[TechRepublic] Convert a Web page into a PDF on the fly

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Review: Joliprint PDF converter bookmarklet With Joliprint, users can convert a Web page into a PDF on the fly without leaving their Web browser. Read more Resource of the day Learn the Alternatives to RAC You want the horizontal scaling and load balancing capabilities of RAC, but you don't want to compromise on availability, performance, or cost. Learn about alternatives that work alongside RAC or replace it entirely. New software downloads   Advanced Registry Clear 2.1.3.6 (Windows) Advanced Registry Clear is designed to be a good free medic for your computer's cluttered registry. With an intuitive and attractive interface, this program is suitable for users of all skill levels. Read more File Property Edit Free 3.51 (Windows) This is a software for modifying file attributes. With the power file and folder browse feature plus the drag and drop support, you can easily add a group of files or directories, and then change their create time, modify time, last access time, and other file attributes and properties. Read more WhatChanged 1.07 (Windows) WhatChanged is a system utility that scans for modified files and registry entries. It is useful for checking program installations. Read more ServersCheck Monitoring Software 8.7.4 (Windows) ServersCheck Monitoring Software is an application for monitoring, reporting and alerting on the availability of systems, networks and applications. Read more ARUtilities 7.6 (Windows) ARUtilities provides tools that will help you maximize your time and profits. Work with multiple clients with more efficiency and get them up and running sooner. Read more MindNode Pro 1.6.1 (Mac) MindNode Pro is an elegant and simple-to-use mindmapping application for the Macintosh. Read more NeO (Leopard) 1.0.4 (Mac) NeO is a powerful outliner built for MacOS X. Using NeO, you can efficiently manage and organize pieces of information. 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   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 10 ways to e-publish with Linux If you're looking for a low-cost way to create, publish, and market an e-book, be sure to check out these Linux tools. Read more Featured multimedia   New features in Outlook Live (Release 5) A look at the new Outlook Web App (Release 5) features and user experience available for Live@edu students. View on site Verizon iPhone 4 Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open Verizon iPhone 4. Although similar to the AT&T version, this Apple smartphone has some significant differences. View on site Hands-on with the BEST Windows Phone 7 device; the Dell Venue Pro The Dell Venue Pro is the best Windows Phone 7 device available and with a 32GB microSD card mod it becomes even better. The device is unique with a 4.1 inch AMOLED display and portrait QWERTY keyboard. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Ensure High Availability for Critical Systems and Apps (Quest Software) Learn the Alternatives to RAC (Quest Software) IBM Pulse 2011, The Premier Service Management Event (IBM) How IBM Can Help Your Business Be More Resilient (IBM) Desktop Wallpaper gallery: Deep space nebula The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing desktop wallpaper. 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 Photos through a microscope Olympus BioScapes: Art that lives under the microscope Photomicrography winning images over the years Nikon Small World winning photographs under the microscope for 2010 Nikon Small World's categories of photos through the microscope

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[TechRepublic] Why iPad rivals keep whiffing on price

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Editor's note: My analysis of why iPad rivals keep striking out on price is the top story today. The answer is ridiculously obvious. Also, see why the FTC may be coming after Apple and the guest list for Obama's big pow-wow in Silicon Valley. -Jason The one big reason why iPad rivals can't compete on price The biggest disappointment of nearly every promising competitor to the Apple iPad has been the price tag. Learn the one trump card that allows Apple to out-price rival tablets. Read more Resource of the day Implement these Best Practices for Cloud Security Cloud computing: Do the benefits outweigh the security risks? Strike the right balance with the security measures discussed in this IBM Redpaper, and get the most out of the cloud without risking privacy, security, or availability. More from TechRepublic   IBM's Watson victorious in Jeopardy Ken Jennings foreshadowed the inevitable with his final Jeopardy answer. The answer: Bram Stoker. The subtext: "I for one welcome our new computer overlords." Read more Seven reasons network management needs IBM's Watson Mark Underwood takes a look at IBM's Watson project and what it means in more practical terms of applying AI to the future of network management. Read more Video: Eight backdoor ways to reboot a Windows server Bill Detwiler shows you how to shut down and reboot a Windows server when you can't get to the Start Menu. Read more News from ZDNet   Apple's app subscription plan gets Feds interested: Time to retreat? The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are reportedly eyeing Apple's new App Store subscription plan. Will Apple back down? Read more Obama's big tech powwow invite list: A few stunning omissions If the goals are to support entrepreneurship, increase exports and get the American people back to work, I could think of a few tech executives who should be invited to Obama's tech meeting in San... Read more Griping about a jobless economic recovery? Blame IT spending Information technology spending may be allowing companies to put off hiring and prolonging the jobless economic recovery, according to Forrester Research. Read more Internet Explorer should worry about Chrome, not Firefox: Blame Europe? With Internet Explorer 9 set to be finalized in weeks, it is entirely possible that Microsoft should worry more about Chrome's increasing marketshare, rather than focusing on its war with Mozilla. Read more Nokia handing out free e7 and WP7 smartphones to developers Even though the e7 smartphone isn't even available outside of Europe just yet, Nokia is handing out units of that smartphone and of the Nokia WP7 device to developers - for free! Read more Apple iPhone nano? Try iPhone budget Remember all that chatter about how Apple was cooking up the iPhone nano as a way to target the masses? The New York Times has thrown ice water on the concept. Read more Lenovo LePad tablet will launch worldwide this summer Hey, remember the Lenovo LePad tablet that was first unveiled all the way back in January 2010? Now it might actually start shipping! Read more Mobile UI design: obey the 90/10 rule The 90/10 rule is based on the years I have covered mobile technology, and the observations I've made of countless users of said technology. A good UX is crucial to get a good customer reception,... Read more Clearwire: So much of its fate rests with Sprint Clearwire, best known for its 4G WiMax network, is so intertwined with Sprint that the company's financials and future network ride shotgun with the carrier. Read more BlackBerry App World beats Android and Nokia; Is the Apple App Store unstoppable? BlackBerry App Store is in second place in mobile application store revenue behind leading Apple's App Store, according to figures released today. Is Apple's mobile dominance unstoppable? Read more Netgear rolls out new 3G/4G mobile broadband router line-up Mobile World Congress 2011 has finished up, but here's one of the overlooked announcements of the week. Netgear brought a whole new line-up of 3G/4G mobile broadband routers to display in Barcelona. Read more Gallery: 7 killer feature hacks for Google Chrome Gallery: Check out these 7 killer feature hacks to Google Chrome, from auto-incognito to enabling cloud print and synchronisation across desktops, with how-to screenshots to guide you through. Read more Apple's chess moves: Market dominance isn't necessarily the ultimate goal Some may criticize Apple for not taking the reins of the new App-based Internet to dominate the new market but they forget that dominance isn't always most important for that company. Read more Facebook continues to test our relationship culture and our ability to be appropriate Contrary to those that hate all things Facebook and Twitter, over-sharing the inappropriate is not the fault of social media tools. Read more Featured multimedia   The Evolution of the Windows Start menu We all use the Windows Start menu every day, but did you know that it wasnât always called the Start menu? View on site WorldWide Telescope brings stargazing online WorldWide Telescope is a new project from Microsoft Research that combines imagery of space and celestial objects into one easy-to-use interface. View on site Desktop Wallpaper: Deep space nebula The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing desktop wallpaper. View on site NASA returns to comet it attacked (photos) NASA sends its second spacecraft to comet Tempel 1 to see the results from the first visitor which fired a probe that crashed into the comet's surface. View on site Today's recommended downloads Get Access to the Resources, Tools, and Community You Need (IBM) Learn the Alternatives to RAC (Quest Software) IBM Pulse 2011, The Premier Service Management Event (IBM) Dispelling the Vapor Around Cloud Computing (IBM) Ensure High Availability for Critical Systems and Apps (Quest Software)   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 Desktop Wallpaper gallery: Deep space nebula The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing desktop wallpaper. 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 Photos through a microscope Olympus BioScapes: Art that lives under the microscope Photomicrography winning images over the years Nikon Small World winning photographs under the microscope for 2010 Nikon Small World's categories of photos through the microscope

