[TechRepublic] HTC Flyer: 7-inch Android tablet with a surprise

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HTC Flyer: 7-inch Android tablet with a surprise The HTC Flyer is a tablet running a hybrid version of Gingerbread (Android 2.4), and not Honeycomb as are most tablets being presented at MWC. The Flyer adds pen input to the mix which is unique. Read more HTC Flyer hands-on (photos) Resource of the day Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication Think increasing productivity is difficult? Join this live webcast as we review how one company's migration to Google Apps was successful for employees and profitable to the organization. More from TechRepublic   Programming news: Reflector, BlackBerry AppWorld 2.1, HTML Working Group Read about IronPython 2.7 Beta 2, Mule iON, Windows Phone tools and tips, BlackBerry tablet simulator, Async examples, and more. Read more Five time management tips that are worth a shot We've all heard the advice about creating daily to-do lists and prioritizing tasks. But there are also some less obvious tips that can have a big impact on your productivity. Read more News from ZDNet   HP: WebOS will enhance Windows on PCs of the future In the recap moments of HP's Think Beyond event last week, company executives quickly mentioned that WebOS - the mobile operating system that the company inherited with the Palm acquisition -... Read more HTC unveils two Facebook phones HTC has announced two unnoficial Facebook phones: the HTC Salsa and the HTC ChaCha. Both have a dedicated Facebook button that gives the user one-touch access to key functions of the service. Read more Mark Zuckerberg: 'Dozens' Facebook phones will drop this year HTC just unveiled the Salsa and ChaCha mobile phones with dedicated Facebook buttons, and according to Mark Zuckerberg himself, there are many more just like them on the way. Read more Nokia's Microsoft deal leads to shareholder revolt, call for a "Plan B" The mobile partnership between Nokia and Microsoft is under fire by shareholders who are calling for the CEO's head and are proposing a "Plan B" on how to revive Nokia's position as a mobile... Read more MWC 2011: Skype Access expanded to cover 500,000 hotspots Skype announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today that the Skype Access program will be expanded in partnership with several Wi-Fi hotspot providers worldwide.Skype subscribers will be... Read more RSA chief puts his trust in the cloud [video] At the RSA 2011 conference in San Francisco, RSA Chief Art Coviello talks about various cloud computing challenges businesses face today. He says companies need to start leveraging virtualization... Read more Microsoft continues push for infected computers to be quarantined Microsoft Scott Charney is pushing ahead with a proposal to implement a public health model to curb the damage from botnets of malware-laden computers around the world. Read more PayPal co-founder: Facebook could be "most valuable company in the world" PayPal co-founder Max Levchin believes Facebook could become the "most valuable company in the world." The company's executives want to see Facebook turn into the world's first trillion dollar... Read more Facebook on its role in revolutions: no comment Facebook officials are making a point to remain silent about revolutions around the world where the service is being used as a tool by activists. Here's why this is a smart move. Read more MacBook Pro laptops rumored to get Intel Sandy Bridge processors While we all wait patiently for an iPad 2 announcement, the latest Apple rumor is that the MacBook Pro laptop collection will be refreshed again this year with Intel's Sandy Bridge processors. Read more HTC: Running out of tricks? Once you get past that first day gadget lust coverage of HTC's latest smartphones and first tablet will you remember any of these devices? Probably not. Read more Is Microsoft Zune about to be Kinned? Over the past few days, more and more Microsoft watchers are noticing that Microsoft execs seem to be making a deliberate effort to avoid using the Z (Zune) word. That avoidance has set off a wave... Read more Verizon Wireless bumps HP Pre 2 price to $149.99 after rebate Last week, the pre-sale for the HP Pre 2 slider phone commenced. However, there are two different price tags floating around. Read more Apple's subscription policy convinced me to sell my iPad I have been using my iPad less frequently recently, but have hesitated selling it. That changed today with Apple's new policy for subscriptions, as I have no desire to give Apple 30 percent of... Read more Featured multimedia   T-Mobile G-Slate hands-on (photos) After being teased at CES, CNET finally goes hands-on with the T-Mobile G-Slate Honeycomb tablet. View on site HTC Wildfire S hands-on (photos) HTC announced upgrades to several of its Android phones, including the Wildfire. See what's new in the Wildfire S here. View on site NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory turns 1 (photos) As it marks its first year in space, the spacecraft keeps sending back stunning, detailed images in an effort to better understand the sun's influence on Earth. View on site Best of MWC Day 0 and 1 (photos) CNET editors are at Mobile World Congress 2011 covering all we can. Here are a few photos from the first day of Mobile World Congress. View on site Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Optimized Desktop Infrastructure Using Dell Flexible Computing Solutions (Dell, Inc., Intel, Inc. & Citrix Systems) Solve the Desktop Management Challenge (Dell, Inc., Intel, Inc. & Citrix Systems) Businesses Thrive with Google Apps (Google) End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic)   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 Slideshow: 10 dirty little secrets about working in IT Jason Hiner spills the beans on the most nefarious aspects of working in IT. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! 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[TechRepublic] Getting paid to break into things: Check out the VAT

