[TechRepublic] Poll: Has Steve Jobs or Bill Gates made the greater contribution to tech?

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Poll: Has Steve Jobs or Bill Gates made the greater contribution to tech? The legacies of both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are solidified in the technology pantheon, but which one ultimately made the bigger contribution. Vote here. Read more Resource of the day Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy Google Apps is earning headlines for its cost savings and productivity benefits, but many have questions about its security and privacy. Get answers to these important questions directly from the team responsible at Google. More from TechRepublic   Five tips for building a successful global IT workforce By harnessing the IT talent that's available around the world, you can build a high-performing global workforce that meets your organization's needs. These tips will help you develop and grow a flexible, effective IT group. Read more Apple's enterprise mojo by the numbers Apple delivered a blowout first quarter and shed some light on how the iPhone and iPad are quickly becoming entrenched in the enterprise. Read more Steve Jobs and Apple: Beginning of the end? Many believe that the fate of Apple has always rested in Steve Jobs hands. In this blog, John M. McKee considers the outlook for the #1 tech company in the world. Read more IT compensation and hiring trends for 2011 A new CareerBuilder survey indicates that IT hiring and compensation is on the uptick for 2011. Read more Mac App Store pros and cons: What it means for developers and users Vincent Danen weighs the pros and cons of Mac's new App Store. While there are some benefits, he has some big problems with what the future may hold for Mac users. Read more News from ZDNet   Study: US government spends $36 billion a year maintaining legacy systems Unisys/MeriTalk survey finds four out of five government IT executives are worried about the ability of their agencies to deliver information, but only one out of three are fully engaged in modernization. Read more HP/Palm webOS tablets could start shipping in March Yesterday we got a sneak peek at the new HP/Palm webOS tablets, and those slates might start shipping as soon as March. Read more Hurdle to webOS Tablet Adoption: No Kindle App HP/Palm is getting set to unveil the anticipated line of webOS tablets in just a few weeks, but there's something missing that is going to impact adoption. Read more Dell schedules 'business' event for February 8 Dell has called a meeting in San Francisco on February 8, and it "means business." Read more Zoho launches Books to round out its suite, targets QuickBooks Zoho launched Zoho Books, an application that is aimed at Intuit's QuickBooks franchise and rounds out its suite of applications. Read more Microsoft and HP roll out joint application-appliance roadmap A year ago, Microsoft and HP announced a three-year, $250 million partnership to deliver jointly developed "application solutions" and hardware-software appliances. On January 19, 2011, the pair went public with plans for a handful of the turnkey products resulting from the deal. Read more Microsoft readies more West Coast retail stores Microsoft is opening another retail store in California, company officials said today. The new Microsoft store will be in Costa Mesa, Calif., at the South Coast Plaza Shopping Center -- where Apple already has a store. Read more Android stomps Nokia's X7 at AT&T Nokia will pull its X7 smartphone launch at AT&T on concerns that it wouldn't get enough subsidy and marketing help to be a success. Read more Acer will not be phasing out netbooks for tablets Someone must have spoken a little too soon. Acer is now going on the defensive that the computer manufacturer is definitely not phasing out netbooks for tablets. At least not yet! Read more Can "vapor" tablets compete with iPad? Let's wait and see When Apple COO Tim Cook was asked yesterday about the flood of tablet computers that were showcased at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, his reply really resonated. Read more Android Virtualization: It's Time With device update lag seemingly becoming an epidemic on the Android platform, there's only one answer to nip this problem in the bud once and for all: Virtualization. Read more Datacenter power options keep growing With the datacenter moving towards on-demand, fully configurable, highly efficient power models, how many different types of physical power distruibution units will you need? Read more Chrome's love of WebM and hatred of H.264 has nothing to do with YouTube The decision of the Google Chrome team to dump support for the H.264 video codec has nothing to do with YouTube, so says Guardian's Charles Arthur. Read more Did Apple reverse its stance on nudity for Playboy? So, Steve Jobs goes on medical leave and Apple begins allowing porn (albeit soft core) into the App Store? Does Steve know about this? Read more Chrysler teams with EPA on hybrid hydraulic technology For those soccer-mom-driven families who just can't or won't give up minivans -- no matter how eco-minded they are -- here's some interesting news. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chrysler are working together to design a minivan that will use hybrid technology that is supposed to increase fuel efficiency... Read more Featured multimedia   Nexus S: Photos and screenshots of the new Google Phone The new Google Phone and successor to the Nexus One is the Nexus S, made by Samsung and available on T-Mobile. See photos from every angle and screenshots of the new Android 2.3 software. View on site HTC Evo Shift 4G (photos) CNET takes a hands-on look at Sprint's third and most affordable 4G smartphone yet, the HTC Evo Shift 4G. View on site Boeing's 787 faces sky full of competition (photos) The 787 Dreamliner may be one of the most efficient jets in commercial history, but there's plenty of other planes in the sky. View on site A school 'goes green' with cooler pavement (photos) A school in Phoenix becomes a testing ground for "cooler pavement," a light-colored coating over asphalt that reflects heat. View on site Desktop Wallpaper: Park Wildlife The wildlife found in park systems around the world can be truly amazing. Here are just a few images from the animal kingdom that can serve as interesting desktop wallpaper. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Value of Web-Based Audio Conferencing (Citrix Online) Best Practices for Moving to Google Apps (Google) How IBM Can Help You Build Your ITIL Infrastructure (IBM) How XML Is Changing the Data Warehouse (IBM) Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy (Google)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my opinions, rants, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. 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Simplify, Optimize, and Save with HP StorageWorks HP understands that you're looking to simplify, optimize, and save via your desktop and server virtualization program. Discover a comprehensive infrastructure solution to store, protect, and manage every area of your virtual environment: HP StorageWorks. No matter what your individual needs are in terms of budget, capacity, scalability, and operations, HP StorageWorks can work for you. Check out these additional resources: How IBM Can Help Your Business Be More Resilient When disaster strikes, how long will it take for your systems to get back up and running? How long can you really afford to be offline? Learn how business continuity and resiliency services from IBM can help your organization bounce back fast. Read more   Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Download Now   ERP and BI: When 1+1 = 3 As your business grows, the level of visibility required to stay profitable becomes more elusive. Enterprise Resource Planning and Business Intelligence solutions each provide value. Unite them to ignite both performance and visibility. Learn more   The Employee Point of View: The Economic Downturn This new SHRM Research white paper provides simple, cost-effective strategies for retaining employees, keeping them happy, increasing productivity and cutting operational costs. Don't let the recession steal away employee morale. Download it today. View this now

