[TechRepublic] Annoucing DIY IT Guy: IT on a shoestring budget

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Annoucing DIY IT Guy: IT on a shoestring budget This new blog will help those IT pros in small and mom-and-pop shops tweak their systems without breaking the bank. Read more Resource of the day Server Virtualization: When Less Is More Many underutilized servers. That's the state of affairs in data centers, and it's a waste of money, space, and resources. You can have fewer servers when each is fully utilized. Learn how the latest virtualization technologies make it possible. More from TechRepublic   10 hot areas of expertise for IT specialists Success in the IT field is increasingly tied to specialization -- but what particular tech niches are most in demand? Deb Shinder runs through the IT specialties that top the list. Read more When to kill or shelve an IT project Pulling the plug on an IT project is never an ideal outcome, but sometimes it's necessary. These four signs may indicate it's time to end or postpone a project. Read more Two Word 2010 security features that increase flexibility Two Word 2010 security features offer protection, flexibility, and peace of mind. One is new to Word 2010, the other is enhanced, but newly situation for convenience. Read more Identify the geeks in a crowd by how they communicate Geeks usually reveal their geekiness when they talk even if they don't reference World of Warcraft, Star Trek, or some other specifically geeky topic because of their speech patterns and conversation habits. Read more News from ZDNet   Nokia and Microsoft announce Windows Phone partnership Ahead of the press event today, Nokia and Microsoft have announced a strategic alliance to build a new ecosystem - around Windows Phone. Read more What Nokia's Windows move means for Open Source Many of Nokia's open-source partners aren't happy with its new buddy-buddy friendship with Microsoft, but they plan on making the best of it. Read more Nokia jumps from one burning platform to another with Windows Phone 7 Nokia makes its last strategic mistake and moves to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. Read more What will the Nokia deal mean for Microsoft's other phone-maker partners? What does a multi-partner ecosystem look like when not all participants are deemed equal? We're about to find out in the Windows Phone world. Read more Intel to begin shipping updated Sandy Point chipsets Feb 14th On Monday (February 14th) Intel will begin shipping updated B3 stepping Cougar Point chipsets to fix the Sandy Bridge flaw announced a few weeks ago. Read more Google's two-factor authentication: nice idea, but unwieldy Google's new two-factor authentication scheme is a huge improvement in terms of account security in the public Cloud. But I can't use it for regular day to day use. Read more ViewSonic debuts V350 smartphone, ViewPad 10 Pro tablet Mobile World Congress is barely getting started in Barcelona today, but ViewSonic is already unveiling its new V350 smartphone and a ViewPad 10 Pro tablet. Read more BlackBerry PlayBook will reportedly support Google Android apps Well, this is a bit of a surprise. RIM is reportedly working to ensure that the BlackBerry PlayBook can support some apps from the Google Android platform. Read more First legal shots fired at Google's VP8 codec Google wants to make its VP8 video codec a patent-free standard. The competition just threw down the first big challenge to that strategy. MPEG-LA, lhe group that manages the licensing of patents... Read more Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 rumored to be 10-inch, misses the mark The Galaxy Tab 2 is expected to be an updated version of the Tab running Android 3.0, aka Honeycomb, on a bigger slate form with a 10-inch screen. I'm afraid a 10-inch Galaxy Tab is a mistake, as... Read more Rumor: Samsung will unveil Galaxy Tab 2 with Honeycomb at MWC Samsung's first stab at a tablet, the Galaxy Tab, might have had its ups and downs over the last few months, but we could be seeing the successor sooner than we expected.According to Pocket-lint... Read more LG VL600 LTE modem finally gets some Mac love Verizon released a Mac driver for the screaming-fast LG VL600 LTE modem. This means that Mac users now have two 4G modems to choose from, both are faster than my Comcast connection. Read more Two great iPhone 4 upgrades: iWrap and ThinSkin I'm pretty rough on my pocket-sized devices and have to protect them from day one. The first two things that I added to my Verizon iPhone 4 were an iWrap and a ThinSkin. Read more The Future Of... Credit Cards [video] They're a modern-day must. Anyone who's ever forgotten their credit card at home or worse, lost it, knows exactly how crucial that piece of plastic truly is. With rampant fraud and ID theft... Read more Featured multimedia   How Many Floppy Disks Would It Take To Equal 1 Gigabyte? Have you ever wondered how many floppy disks it would take to equal 1 Gigabyte? View on site Slideshow: Modify Windows Explorer Command Bar for all folders In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to modify the Generic registry key to add commands to the Windows Explorer's Command Bar for all the other folders. View on site Gallery: HP's 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet Fresh from news that its top tablet competitor is releasing shortly, HP takes the wraps off its 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet. View on site Thin is in! The LG E2290 (photos) Photos of the thinnest monitor yet, the LG E2290. View on site Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication (Google) Businesses Thrive with Google Apps (Google) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google)   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: What's new in the iPhone 4 on Verizon The Apple iPhone has finally landed on Verizon. Take a look at the subtle differences between this iPhone 4 and the one that first launched on AT&T last June. 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 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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[TechRepublic] Lovebirds in Stormtrooper helmets

