[TechRepublic] Photos of Toronto Comic Con, LEGO fun, steampunk creations

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Toronto Comic Con 2011: Costumed fans, artwork, celebrities, and more Resource of the day Drive Down TCO in Your Data Center Get the performance, scalability, and availability you need to virtualize mission-critical applications. Find out about the latest methods to increase consolidation in your data center. Dell, Intel, and Microsoft deliver all this and more. Additional TechRepublic resources   MintiBoost workshop for geek women at LVL1 Hackerspace A recent Tweetup in Louisville, KY offered female tech enthusiasts the chance to learn hands-on geek skills. Look at photos from the hackerspace workshop on how to make MintiBoosts, battery-powered USB chargers made with Altoid tins. Read more The Brooklyn Bumblebee Exoskeleton has arrived on Earth Peter Kokis recently unveiled the Brooklyn Bumblebee Exoskeleton at the FIRST Robotics Competition in NYC. Find out what Peter had to say about his newest costume creation. Read more Review: RAMOS MID W9 Android Tablet Can an inexpensive Android tablet direct from Asia make the grade as a portable business device in the United States? Mark Kaelin finds out with this review of the RAMOS MID W9. Read more Hot U.S. jobs in game development: Week of March 21, 2011 For many, working for a video game developer is a childhood fantasy. Here are some of the jobs openings we rounded up in some of the major players: Read more The little laptop that could Read about how a Dell Latitude LS400 laptop played an active role in a TechRepublic member's network support duties in the days following Sept. 11, 2001. Tell us if you ever owned a system that holds a special place in your heart. Read more Featured multimedia   LEGO fun at Brickworld Indy 2011 Brickworld Indy 2011 was held March 19-20 in Indianapolis, IN. Take a look at the LEGO creations that were on display. View on site Saturday's supermoon seen 'round the world (photos) Moongazers the world over were in awe of Saturday's shining, shimmering lunar showing. Lucky for us, they took pictures. View on site MESSENGER mission to collect new data about Mercury The MESSENGER spacecraft pulled into orbit around Mercury on March 17, 2011. MESSENGER is hopefully going to answer many questions about the planet. View on site Star Wars, steampunk style (photos) Steampunk meets Star Wars in the imagination of artist Bjorn Hurri. Princess Leia never looked so steamy. View on site Jules Verne, steampunk style (photos) What if Jules Verne were alive in the age of cell phones? A Massachusetts exhibit puts a steampunk spin on the submariner in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." View on site Life in a Tron home (photos) Milan Design Week will feature a concept home designed with all the creepily sterile accoutrements you'd expect to find in a Tron abode. View on site Flawless first landing for Boeing's 747-8 Intercontinental (photos) Approximately four-and-a-half hours after taking off on its first flight, the next-gen icon touches down at Seattle's Boeing Field. View on site Apple iPad 2 experience: Favorite applications after a week of use There are over 65,000 tablet applications available for the Apple iPad. As you can see in this screenshot gallery there are some compelling apps that have me loving my iPad 2 more every day. View on site Tablet timeline: A retrospective A timeline of tablet computing, from early input devices to the handheld devices of today. View on site Inside Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 Take a look back at the fourth game pack for Windows 3.0 View on site Today's recommended downloads Creating, Deploying, and Managing SQL Server Virtual Appliances (Dell) Drive Down TCO in Your Data Center (Dell) Comparing Server Configurations (Dell) How the Right Infrastructure Delivers Real SQL Database Virtualization Benefits (Dell) Microsoft Dynamics CRM Performance and Scalability in a Virtual Environment With Hyper-V (Dell) More Comic Con galleries   Emerald City Comicon 2011 Miami Comic Con 2011 Comic-Con 2010: Sexy geeks in costume Comic-Con 2010: Coolest and geekiest costumes Gallery: Six ways your iPhone can make you smarter Your iPhone's good for more than just phone calls, text messages, and Angry Birds. With the right apps and extras, you can leverage its brainpower to increase your own. 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 Camera phone challenges Travel Sunrise / sunset Snow and ice Pets More camera phone challenges

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