[TechRepublic] Who's switching to the Verizon iPhone?

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Editor's note: TechRepublic would like to know who's switching to the iPhone. Check out our two polls, one aimed at current AT&T iPhone customers and one aimed at existing Verizon smartphone customers. And, don't miss the news about 2 of the 5 hottest careers being IT jobs. -Jason Poll: AT&T iPhone customers, will you switch to Verizon iPhone? If you are currently an iPhone customer on AT&T we'd like to know if you plan to switch to the Verizon iPhone. Take the poll and then jump into the discussion. 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   Poll: Verizon smartphone customers, will you switch to Verizon iPhone? If you are an existing Verizon smartphone customer, TechRepublic would like know if you're planning to switch to the Verizon iPhone. Take the poll and join the discussion. Read more Two of top five fastest growing careers are in IT According to one report, in terms of numbers hired through 2016, two IT jobs top the list. Read more Are $100 tablets a waste of money? A $100 tablet may sound like a great deal. But, low-cost machines often have outdated software and underpowered hardware. Does price trump functionality? Read more It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: February 2011 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision on applying Microsoft's February 2011 patches in your organization. Read more News from ZDNet   Dell's new business systems focus on needs of "consumerized" companies Dell is announcing a major refresh of its business computing systems today with 24 new notebooks, desktops, tablets and workstation computers - and the company said there's even more in the works... Read more Dell intros Windows 7 tablet, eight new business-focused Latitude laptops (updated) Dubbed as "one of the largest-ever introductions in the companyââ¬â¢s history," Dell has trotted out a staggering 24 new business computing solutions, including eight new notebooks. Read more McAfee: Malware going mobile New mobile malware threats increased 46 percent in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago, according to McAfee's quarterly report on emerging threats. Read more Google invests in anti-malware start-up The venture capital arm of web search giant Google has joined the latest round of funding for Dasient, a Web security start-up founded by a pair of ex-Googlers. Read more Drobo rolls out SMB storage line Drobo launched a line of storage boxes aimed at small and medium sized businesses as well as remote offices of large companies. Read more What's keeping the Microsoft beancounters awake at night? A source of mine passed on to me some information that seems to come from Microsoft's own scorecarding system from the end of 2010 that detailed some high priority areas for Microsoft's sales and... Read more IDC: Public IT cloud revenue to surge Public cloud services revenue will surge through 2014 to $29.5 billion, up from $11.1 billion in 2009, according to IDC. Read more The New Consulting Metrics (for SaaS) Are you getting independent advice and counsel with that consultant's software recommendation? Will today's integrator's offer up SaaS solutions or will they opt for on-premise apps? Read the... Read more Amazon's new Kindle software: Reviewing, ranking the features Amazon has rolled out a software update for its Kindle designed to improve readability, sharing and eliminating quirks such as a wacky page number scheme. Here's a quick review of the new features. Read more Hackers selling $25 toolkit to create malicious Facebook apps Malicious hackers are selling a $25 toolkit to anyone interested in creating and distributing dangerous Facebook applications Read more It's time for iTunes and Xbox Live to put spending limits in place It's time for the insanity to come to an end and for Apple And Microsoft to put spending limits in place for purchases made through iTunes and Xbox Live. Read more Facebook to move from park-like HQ to sprawling corporate-style campus Facebook said today that it is moving from its current Palo Alto location to the old Sun Microsystems campus, a sprawling location better known for the nearby traffic. Read more Angry Birds have a new best friend in the war against the pigs - Bing Angry Birds have a new best friend in the war against the pigs - Microsoft's search engine Bing. Read more Featured multimedia   $100 LY-706 MID Android tablet teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the $100 LY-706 MID Android tablet. This low-price tablet has chips from Samsung, Hynix, Wolfson Micro, and VIA. View on site HP's updated Pavilion laptops (photos) HP has a redesigned Pavilion laptop line with new looks and new features, most notably in the updated Pavilion dv6 and dv7 models. View on site Kyocera Echo hands-on (photos) Sprint will offer the first dual touch-screen smartphone this spring, but CNET got a preview of the Kyocera Echo early. Check out the hands-on photos here. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication (Google) Leveraging the Web for Secure Data Processing (Adobe Systems) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Resetting IT Priorities in the Financial Services Industry (IBM)   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 Photos: Hack the Nook Color into a full Android tablet The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a $250 e-reader powered by Android. Here's what this sharp device looks like when you hack it into a powerful and fully functional Android tablet. 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[TechRepublic] What the experts think about an Internet kill switch