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Lovebirds in Stormtrooper helmets How does one couple celebrate their love of Star Wars all year long? By taking photos of themselves wearing Stormtrooper helmets at the office, the beach, the dentist, and other locations, of course. Read more Resource of the day The Advantages of Intelligent Point-of-Sale Automation Learn how Snap-On Credit deployed Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions and integrated it with its point-of-sale system and electronic signature capability. Tune in to this webcast to learn more about intelligent, automated forms workflow. Additional TechRepublic resources   Identify the geeks in a crowd by how they communicate Geeks usually reveal their geekiness when they talk even if they don't reference World of Warcraft, Star Trek, or some other specifically geeky topic because of their speech patterns and conversation habits. Read more Geek Gifts 2011: LY-706 Tablet Pad Netbook Choosing a tablet device can be difficult given the multitude of choices, but Mark Kaelin has found at least one to cross off the list of potential candidates. Read more Apple's nice timing: iPad production news may freeze consumers, Android rivals Apple has started production of the latest its latest iPad and talk of front facing cameras and a lighter design is everywhere. The timing of this news could just freeze consumers as a bevy of Android devices hit the market. Read more How to share files using the iPad Erik Eckel names his three favorite methods for sharing files among other computers with the iPad. Read more Verizon iPhone: Who should buy, and who should wait The Apple iPhone has officially arrived on Verizon. See who are the best candidates to jump on this long-awaited device, and who should hold off for now. Read more Will HP's plan to bring WebOS to the PC make life better or worse for IT? HP has announced plans to launch WebOS on the PC. Are they trying to become the next Apple? Will yet another PC OS make life better or worse for IT? Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: Take an exciting tour of Google's art collection Google's Art Project puts its Street View technology to good use in capturing more than 1,000 works of art from 17 different museums. Best of all you can play with them. View on site Unleash the full potential of the Coby Kryos Rooting the Coby Kryos Android-based tablet unleashes the full potential of the device. Itâs actually pretty impressive, especially for under $150. It has quality construction, reasonable specifications and features, and even without rooting, the AppsLib library would probably satisfy most tablet consumers. Here are some photos and screenshots of the Coby Kryos. View on site $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 Gallery: HP's 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet Fresh from news that its top tablet competitor is releasing shortly, HP takes the wraps off its 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet. View on site Gallery: U.S. Army tackles tech for the battlefield The U.S. Army showed off some its latest high tech combat gear at the U.S. Army All American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas last month. View on site Cowon D3 (photos) Take a closer look at the Cowon D3, an Android-based portable media player with a 3.7-inch OLED screen. View on site Sony KDL-BX300 series (photos) Although a few bucks more than off-brand entry-level LCDs, Sony's KDL-BX300 series is still a great value. View on site Today's recommended downloads Businesses Thrive with Google Apps (Google) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) IBM Service Management for the Intelligent Utility Network. (IBM) End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) Solve the Desktop Management Challenge (Dell, Inc., Intel, Inc. & Citrix Systems) Geekend perennial favorites   Geeky ways to celebrate Valentine's Day The Geekend Valentine's Day gift guide Geek alternatives to Valentines Day Nine date night movies for geeks Star Trek pick-up lines that never landed me a date Photos: What's new in the iPhone 4 on Verizon The Apple iPhone has finally landed on Verizon. Take a look at the subtle differences between this iPhone 4 and the one that first launched on AT&T last June. 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 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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[TechRepublic] Monitor your PC's system resource usage

