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[TechRepublic] Cracking open the new MacBook Air (11-inch)

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Apple MacBook Air Teardown (2010 11-inch) Resource of the day Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software Easily manage, measure, and monitor all your physical, virtual, and cloud assets across platforms, applications, domains, and multiple datacenters. New at TechRepublic   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 10 most popular technology courses Want to boost your tech skills but don't know quite where to start? Here are the current most popular tech courses, according to TechRepublic's Training channel. Read more Window switching with Witch will boost your productivity This Witch won't scare you, but it might make you more productive on a Mac if you regularly have lots of windows open. Vincent Danen highly recommends the Witch app for window switching. Read more Configuring VLANs for vSphere virtualization One of the best features of the virtualized infrastructure is the ability to have VLANs presented to guest VMs through a virtual switch. Rick Vanover goes back to basics to show how to bring a VLAN to an ESXi host. Read more Intel's Peter Biddle on AppUp, the Atom processor, and more In this interview, Intel's Peter Biddle discusses the future of Intel mobile digital consumer devices, app markets, and vendor relationships, and whether Intel can stay relevant in this extremely competitive segment. Read more Five tips for managing your LDAP data LDAP is a complex system, and successfully setting up and maintaining it can be tricky. Jack Wallen shares a few key bits of advice to help make LDAP more manageable. Read more How to optimize VM memory and processor performance Some of the techniques used to build highly scalable servers can create an unintended performance problem for VMs;one of these is NUMA node balancing. Colin Smith provides a high -evel overview of the problem and some of the ways to address it. Read more 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 Featured multimedia   Barnes & Noble Nook Color (photos) Straddling the line between e-book reader and tablet, the Nook Color will be hitting store shelves in November 2010 for $249. View on site Samsung Galaxy Tab, hands-on (photos) Donald Bell unwraps the Samsung Galaxy Tab from Sprint and compares it against the Apple iPad and Dell Streak. View on site Today's recommended downloads Optimized Desktop Infrastructure Using Dell Flexible Computing Solutions (Dell) Free White Paper: Realizing the Full Benefits of Virtualization (American Power Conversion (APC)) State of Virtualization (Dell) Guidelines for specification of data center power density (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) 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 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 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] Set the PowerShell execution policy via Group Policy

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Set the PowerShell execution policy via Group Policy IT pro Rick Vanover shows how to centrally manage the PowerShell execution policy in this quick Windows Server tip. Read more Resource of the day From Least Privilege to Best Privilege on Your Windows Desktops Users vs. Sales: The battle is waged on Windows desktops, the main entry point into the enterprise network. Examine this age-old struggle with Darren Mar-Elia, Microsoft Group Policy MVP, and achieve an environment of "best privilege." Additional TechRepublic resources   Video: Five Active Directory design best practices Bill Detwiler shares five Active Directory best practices that can help you maximize efficiency, simplify maintenance, and effectively manage AD. Read more Use Robocopy's multi-threaded feature to quickly backup your data in Windows 7 Greg Shultz shows you how to take advantage of Robocopy's multi-threaded copy feature to create an exact mirrored duplicate of your user profile folder. Read more 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. Read more How to optimize VM memory and processor performance Some of the techniques used to build highly scalable servers can create an unintended performance problem for VMs;one of these is NUMA node balancing. Colin Smith provides a high -evel overview of the problem and some of the ways to address it. Read more Bypass fibre channel switching for small storage environments Every IT budget is under pressure to reduce costs. IT pro Rick Vanover outlines a few scenarios for small storage networking installations where the switch can be omitted, saving on the upfront purchase price. 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   10 Sysinternals tools you shouldn't be without Derek Schauland chose 10 Sysinternals tools that he finds that he uses the most and that come in handy for special situations for Windows systems. 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 Today's recommended downloads Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers (American Power Conversion (APC)) From Least Privilege to Best Privilege on Your Windows Desktops (BeyondTrust) Download AS400/iSeries Server Performance Monitoring Tool (ManageEngine) Support More Virtual Machines without Sacrificing Performance (Intel) Aberdeen Report: Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) for SMBs (SAP) Windows Server tips   Change local username and password via Group Policy Limit profile size with Group Policy How to install Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V and Windows 7 on the same partition 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 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] Bypass fibre channel switching for small storage environments

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Bypass fibre channel switching for small storage environments Every IT budget is under pressure to reduce costs. IT pro Rick Vanover outlines a few scenarios for small storage networking installations where the switch can be omitted, saving on the upfront purchase price. 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. Additional TechRepublic resources   How to optimize VM memory and processor performance Some of the techniques used to build highly scalable servers can create an unintended performance problem for VMs;one of these is NUMA node balancing. Colin Smith provides a high -evel overview of the problem and some of the ways to address it. Read more Use Robocopy's multi-threaded feature to quickly backup your data in Windows 7 Greg Shultz shows you how to take advantage of Robocopy's multi-threaded copy feature to create an exact mirrored duplicate of your user profile folder. Read more 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 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 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 Set the PowerShell execution policy via Group Policy IT pro Rick Vanover shows how to centrally manage the PowerShell execution policy in this quick Windows Server tip. Read more Featured multimedia   Photos: Samsung Fascinate ruined by Verizon meddling 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. View on site Admin's Guide to Active Directory   Have extra budget to spend? Then order our Administrator's Guide to Active Directory, 2nd Edition. From planning to implementation to troubleshooting, you'll have the resources, templates, and checklists to meet every Active Directory challenge. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads Join the IBM Service Management Resource Center (IBM) Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Learn the Advantages of ASE 15.5 In-Memory Databases (Sybase) Delivering Self-Service Business Intelligence (Tableau Software) 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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