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Dying for immortality? You just may have to.

TROL In this guest post, TR member Todd Fluhr offers a very real scenario about synthetic brain tissue replacement and asks his IT peers for their opinions about this type of research.
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  Tips for IT success
  Compress a stubborn Outlook Express Inbox
  The cloud-based future is no Utopia
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Question of the Week

 

Win7 files/folders created having wrong datestamp ie always 03/02/2000

Question of the Week Using Windows 7 64-bit NTFS system, backing-up files to a 1TB drive connected to wireless router. Up till 05/02/2011 everything was fine, now have noticed that ANY files or folders created on the USB drive has a date stamp of "03/02/2000 23:46." Anyone got any idea why this is happening please, and also how I can resolve the issue? -- shandy.tailor@...
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Help Wanted:
  Wireless internet works only when I disconnect the LAN  -- rash84m@...
  What can I do to solve problem with XP to Windows 7 migration?   -- masurtonya
  How do I read what is happening during Log Off / Restart / Shut Down?   -- JADavis9
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Member Photo Galleries

 

TR Member Gallery Quite a few TR members have pets at home, and this is the purrrfect place to show them off. This week's "pet of the week" is JoAnne, submitted by TR member BFilmFan.
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Today's recommended downloads

Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC))

Free White Paper: Improving the Efficiency of Large UPS Systems (American Power Conversion (APC))

Osterman Research: The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats (GFI Software)

Plan Ahead for a Seamless Migration to Office 365 (Quest Software)

Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC))


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Community Happenings

 

TechRepublic will be down Sunday

Please excuse our dust. TechRepublic will be down this Sunday, May 1st, 2011 starting at 1:00 AM EDT. Please try and refrain from using the site until we have given the go ahead as you may encounter errors, oddities and scattered thunderstorms. Thank you for your cooperation!

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Registration for TechRepublic Live 2011 is now open

TechRepublic is hosting a free tech event in Louisville, KY, on Sept. 28-30, 2011. Seating is limited, so we encourage members to reserve a spot via the TechRepublic Live 2011 Registration page.
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Camera phone challenge: April showers

You have from now until Friday, April 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM EDT to submit camera phone photos of water. We will send the participants of our three favorite submissions some free swag!
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At The Water Cooler

 
  FNM restart... music of the 60s and 70s -- CG IT
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  TR Garden Club - Episode #9 Spring 2011 -- boxfiddler
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  Are you ready for a President Trump... -- AV.
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  Good Friday Yuk -- HAL 9000
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  Oddest Non-IT tasks asked of IT -- scampbell@...
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TechRepublic Blogs

 

Phishing attacks: Training tips to keep users vigilant

Michael Kassner: Organizations that take IT security very seriously still become victims to phishing attacks. How can we guard against social engineering? Here are a few tips from security experts.
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How Ubuntu Unity can help Linux really succeed

Jack Wallen: With the upcoming release of Ubuntu 11.04, the new Unity desktop, despite the non-believers, can really help to bring the Linux operating system into the limelight.
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How to get people to use strong passwords

Chad Perrin: Can passwords be both secure and easy to use? Some think "no", but if you stop there, you simply aren't thinking enough.
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What the recent Amazon Web Services outages mean in our own cloud journey

What does the recent Amazon Web Services outage mean to the average administrator considering a cloud technology? IT pro Rick Vanover thinks it means a lot and shares his thoughts in this blog.
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Are smartphones getting a little too smart?

As smartphones get more functionality, the devices also become more complex, leading to some negative consequences. Deb Shinder explores this complexity conundrum and discusses two possible solutions.
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