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Getting paid to break into things: How vulnerability assessors work at Argonne National Lab Let's face it. Deterrents such as "keep out" or "do not open" are powerful magnets to us techies. Now, imagine getting paid to ignore those warnings. Read more Resource of the day Energize Your Virtualization Deployment with Industry-Leading Storage To get the full benefits of virtualization, you need a storage infrastructure that can keep pace with increased demands. Read this white paper to learn how HP StorageWorks provides an ideal foundation for your virtualized infrastructure. Recovering from a drive-by Java attack via fake security messages Mark Underwood describes how he recovered a user's system from a drive-by Java attack. How do you protect users from fake security messages and deliver the security updates that they do need? Read more Why not use OpenPGP for Web authentication? TLS is the default solution for strong encryption on the Web, but perhaps it should not be. Why has no alternative arisen to challenge it, despite all of the problems of TLS encryption? Read more Filtering PF firewall logs The PF firewall's pflog facility provides a powerful, flexible set of capabilities for generating network traffic logs. Because it stores logs in tcpdump's native pcap format, a wide range of... Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Use Logwatch to make log watching a little easier The Logwatch utility is designed to make a sysadmin's job easier by doing some basic analyzing and display formatting for a wide range of logfile types. Read more Kill and trap rogue processes in Windows with Daphne It can be very frustrating when a program crashes or refuses to close. A free utility called Daphne can relieve some of that frustration with improved process management in Windows. Read more Pros and cons of bring your own device for the workplace One of the more contentious topics in managing endpoint devices is the issue of users bringing their own device to the workplace. IT pro Rick Vanover discusses some considerations of BYOD for support staff. 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 Five desktop security tips that are easily overlooked A few small tweaks can add up to a more secure desktop. Jack Wallen shares some simple precautions that will provide a bit more protection. Read more Featured multimedia   10 must-have apps for Verizon iPhone owners New to the iPhone? Welcome to the party! No doubt you've already stocked up on well-known apps like Angry Birds, Facebook, and Netflix, but those are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are 10 lesser-known but amazingly cool apps--many of them free!--for your shiny new toy. 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 Businesses Thrive with Google Apps (Google) Successful Virtualization of SQL Server: It's All About Infrastructure (VMware) Deploying Oracle On VMware: Challenges and Opportunities (VMware) Resetting IT Priorities in the Financial Services Industry (IBM) IBM Service Management: Visibility, Control, Automation for a Smarter Business (IBM) Desktop Wallpaper: The Blue Marble known as Earth Over the years NASA has taken some beautiful photographs of Earth. Here are some of those images.

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[TechRepublic] Desktop security measures we sometimes miss, working with stubborn clients, learning to use Server Core

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Five desktop security tips that are easily overlooked A few small tweaks can add up to a more secure desktop. Jack Wallen shares some simple precautions that will provide a bit more protection. Read more Resource of the day Energize Your Virtualization Deployment with Industry-Leading Storage To get the full benefits of virtualization, you need a storage infrastructure that can keep pace with increased demands. Read this white paper to learn how HP StorageWorks provides an ideal foundation for your virtualized infrastructure. Hottest new tips   Five tips for handling stubborn clients When a client asks you to implement a solution that isn't up to your standards, what do you do? Here are a few ways to handle this type of situation. Read more Five tips for learning how to use Server Core Deploying and managing Server Core can be tricky. These pointers will help you overcome some common configuration and management challenges. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Pros and cons of bring your own device for the workplace One of the more contentious topics in managing endpoint devices is the issue of users bringing their own device to the workplace. IT pro Rick Vanover discusses some considerations of BYOD for support staff. Read more 10 tips for dealing with difficult people Some people are just plain hard to get along with. But you don't have to let them get under your skin. Calvin Sun offers advice for surviving your encounters with vexing customers and colleagues. Read more Three ways to share files using the iPad Erik Eckel explains his favorite methods for sharing files among other computers with the iPad. Read more 10 handy PowerShell scripts for Exchange 2010 administrators Save time and effort tackling complex Exchange admin tasks with the help of these ready-made PowerShell scripts.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog. Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: Famous intelligent computers from television and film With IBM's "Watson" taking the stage this week to compete against the two greatest Jeopardy! champions in history, I thought I would take a look back at the iconic fictional computers from film and television that helped define the human vision of Artificial Intelligence. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Podcast: IT Service Management in an Uncertain Economy (IBM) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication (Google) Utilities Improve Efficiency of Assets, Workforce, and IT with Help from IBM (IBM) Desktop Wallpaper: The Blue Marble known as Earth Over the years NASA has taken some beautiful photographs of Earth. Here are some of those images. 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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