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[TechRepublic] First impressions of the Motorola Xoom: Five quick insights

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First impressions of the Motorola Xoom: Five quick insights The Motorola Xoom is more of a PC replacement than the iPad, but it still has some frayed edges that need to be evened out before most early adopters will want to jump on board. Read more Motorola Xoom: Unboxing and comparison photos Resource of the day Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint Data center carbon emissions are a growing global concern. This white paper introduces a simple approach, supported by free web-based tools, for estimating the carbon footprint of a data center anywhere in the world. More from TechRepublic   10 reasons for quitting IT There are a lot of upsides to working in IT -- but depending on your situation, you might find yourself considering other career options. Jack Wallen describes a few factors that could be the last straw for some IT pros. Read more Five tips for using PowerPoint 2010 for online training PowerPoint 2010 makes it easy to deliver training via the Web. Here's a look at how to successfully broadcast a presentation. Read more Memo to wireless carriers: 5GB caps won't replace cable companies According to TR member dcolbert, if wireless broadband ISPs can't provide their services at competitive prices to wired broadband providers, without outrageously limiting caps, they're never going to compete with, let alone replace, those companies. Read more News from ZDNet   Google overhauls algorithm, content farms potentially screwed Google has changed its algorithm to favor "high-quality sites" and cut rankings for sites that "are low-value add for users, copy content from other websites" and "are just not very useful." Read more Microsoft and HP launch a series of datacenter appliances Turnkey, scalable datacenter appliances offer building blocks for quick implementation and fast business reaction times. Read more Fujitsu Stylistic Windows 7 slate: Microsoft's latest, greatest iPad competitor? There's a new Windows 7 slate coming to town (starting in April this year) that Microsoft is hoping may give the company at least a temporary answer to Apple's iPad and the various Android slates... Read more Mac OS X Lion Preview: New features, orphans first-gen Intel machines On its developer page, Apple highlights a few new features in Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion. However, in the release notes, a few more details of interest emerge, including a Recovery HD option, which... Read more Android Market starts selling e-books; Nook for Android updated A couple of pieces of Android and digital book-related news this morning. First, Google's Android Market has become a slightly more fearsome competitor for iTunes with the addition of e-book sales. Read more All tablets sold in Q3 2010 Tablet were iPads, well almost ABI Research has published a report containing tablet sales figures for the third quarter of last year, and it was an iPad quarter. Of the 4.5 million tablets sold during that period, a whopping... Read more Facebook offers new privacy policy for regular people Facebook is testing a new simplified version of its privacy policy written for regular people. Read more Wires? We don't need no stinking Wires! Gigabit Wi-Fi Sure, Intel's Thunderbolt with 10Gbps speeds and protocols that support both data transfer and displays sounds great, but why worry with wires connections at all with Gigabit Wi-Fi on its way? Read more Microsoft notes Windows Update "inconsistencies," provides fix Any time Microsoft pushes an update to a few hundred million users, you can expect some hiccups. With Windows 7 SP1, Microsoft has quietly acknowledged an "inconsistency" that might cause more... Read more Amazon Web Services launches CloudFormation: Infrastructure recipes Amazon Web Services on Friday detailed CloudFormation, an effort to make cobbling together cloud services as easy as baking a cake. Read more Salesforce.com: The enterprise, platform roads to $3 billion in revenue Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff hasn't seen his company hit $2 billion in annual revenue yet, but already sees $3 billion in sales happening. Big enterprise agreements and a platform play are the... Read more Do enterprise architects work for IT or the business or what? Enlightened EA may be hard to find, but the times they are a-changing, says one analyst. Read more T-Mobile feels pain amid Sprint, Verizon, AT&T customer gains T-Mobile on Friday said it lost 318,000 contract customers in the fourth quarter, a dismal performance relative to rivals Sprint, Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: Apple beefs up MacBooks; gives peek at Lion Apple updated its MacBook Pro line with next-gen processors, graphics and I/O technology dubbed Thunderbolt. View on site How to deploy Linux servers with NOC-PS PXE Server Rapid provisioning of servers can be a necessity in todayâs demanding IT environments. IT pro Rick Vanover tours a virtual appliance that can be used to provision servers quickly. View on site When the space shuttle hitches a ride (photos) The space shuttle flies just fine on its own in orbit and when landing. But to move between NASA sites on Earth, it goes piggyback on a 747. View on site NASA's space shuttle Discovery takes last flight (photos) With today's final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, just two shuttle missions remain before the end of the 30-year-old program. View on site Archos 101 (photos) Take a closer look at the Archos 101, an inexpensive Android tablet from Archos. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free White Paper: Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) The advantages of row and rack-oriented cooling architectures (American Power Conversion (APC)) An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Improved Cooling Strategies for IT Wiring Closets (American Power Conversion (APC)) Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Safety Codes (American Power Conversion (APC))   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 Gallery: The top 10 geek sins We've put together a list of 10 of the worst transgressions for any geek. Doing any one of these will put your geek credentials at risk. Do two of them and your geek card immediately gets revoked. 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] Free tools for removing malicious software