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[TechRepublic] Intelligent computers from TV and film, Toy Fair 2011

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Gallery: Famous Intelligent Computers from Television and Film Resource of the day Learn the Alternatives to RAC You want the horizontal scaling and load balancing capabilities of RAC, but you don't want to compromise on availability, performance, or cost. Learn about alternatives that work alongside RAC or replace it entirely. Additional TechRepublic resources   100+ geeks to follow on Twitter Keep up with the latest geek news and happenings by following Stan Lee, Felicia Day, Stephen Fry, Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, and other people, organizations, and companies on Twitter. Read more IBM's Watson victorious in Jeopardy Ken Jennings foreshadowed the inevitable with his final Jeopardy answer. The answer: Bram Stoker. The subtext: "I for one welcome our new computer overlords." Read more No lab coat necessary to get geeky with science Learn about three simple science experiments that any geek can do at home. Let us know if you've tried any science experiments that you recommend to your fellow Geekend readers. Read more 10 ways to e-publish with Linux If you're looking for a low-cost way to create, publish, and market an e-book, be sure to check out these Linux tools. Read more Camera phone challenge: Darndest things that geeks' kids do You have from now until Friday, February 25, 2011 at 5:00 PM EST to submit camera phone photos of your kids doing the darndest things. We will send the participants of our three favorite submissions some free swag! Read more Featured multimedia   Toy Fair 2011: Hot stuff from the show floor (photos) Straight from Toy Fair, the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere, here's a look at some of the hot, new toys for 2011. View on site WorldWide Telescope brings stargazing online WorldWide Telescope is a new project from Microsoft Research that combines imagery of space and celestial objects into one easy-to-use interface. View on site NASA returns to comet it attacked (photos) NASA sends its second spacecraft to comet Tempel 1 to see the results from the first visitor which fired a probe that crashed into the comet's surface. 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 Step into Boeing's next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental (photos) Boeing shows off an interior mock-up of its new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plan in advance of its Sunday unveiling. View on site Where Boeing's next-gen 747-8s come to life (photos) On Sunday, Boeing will formally unveil its next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental. CNET takes you inside the factory. View on site Toilet, Cyberpumpkin, and a host of creative PC mods Dean Liou has built some great case mods. Check out his Toilet PC, Cyberpumpkin, PVC PCs, Grill PC, Lenovo laptop ArcadeDock, and more. View on site Google Street View photography wins journalism accolades (photos) German photographer Michael Wolf received an honorable mention in this year's World Press Photo for photographs taken inside Google Street View. View on site Today's recommended downloads Ensure High Availability for Critical Systems and Apps (Quest Software) Learn the Alternatives to RAC (Quest Software) Maximized Productivity with Simplified Device Management (Canon) How IBM Can Help Your Business Be More Resilient (IBM) Get Access to the Resources, Tools, and Community You Need (IBM) Geekend perennial favorites   11 classic scenes from sci-fi movies The top five sci-fi/fantasy chick flicks The five greatest sci-fi/horror films of all time What are the most prophetic science fiction movies? Desktop Wallpaper gallery: Deep space nebula The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing desktop wallpaper. 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 Photos through a microscope Olympus BioScapes: Art that lives under the microscope Photomicrography winning images over the years Nikon Small World winning photographs under the microscope for 2010 Nikon Small World's categories of photos through the microscope

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