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What the experts think about the viability of an Internet kill switch Media coverage abounds over the so-called "Internet kill switch" and its potential for harm. Little of it mentions the opinion of experts. Michael Kassner went straight to the bill sponsors and to experts in the field for insight. 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. Filtering PF firewall logs The PF firewall's pflog facility provides a powerful, flexible set of capabilities for generating network traffic logs. Read more The Book of PF is the canonical reference for the PF firewall Chad Perrin takes a thorough look at the second edition of The Book of PF, a practical reference to the OpenBSD firewall. Find out what it offers and what it lacks. Read more Why a lively imagination may bolster security more than best practices Flexible thinking is more likely to help you protect yourself against malicious security crackers than slavish attention to best practices. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Use Fail2ban to blacklist IP addresses and alert you to attacks Vincent Danen takes you through some basic configuration of the Fail2ban network monitoring utility, which can help protect your systems and servers from brute-force attacks. Read more Quick Tip: Reclaim used hard drive memory with Disk Cleanup Microsoft Windows 7 has a built-in utility that will free used hard drive memory increasing available storage space with a click or two of the mouse. Read more OAuth protocol lets apps authenticate against services The OAuth protocol allows a user of an application to work with data from a service without providing the app with credentials. Find out where to get guides, code samples, and tutorials on how to use OAuth. Read more Featured multimedia   Recommended network access control (NAC) tools Jack Wallen offers some recommendations for network access tools and a few tips about their best use. What are your favorite NAC tools? View on site HP's updated Pavilion laptops (photos) HP has a redesigned Pavilion laptop line with new looks and new features, most notably in the updated Pavilion dv6 and dv7 models. View on site Tech history galleries Computer History Museum opens new exhibit Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers Colossus and other vintage computers from The National Museum of Computing Vintage Computer Festival showcases technology from the 1970s and 1980s Today's recommended downloads End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) Leveraging the Web for Secure Data Processing (Adobe Systems) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Photos: Hack the Nook Color into a full Android tablet The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a $250 e-reader powered by Android. Here's what this sharp device looks like when you hack it into a powerful and fully functional Android tablet.

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[TechRepublic] Standing up to your boss, fallback plans for independent consultants, Office SmartArt tricks

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Five tips for standing up against your boss If you need to confront your boss over work issues, wait until you're calm, be prepared, and have a couple of rhetorical tricks up your sleeve. Read more Resource of the day 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 Hottest new tips   Five contingency planning tips for independent consultants Independent consultants can mitigate the consequences of an extended illness or a disability by implementing a contingency plan. Here are tips on what to consider. Read more Five power tips for LibreOffice users Once you begin to know your way around the LibreOffice suite, you can add a few advanced techniques to your repertoire. Jack Wallen offers five tips to get you started. Read more Five tips for using SmartArt in Office 2010 Sometimes the best way to convey information is by using a diagram. In those situations, you may want to take advantage of SmartArt to put together a stylish illustration. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   What the experts think about the viability of an Internet kill switch Media coverage abounds over the so-called "Internet kill switch" and its potential for harm. Michael Kassner went straight to the bill sponsors and to several tech experts for insight. Read more Talent management will be tricky in 2011 All indications point to increased hiring in 2011. With this increase, however, will come some challenges for hiring managers. Read more Add an Exchange account on Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 devices are beginning to make their way into the enterprise. If you need to add an Exchange 2007 or 2010 account to your WP7 device, follow the steps in this tutorial. Read more 56 geek movies of 2011 Green Lantern, X-Men: First Class, Cowboys & Aliens, Captain America: The First Avenger, and the alien buddy picture Paul are just five of the more than 50 geeky films coming out this year. Find out which movies this Geekend contributor plans to see opening night. Read more 10 tech trends to watch in 2011 Based on the results of surveys conducted at The Experts Conference last year, analysts at Quest Software have put together this set of predictions for the upcoming year. Read more Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) Desktop Virtualization: Analysis & Piloting (Dell, Inc., Intel, Inc. & Citrix Systems) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Gallery: Recommended network access control (NAC) tools Jack Wallen offers some recommendations for network access tools and a few tips about their best use. What are your favorite NAC tools? TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, product reviews, and smartphones news in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Product Spotlight Smartphones 10 Things Tech history galleries Computer History Museum opens new exhibit Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers Colossus and other vintage computers from The National Museum of Computing Vintage Computer Festival showcases technology from the 1970s and 1980s

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