before, but looks to soon be changing that tune. Check the numbers to see how their plan stacks up with the other major US wireless carriers. Read more Microsoft to charge royalty fees to prevent Taiwanese OEMs from using Android in netbooks Microsoft is turning to royalty fees in an attempt to prevent Taiwanese OEMs Acer and Asustek Computer from using Android and Chrome OS on netbooks. Read more Riverbed rides WAN optimization wave; May eye cloud soon One of the hottest tech companies on the planet focuses on an acronym---WAN---that has largely flown under the radar. No more. Riverbed's third quarter results last week has everyone yapping about wide area network optimization. Read more Is Office 2011 overshadowed by richer tools on the Mac? For the typical (or stereotypical) Mac user, Office 2011 is a great product but will have a tough time competing with rich, compelling alternatives. We use Macs for a reason, after all. Read more Microsoft offers Office for Mac 2011 to TechNet, MSDN subscribers Microsoft's latest Office release is now available for download by TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Normally, that's not news. What makes this release different is that it's for Office for Mac Home and Business 2011, and it marks a significant first. Read more How relevant is Ubuntu? The desktop is a windmill crazy old Ubuntu keeps tilting at but it's not the measure of the company or its effectiveness. Read more AP suffers outage amid Microsoft patch follies The Associated Press suffered a five-hour outage courtesy of a failed effort to install a Microsoft patch. Read more RIM demos PlayBook RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis has give the first live demo of the upcoming PlayBook tablet at the Adobe MAX conference. Read more Microsoft strategy against Android comes together Patent rights in this scenario do for Microsoft what bundling did for it in the early 1990s. They get rid of competition. Read more Sprint launches machine-to-machine wireless lab Sprint opened its M2M Collaboration Center, a lab designed to cook up machine-to-machine wireless technology and create commercially viable products. Read more NASA to hold auction for automated software development patents NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will hold an auction Nov. 11 for five patents focused on automated software development. Read more 'Iranian Cyber Army' building botnet with exploit kit The self-styled "Iranian Cyber Army" has moved beyond website defacements and are now using an exploit kit to build a massive botnet. Read more What WiFi Direct is and is not WiFi Direct is no big deal today but let's see what innovators do with it. Read more Featured multimedia   World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo costumes at BlizzCon 2010 There were plenty of things to see at this year's BlizzCon, which was held on Oct. 22-23, 2010, including costumes, previews of upcoming games, and celebrities. Here are some photos from BlizzCon that were taken by attendees. View on site At SRI, wall-climbing robots and much more (photos) Road Trip at Home: For more than six decades, SRI has been a Silicon Valley leader at turning research into successful ventures. View on site Zune through the years (photos) Take a look back through the history of the Microsoft Zune portable media player and subscription music service. View on site Today's recommended downloads Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Register Now to Explore Smart Work 3D Interactive (IBM) Give Your Long-Term Data Storage Plan a Green Makeover (Quantum) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Getting Started with In-Memory Databases in ASE 15.5 (Sybase) Best of Tech Sanity Check   Self-evident computing: What does it mean for the future? Photos of the 10 inaugural Windows Phone 7 devices The five factors powering the Android revolution W3C warns HTML5 isn't ready for prime time Follow Jason Hiner on Twitter for real-time updates on the latest tech news   Samsung Fascinate review: How Verizon meddling ruined an excellent Android phone The Samsung Fascinate could have been one of the top Android devices, but Verizon sabotaged it by manipulating it for the carrier's own gain. See how. 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 Apple iPad galleries 20 apps that play to the iPad's strengths 20 iPad competitors to watch Apple iPad: The biggest annoyances Cracking open the Apple iPad 3G

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[TechRepublic] How keystroke encryption works to thwart keyloggers

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KeyScrambler: How keystroke encryption works to thwart keylogging threats If you make any kind of financial transaction online, there needs to be a keystroke-encrypting app on your computer. Find out why. Read more Resource of the day The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats Read this Osterman Research paper to learn how organizations must implement a layered defensive strategy to protect against messaging, internal and Web-based threats and how Sunbelt Software can help. (Sunbelt Software) Testifying as an expert witness in computer crimes cases As an IT pro, it's possible that you may be called to testify as an expert witness in cybercrime cases if your training and expertise qualify you. Deb Shinder tells potential expert witnesses what to expect and how to prepare. Read more Unix vs. Microsoft Windows: How system designs reflect security philosophy There are distinct differences between Unix and MS Windows security philosophies. Two design policies serve as apt examples of those differences. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Set sound password policies in Mac OS X Server Erik Eckel tells you how to use Mac OS X Server's Workgroup Manager and the Server Admin console to make sure you are setting strong password polices. Read more The best tools and methods to track down suspect IP addresses and URLs Jack Wallen provides some basic recon tools and methods for finding IP addresses and URLs that you may need to track down for purposes of blocking, contacting, or satisfying simple curiosity. Read more 10 things you should know about IPv6 addressing Although IPv6 adoption seems to be moving at a snail's pace, there's no outrunning it. Brien Posey demystifies some of the addressing issues many admins are still trying to figure out. Read more Featured multimedia   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. View on site Cracking Open a Seagate 50 MB RLL drive TechRepublic member Drew McBee cracks open a vintage Seagate 50 MB RLL drive. View on site Apple iPad galleries 20 apps that play to the iPad's strengths 20 iPad competitors to watch Apple iPad: The biggest annoyances Cracking open the Apple iPad 3G Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. Today's recommended downloads The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats (Sunbelt Software) A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure (Canon) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Deploying virtual environments quickly and easily (IBM) Forrester Brief for CIOs: Assessing Your Enterprise Agility (SAP) Camera photo challenge: Costumes and pumpkin carvings Submit your camera phone photos of costumes and/or pumpkin carvings by Nov. 5th. If your entry is voted one of the winning photos, you'll receive TechRepublic swag. Get more details.

