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Google's two-factor sign-in: Use it The search giant had two step verification in Google Apps, but is now rolling it out to the masses. In a nutshell, the extra verification step means your Google account is harder to hack. Read more Resource of the day Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility New technologies and devices are providing ever more mobility options. Companies must decide where to invest to maximize mobility's productivity boost. Listen and quickly learn what trends are driving these mobility initiatives. More from TechRepublic   Verizon iPhone: Who should buy, and who should wait The Apple iPhone has officially arrived on Verizon. See who are the best candidates to jump on this long-awaited device, and who should hold off for now. Read more Annoucing DIY IT Guy: IT on a shoestring budget This new blog will help those IT pros in small and mom-and-pop shops tweak their systems without breaking the bank. Read more Canonical releases complete component list for Ubuntu and Linux Canonical has released handy links to its full certified components and hardware lists for Ubuntu and Linux. Read more 10 tips for dealing with difficult people Some people are just plain hard to get along with. But you don't have to let them get under your skin. Calvin Sun offers advice for surviving your encounters with vexing customers and colleagues. Read more Five desktop security tips that are easily overlooked A few small tweaks can add up to a more secure desktop. Jack Wallen shares some simple precautions that will provide a bit more protection. Read more How to share files using the iPad Erik Eckel names his three favorite methods for sharing files among other computers with the iPad. Read more News from ZDNet   White House plans to free up 500MHz of spectrum, bring 4G to 98% of Americans Big tech news out of the White House today: President Obama has announced plans to expand wireless access across the United States with some serious initiatives. Read more Live Blog - Nokia Financial and Strategy Briefing Tune in for the Hardware 2.0 Live Blog on Nokia's Financial and Strategic Briefing. Read more Egyptian president ignores social media protesters: A bloody coup is brewing Breaking news: Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak says he will step down in the September elections, though his reluctancy to renounce power immediately shows the social media wishes of his people... Read more Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon processors Qualcomm has officially introduced and outlined some new Snapdragon processors, including the one soon to power the HP TouchPad. Read more Verizon kicks off pre-sale for HP Pre 2 mobile phone It was just yesterday that the new HP Pre 3 was announced, and now we have a pre-sale for the Pre 2, courtesy of Verizon Wireless. Read more Microsoft disables AutoRun on Windows XP/Vista to prevent malware infections Microsoft has decided to disable the AutoRun feature on Windows XP. The "non-security update" doesn't affect shiny media" such as CDs or DVDs that contain Autorun files. Read more BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC coming in April for $500 for 16GB version Unlike Motorola, which will apparently sell its new Xoom tablet for a whopping $800 starting in a couple of weeks, Research in Motion is taking a saner approach to pricing its forthcoming... Read more Review: Dell Venue Pro is the best Windows Phone 7 device I hesitated in buying the Dell Venue Pro, but after figuring out I could put in a 32GB microSD card I took the plunge. I am now kicking myself for missing out on this device that is the BEST WP7... Read more HP's TouchPad: No price, no deal and no interest Hewlett-Packard's unveiling of the TouchPad was notable and many folks thought that the company got back into the tablet game. The problem: There's no pricing information and consumers aren't... Read more iPad, TouchPad, Xoom and Playbook: Choices galore and nothing but time When it comes to this new competitive landscape in tablet computing, the one question you should ask yourself is: Do you really need to buy a tablet computer today?OK, maybe YOU do. But for the... Read more AT&T begging and groveling smacks of desperation Let's face it, AT&T was downright arrogant when it had the iPhone exclusive. Now it's resorting to back-alley wheeling and dealing in a desperate bid to keep iPhone customers. Read more Cable companies get into the datacenter game Cable companies are doing far more than delivering entertainment into your home these days; they want their share of the business cloud market services, too. Read more Apple TV to get gaming support with iOS 4.3? There are a lot of rumors swirling about the highly anticipated official release of iOS 4.3, but now even Apple TV has gotten mixed up in this. Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: HP's 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet Fresh from news that its top tablet competitor is releasing shortly, HP takes the wraps off its 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet. View on site Gallery: U.S. Army tackles tech for the battlefield The U.S. Army showed off some its latest high tech combat gear at the U.S. Army All American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas last month. View on site Photos: What's new in the iPhone 4 on Verizon The Apple iPhone has finally landed on Verizon. Take a look at the subtle differences between this iPhone 4 and the one that first launched on AT&T last June. View on site HP brings WebOS to phones, TouchPad (photos) Hewlett-Packard today took the wraps off its long-anticipated tablet, a 9.7-inch device it's calling the TouchPad, and new phones. View on site HP TouchPad, Pre 3, Veer (photos) HP unveiled a trio of new WebOS devices in San Francisco today. Check out the HP TouchPad, Veer, and Pre 3 in photos. View on site Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication (Google) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) The Advantages of Intelligent Point-of-Sale Automation (Adobe Systems)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my top stories, opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 teardown gallery Released in 1983, the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 was one of the first truly portable computers. Come along as we crack open the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100. 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