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Moo0 SystemMonitor 1.62 (Windows) Moo0 SystemMonitor lets you watch over system resource usages of your PC. Moo0 SystemMonitor currently supports 36 kinds of information including CPU, memory, network, and detailed HDD usages. Using Moo0 SystemMonitor, you may discover what is limiting your system performance in each occasion. Read more Resource of the day Addressing GRC to Meet Regulatory Requirements and Reduce Risk Sure, you can pass your audit, but don't you want far reaching business benefits that reduce operational risk and exposure? Read this paper and learn make process improvements to show regulatory compliance to auditors and reduce operational risk. New software downloads   Corner Bowl Log Manager(64 bit) 11.0.33 (Windows) Corner Bowl Log Manager is a cost conscious network-wide Event Log, Syslog and application log management tool that enables Systems Administrators to automate log monitoring, reporting, consolidation, archiving and fulfill auditing requirements set forth by regulations such as HIPAA, NERC, PCI DSS, and SOX. Read more NetWorx 5.1.7 (Windows) NetWorx is a utility for measuring your bandwidth usage and the speed of all kinds of wired and wireless network connections (dial-up, Ethernet, ISDN, DSL, 802.11b). The program provides the ability to measure your network throughput, graphic and numeric representation of incoming and outgoing traffic, and more. Read more VirtuaWin Portable 4.3 (Windows) VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager that allows you to have up to nine independent virtual desktops with independent application windows open. Read more Network Inventory Reporter 1.56 (Windows) Network Inventory Reporter is an administrator solution management software that collects and reports network hardware, software, program groups, and programs for all network computers. Read more PCmover Image Assistant 6.0 (Windows) PCmover Image Assistant is breakthrough software that complements any imaging solution available on the market today. Now you can restore the image of an old Windows PC (or old hard drive) to a new PC that has a different Windows operating system. Read more QMerchant 6.0.0 (Windows) Process Payments in QuickBooks with Authorize.Net, PayPal and other payment providers. Read more Privacy Eraser 7.3 (Windows) Privacy Eraser is an Internet eraser that protects your privacy by permanently erasing the history of your computer activities. Read more Perforce 2011.2.284433 (Mac) Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management (SCM) System, provides powerful version control and workspace management with a unique branching model. Read more TAMS Analyzer 4.11b2 (Mac) Coding and extraction software for qualitative research projects. Supports multiple coders, hierarchical codes, complex searching for information, many options for formatting the output of searches, and easy export to Excel and other databases. Read more Disclaimer: CBS Interactive Inc. is not responsible for the content of the publisher's descriptions or user reviews on this site. We encourage you to determine whether this product or your intended use is legal. We do not encourage or condone the use of any software in violation of applicable laws. CBS Interactive Inc. does not sell, resell, or license any of the products listed on the site. We cannot be held liable for issues that arise from the download or use of these products. Incorrectly editing the Windows Registry can cause serious problems requiring the reinstallation of your operating system and may lead to the loss of data. TechRepublic does not and will not support problems that arise from editing your registry. Additional TechRepublic resources   Review: Ragic cloud collaboration tool Ragic allows non-programmer users to bring the ease-of-use of a spreadsheet to an online application development collaboration. 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 Featured multimedia   Photos: What's new in the iPhone 4 on Verizon The Apple iPhone has finally landed on Verizon. Take a look at the subtle differences between this iPhone 4 and the one that first launched on AT&T last June. View on site Gallery: HP's 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet Fresh from news that its top tablet competitor is releasing shortly, HP takes the wraps off its 9.7-inch TouchPad tablet. View on site Unleash the full potential of the Coby Kryos Rooting the Coby Kryos Android-based tablet unleashes the full potential of the device. Itâs actually pretty impressive, especially for under $150. It has quality construction, reasonable specifications and features, and even without rooting, the AppsLib library would probably satisfy most tablet consumers. Here are some photos and screenshots of the Coby Kryos. View on site Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Transform Your Service Delivery with Adobe (Adobe Systems) The Advantages of Intelligent Point-of-Sale Automation (Adobe Systems) Simplify, Optimize, and Save with HP StorageWorks (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) How IT Decision Makers are Reprioritizing for a New Economy (IBM) Photos: What's new in the iPhone 4 on Verizon The Apple iPhone has finally landed on Verizon. Take a look at the subtle differences between this iPhone 4 and the one that first launched on AT&T last June. 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 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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