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DIY: Free tools for removing malicious software Fighting the malware battle really hurts when you're spending a good deal of your IT budget (if you even have an IT budget) on software to protect machines from attacks. Here's how to do it for free. Read more Resource of the day Maximized Productivity with Simplified Device Management IT pros still overlook one of the most promising areas for saving time and money: managing the rising number of stand alone printers. Learn about the most promising strategies and best practices for improved printer efficiency and performance. New software downloads   CCleaner 3.04.1389 (Windows) CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy, and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system, allowing Windows to run faster. It also cleans traces of your online activities, such as your Internet history. Read more Raise Data Recovery For NTFS 4.8 (Windows) With Raise Data Recovery for NTFS, you can recover recently deleted files from your NTFS-formatted disks even if they are deleted from the Recycle Bin. Read more Simple Groupware 0.706 (Windows) Simple Groupware is an open source enterprise application offering email, calendaring, contacts, tasks, document management, synchronization with Outlook and cell phones, full-text search, and many more. Read more NetSetMan 3.2.3 (Windows) NetSetMan is a network settings manager that can easily switch between six profiles, including IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS server, Win server, computer name, printer, DNS domain, work group, and scripts. Read more InstallBuilder 7.0.2 (Mac) BitRock InstallBuilder turns application packaging and deployment into a fast, easy and cost-effective process for developers. 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: Boxer Text Editor Boxer Text Editor is a serious tool for serious users. If you are a coder looking for a text editor that will make your coding life much easier, Boxer may be the tool for you. Read more Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 released to public On February 22, 2011, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to the general public. Should you download and install it? Read more Featured multimedia   Leaked Windows 8 screenshots Leaked Windows 8 screenshots, by notorious Windows leak going by the name of Zukona. View on site 7 killer feature hacks for Google Chrome A series of easy to implement hacks to make Chrome work better for you, including cloud print and auto-incognito. View on site Mozilla starts on Firefox 5 designs (screenshots) Firefox 4 hasn't even been fully baked and served up yet, but that's not stopping Mozilla from pushing ahead with plans for Firefox 5. View on site Today's recommended downloads Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free White Paper: Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Optimize Your Data Center for the Greatest Value and the Lowest TCO (American Power Conversion (APC)) Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint (American Power Conversion (APC)) Gallery: The top 10 geek sins We've put together a list of 10 of the worst transgressions for any geek. Doing any one of these will put your geek credentials at risk. Do two of them and your geek card immediately gets revoked. 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] Secret CIA spy gadgets go public

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Secret CIA spy gadgets go public (photos) Resource of the day Maximized Productivity with Simplified Device Management IT pros still overlook one of the most promising areas for saving time and money: managing the rising number of stand alone printers. Learn about the most promising strategies and best practices for improved printer efficiency and performance. Additional TechRepublic resources   Geeky conventions not to miss in 2011 Beat the winter doldrums by planning your trips to comics, gaming, cosplay, sci-fi, and DIY conventions now. Gen Con 2011, BlizzCon 2011, and SteamCon III are just three of the geeky cons listed. Read more Geek Gifts 2011: World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse New from SteelSeries and Blizzard Entertainment for the launch of the Cataclysm expansion for World of Warcraft is the World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse, which brings the high-grade laser mouse technology and the Deathwing stylization together in one powerful peripheral.While not quite a R.A.T. gaming mouse, the World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse is larger than your... Read more TR Community scoreboard for Feb. 25, 2011 - Time-wasting tasks In this weekly recap, you'll get a quick look at the top discussions and members on the TechRepublic forums. You'll also learn about an upcoming weekly site update post by TechRepublic Product Manager Brandon Seltenrich. Read more TechRepublic's camera phone challenges Find out the topic or theme of TechRepublic's current camera phone challenge and then scroll through all of our camera phone challenge galleries to date. Read more Featured multimedia   NASA's space shuttle Discovery takes last flight (photos) With today's final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, just two shuttle missions remain before the end of the 30-year-old program. View on site Historic legacy for NASA's pioneering shuttle Discovery (photos) Accomplished NASA shuttle Discovery to retire following 39th mission. View on site When the space shuttle hitches a ride (photos) The space shuttle flies just fine on its own in orbit and when landing. But to move between NASA sites on Earth, it goes piggyback on a 747. View on site Unboxing the World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse The World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse brings the high-grade laser mouse technology and the Deathwing stylization together in one powerful peripheral. See our unboxing of the World of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse. View on site Presidential wheels (photos) In honor of Presidents' Day, we've rounded up a collection of interesting Presidential State Cars of years past. View on site Sinclair ZX81 Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the Sinclair ZX81 (a low-cost home computer released in 1981) in this TR Dojo teardown gallery. View on site Garbage to gold: Ways to get value from waste (Images) There's a growing list of methods for getting energy, valuable materials, or compost from the municipal waste stream. View on site Today's recommended downloads Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint (American Power Conversion (APC)) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Maximized Productivity with Simplified Device Management (Canon) Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Specifying Power and Cooling for Today's High-Density Data Center (American Power Conversion (APC)) 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? Gallery: The top 10 geek sins We've put together a list of 10 of the worst transgressions for any geek. Doing any one of these will put your geek credentials at risk. Do two of them and your geek card immediately gets revoked. 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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