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[TechRepublic] Windows Phone 7: Decent sales and a load of apps

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TechRepublic Sanity Check

TechRepublic Member | December 22, 2010


Editor's note: Windows Phone 7 has a lot of work to do but is still in the game, as I explain in today's lead story. Also see my photos and screenshots of the new Google Phone and read a dissenting opinion about women in tech in 2010. -Jason

Solid start: Windows Phone 7 has decent sales and a load of apps

Windows Phone 7 remains a distant underdog in the brutally-competitive smartphone arena, but a couple new reports this week show that Microsoft's latest foray into mobile has not been a total flop. Read more

Nexus S: Extensive photos and screenshots of the new Google Phone

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IT Infrastructure Protection Strategies for Midsize Companies

Midsize firms are in a challenging position when it comes to implementing, managing, and protecting IT resources. Learn how to ensure your technology environments are coordinated to support current and future company operations.


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Most popular Smartphones galleries of 2010

Android widgets and apps, iPhone apps and screenshots, and the Samsung Captivate cracking open are topics of some of the most popular Smartphones TechRepublic galleries of 2010. Read more

Techie seeks non-profit job: How to be a big, misunderstood fish in a small pond

Trends in social entrepreneurship and skills-based volunteering, inspired by boomers who want more from work than wages and worry, are motivating greater numbers of corporate employees - even techies - to consider careers in the non-profit sector. Read more

Poll: What was your #1 career challenge in 2010?

TechRepublic contributor Justin James describes some of the struggles he's faced on the work front this year. Share your toughest career challenges of 2010. Read more

More recipes for mad scientist geeks

Edmond Woychowsky likes recipes that make him feel like a mad scientist. He's getting into the holiday spirit this year by baking gingerbread minions and other goodies. Read more

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Skype details outage, 'supernode' issue

Skype suffered an outage on Wednesday after a version of the company's software interfered with "supernodes" in its peer-to-peer network. Service appears to be slowly returning to normal. Read more

2010: The Year of Whining About Women In Tech

Tell me exactly why we should have more women in tech, New Media. Otherwise you're always going to be full of it. Read more

Did a university disable the Wi-Fi for protesting students?

With a university occupied and a mass media following, a court order is being prepared to evict them. Did the university forcefully turned off the wireless to prevent further media coverage? Read more

Will Motorola have a shot with its unannounced tablet?

Motorola is set to release a honeycomb-powered tablet at CES that will challenge the iPad Read more

Will we see a Windows Phone 7 device on Verizon before Christmas?

I was checking the Marketplace today and found three apps labeled with Verizon Wireless branding. Does this mean devices are coming soon? Read more

Red Hat vs. Windows for server share: The battle just heating up

Red Hat executives say they are going after Windows workloads in the enterprise and winning their share of deals. However, the effort will take time and the battle is really over new computing workloads. Read more

CES: 5 things I want from CES 2011

The 2011 version of the Consumer Electronics Show in early January has a tall order: Highlight upcoming technologies and make sure they actually deliver. Read more

Dell to acquire InSite One, boost offerings for health care industry

Dell said today that it will acquire InSite One, a cloud-based medical archiving company. For Dell, the acquisition will make the company that much more attractive in the health care industry by not only allowing a more efficient way to store and access health care data but also to eliminate... Read more

Amazon offering free one-day shipping today only

Still doing your holiday shopping and need some immediate shipping? Amazon is here to help with free one-day shipping. Read more


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[TechRepublic] Backdoor ways to reboot a Windows server

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TechRepublic Windows Server

TechRepublic Member | December 22, 2010


Backdoor ways to reboot a Windows server

IT pro Rick Vanover shares a number of tricks for rebooting a server when you can't simply go to the Start Menu in Windows. Read more

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View this webcast to learn how email archiving services can simplify mailbox management, shrink storage costs, and improve email server performance. Plus, discover how to create a business case for archiving services by demonstrating a clear ROI.


HashTab 3.0 updates: New hashes and Mac OS support

Checking file hashes seems like a throwback technology, but it is critical in transferring large files to ensure data integrity. Rick Vanover fills you in on what's new in version 3.0 of the HashTab tool. Read more

Interpreting PCI 2.0 for virtualized infrastructures

The PCI Security Standards Council released version 2.0 of its data security standard. Rick Vanover shares his thoughts about what this means for virtualization environments. Read more

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