Upcoming Webcasts... Business Continuity Guaranteed - How to Enable Your Employees to Take the Virtual Road to Work Emergencies happen - and the reality is that many organizations and employees will not be prepared when one occurs. So it's essential that organizations set up a business continuity strategy that makes technology resources immediately available to employees in unexpected circumstances. Join this live BNET Webcast to learn the best practices in business continuity. Date:Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Time:12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT 2011 Business Intelligence (BI) Checklist In this webcast, you'll discover how business intelligence works in small and midsize businesses. Learn to assess your processes and crucial business information, implement BI solutions, and explore the features that improve information usage. Date:Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Time:2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT Available On-Demand... Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps Wentworth Property Management needed an easier and less costly way for employees to stay connected and as the company continues to grow. Listen and learn exactly why Wentworth chose Google Apps and what it has meant for the organization Bringing Sustainability to the Data Center As awareness grows of global warming and pollution grows, more businesses are taking action to lighten their environmental impact. Learn which strategies IT managers can use to save water, energy and natural resources, reducing environmental harm. Recommended Downloads The Secrets to Sales Success in Down Times? Read Our Survey Results In this climate of depressed sales and down performance, why are some firms outselling their peers? Take a look at the results of this survey of more than 2,800 companies for insight into the factors that can make or break sales performance. Small Business Protection Guide Secure your computers and information against threats, both internal and external. Download this guide to review your options for a strong defense, and learn how to safeguard your customers, employees, and business future. Desktop Virtualization: Analysis & Piloting Analysts and experts are saying companies are moving fast to test drive desktop virtualization. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to learn more about the importance of a Desktop Virtualization pilot for your organization

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[TechRepublic] Enumerate all roles on a Windows Server

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Enumerate all roles on a Windows Server Windows Server 2008 resurrects the Server Manager utility, which serves as a launch pad for various roles and features of the server OS. Here's how to see if unnecessary roles are running on your Windows Servers. Read more Resource of the day Sales PM Demo Learn how to turn the information intensity of your job into a competitive advantage. Pay attention to certain sweet spots of information, make better decisions, create better goals, and set better plans about issues that truly drive your company. Benefit from using the VMware Compatibility Guide VMware's Compatibility Guide is a useful resource when admins are planning all aspects of servers, storage, and virtual machines. Here's what you'll find in the guide. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Troubleshoot VPN connections with these 10 tips Targeting the cause of a VPN problem requires a systematic troubleshooting process. Brien Posey explains steps you can follow to zero in on the culprit. Read more Quick Tip: Get more Send To choices in Windows Explorer with one keystroke With one simple keystroke a user can get many more choices for where to send a file when using Windows Explorer. Read more Use HD_Speed application for quick disk performance report There should be no shortage of disk performance tools for the administrator's arsenal. In this blog post, IT pro Rick Vanover shows how to use the HD_Speed tool to report on disk performance. Read more Featured multimedia   10 favorite web-based administration tools Jack Wallen profiles his 10 favorite web-based tools for everything from administering servers to creating an online blog. View on site CES 2011 coverage on TechRepublic CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers Breakthrough device of CES: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G ioSafe external drive takes shotgun blast and keeps working How the stars aligned against Microsoft at CES 2011 More CES 2011 blogs and galleries Today's recommended downloads Optimizing Telecom Value (ProfitLine) Audio Conferencing 2.0: Control Costs & Simplify Administration (Citrix Online) Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy (Google) Empower Your Sales Force Productivity (IBM) Take Audio Conferencing Beyond the Conference Room (Citrix Online) Perennial favorites   Use Sysinternals Active Directory Explorer to make a domain snapshot VMMap Sysinternals tool provides visual memory map 10 Sysinternals tools you shouldn't be without Camera phone challenge: Snow and ice Submit your camera phone photos of snow and/or ice by January 28, 2011. We'll send the members with our three favorite submissions TechRepublic swag. Get more details. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Featured training courses   Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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