Travel to these geeky museums and exhibits Make summer vacation memories by visiting some of the geekiest museums and exhibits around. The Maison d'Ailleurs, The Toy & Action Figure Museum, and the International Spy Museum are just three suggestions. Read more | Additional TechRepublic resources | | Steven Levy's Hackers is a classic of the information age The book that made the term "hacker" popular is still relevant, and the ethic it identifies is still influential -- perhaps more now than ever. Chad Perrin reflects on Steven Levy's Hackers. Read more | Photographer captures entire night sky in massive image Astrophotographer Nick Risinger traveled 60,000 miles and took 37,440 exposures to create a 5,000 megapixel photo of the entire night sky. Learn more about his Photopic Sky Survey. Read more | IT pros have the power to watch the watchmen TechRepublic member Todd Fluhr believes that IT pros are on the front lines as old laws collide with new technologies that allow intrusions into personal privacy and freedoms. Do you agree that tech professionals have the power and the right to watch the watchmen? Explain your answer in the discussion thread. Read more | What does Angry Birds mean for the future of computing? TR member Donovan Colbert thinks that with the right set of must-have apps (like Angry Birds), Chrome might become attractive enough within the niche of inexpensive netbook computing to be successful. Do you agree? Read more | Apps for file sharing, backups, gaming, and more For his May 2011 mobile apps roundup, Scott Lowe features cloudsyncr, ShareFile Mobile, AD HelpDesk, MyBackup Pro, and Atari's Greatest Hits. Read more | Featured multimedia
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