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[TechRepublic] Set up easy file sharing with NFS on Linux

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Set up easy file sharing with NFS on Linux Particularly for Windows-less environments where Samba is not needed, NFS is an easy and reliable way to share files between Linux and UNIX systems. Vincent Danen takes you through the setup. Read more Resource of the day Simply a better NAS - Virtual Cloud File Server Nasuni Filer is your integrated storage, backup and disaster recovery system that replaces clumsy tape rotations. Use this compact virtual machine and never run out of space again. Check out this free trial to get started! 10 things I would like to see in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 release The release of Ubuntu 11.04 is still a ways off -- so this is a good time to put together a list of desired features and improvements. See whether you agree that the next release should include the items listed here. Read more 10 KDE tools you need to try KDE 4.5 offers some impressive tools for all types of Linux users. This list will point you toward the best ones to check out. Read more Configure a web server with PHP, MySQL, and Apache In this screencast, TechRepublic member Jaqui uses Enlightenment (E16) to show you how easy it is to get PHP, MySQL, and Apache working with the Mandriva Control Center to configure a web server and enable remote administration. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Attention Mark Shuttleworth: Don't forget most important feature for Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 is out and 11.04 is in the planning stages. Jack Wallen calls out to Mark Shuttleworth to not forget one very important "feature" for the next iteration of one of the finest operating systems available. Read more Is tmux the GNU Screen killer? Many sysadmins swear by the usefulness of GNU Screen, but a competing terminal multiplexer called tmux looks like it may be the superior option. Read more GNU is not Unix: How the GNU Project has gone astray The GNU Project is a famous attempt to supplant commercial Unix systems, but it is not Unix. Read more Unix vs. Microsoft Windows: How system designs reflect security philosophy There are distinct differences between Unix and MS Windows security philosophies. Two design policies serve as apt examples of those differences. Read more Featured multimedia   The top 10 geek sins TechRepublic has previously talked about some of the things you can do to increase your geek cred. Naturally, there are also some things that can hurt your reputation as a geek. In fact, we've put together a list of 10 of the worst transgressions for any geek. Doing any one of these will put your geek credentials at risk. Do two of them and your geek card immediately gets revoked. View on site Virgin Mobile's first Android phone (photos) The Samsung Intercept is Virgin Mobile's first Android phone, and it's a solid choice for the carrier's prepaid customers. View on site Apple iPad galleries 20 apps that play to the iPad's strengths 20 iPad competitors to watch Apple iPad: The biggest annoyances Cracking open the Apple iPad 3G Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. Admin's Guide to Linux in the Windows Enterprise   Have extra budget to spend? Then order TechRepublic's Administrator's Guide to Linux in the Windows Enterprise to learn how to integrate, troubleshoot, secure, and administer Linux-powered solutions. Order the download today! Today's recommended downloads Apache Tomcat Not Good Enough? Try Tcat. (MuleSoft) Simply a better NAS - Virtual Cloud File Server (Nasuni) Join the IBM Service Management Resource Center (IBM) Consolidating IT Infrastructure with Data Center Virtualization (TechRepublic) Optimizing Telecom Value (ProfitLine) Camera photo challenge: Costumes and pumpkin carvings Submit your camera phone photos of costumes and/or pumpkin carvings by Nov. 5th. If your entry is voted one of the winning photos, you'll receive TechRepublic swag. Get more details. 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

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[TechRepublic] Wall-climbing robots and more at SRI

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At SRI, wall-climbing robots and more Resource of the day Virtual Client Solutions for Success in a Tricky Economy The Dell Flexible Computing framework simplifies desktop management through central IT control of virtualized client devices. Discover the alternative desktop models available that help enterprises achieve measureable gains via the latest technology. Photos: Samsung Fascinate ruined by Verizon meddling TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Change of seasons How do I... Create holiday cards in Microsoft Word? Zune through the years (photos) Cracking Open a Seagate 50 MB RLL drive Clif Bar raises the roof on energy efficiency (photos) JBL On Stage IV (photos) Plugging into new lighting technologies (photos) » See all TechRepublic Photo Galleries Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. Today's recommended downloads Add Value and Revenue without the Expense of Custom Development (Verio) Join the IBM Service Management Resource Center (IBM) Why You Should Add Multi-Site Hosting to Your Portfolio (Verio) Solve the Desktop Management Challenge (Dell) From Least Privilege to Best Privilege on Your Windows Desktops (BeyondTrust) Camera photo challenge: Costumes and pumpkin carvings Submit your camera phone photos of costumes and/or pumpkin carvings by Nov. 5th. If your entry is voted one of the winning photos, you'll receive TechRepublic swag. Get more details. 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 Apple iPad galleries 20 apps that play to the iPad's strengths 20 iPad competitors to watch Apple iPad: The biggest annoyances Cracking open the Apple iPad 3G

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