[TechRepublic] Facebook shares its data center magic with the world

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Facebook open sources its server, data center designs: Hardware fallout to follow Facebook launched an initiative it calls the Open Compute Project, an effort to share the specs and designs of the custom servers in its data center in Prineville, Ore. In other words, Facebook is... Read more Resource of the day Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works Building or updating your data center? Maximize its power density capabilities and electrical efficiency with a well-thought-out floor plan. More from TechRepublic   Poll: Is there a market for Windows 8 or is Microsoft playing with fire? Take the TechRepublic Windows Blog poll of the week: Is there a market for Windows 8 or is Microsoft playing with fire? Read more Video: Five free must-have Android apps Bill Detwiler shows you five, free Andriod apps that made blogger Jack Wallen's "must-have" list. Read more Quick Tip: A registry tweak to make application choices more efficient in Windows With a simple tweak to the Windows Registry, you can make choosing an application to run an unknown file type much more efficient and a little less annoying. Read more How to sell your manager on a raise Before you approach your boss with a raise request, have your case built around more than how long you've been there. Read more Goodbye Firefox. Hello Chromium. After using Firefox for six years, I've finally come to the end of the road with it. Learn why, as well as why I chose Chromium to replace it as my primary Web browser. Read more News from ZDNet   Facebook's open source data center: Not necessarily enterprise reality Will systems and data centers built to Facebook's reference designs be viable in the market? Read more Want to be as energy-efficient as Facebook? There's a spec for that It's no secret that Greenpeace has been kinda upset with Facebook ever since the giant Web application company announced its plans to build two massive new data centers, with what the non-profit... Read more iPad at Work: The Essential Guide for Business Users Apple's iPad is an impressive piece of technology. Here's what you need to know to get the most out of it as a business tool. Read more Google's Rubin defends Android's open source cred Google's Android chief Andy Rubin took on reports that Android is stepping away from an open source strategy, but doesn't address specifics. Read more Google's Chrome OS for tablets: More confusion for Android army? Google's source code indicates that the company is working on a tablet version of the Chrome OS and such a move could confuse the Android army, which has banked on Honeycomb. Read more Google adds remote reset, encryption on Apps on Android Google added three handy business features for Apps on Android as the company moves to entice enterprises to consider its smartphone platform. Read more Cisco's network gets a tune up Cisco CEO John Chambers has been bold in his experimentation with ââ¬Åco-ordinate and cultivateââ¬? over ââ¬Åcommand and controlââ¬? at the helm of the forty billion dollar global behemoth over the... Read more Dell plots cloud build-out; $1 billion investment this year Dell outlined plans to invest $1 billion in cloud computing services this year and build data centers to deliver services. Read more Gartner drinks the 2015 Microsoft-Nokia Kool-Aid too Gartner---and IDC---are basing a 2012 to 2015 Windows Phone 7 market share surge on faith in Nokia. I don't see how you can have that much faith given what we've seen from Nokia so far. Read more Microsoft readies three new Office service packs Microsoft plans to deliver the first service packs for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 in "mid-summer" 2011.The Softies also plan to deliver service pack 1 for Office 2011 for Mac the week of... Read more More images of Motorola Droid X2 leaked Motorola hasn't given any official announcement regarding the Droid X2 release, but we know it's coming. And these leaked images could serve as evidence. Read more T-Mobile gets official with pricing for Android-based G2x T-Mobile USA has gotten official with the launch details for its new G2x smartphone that was announced at CTIA Wireless last month. Read more GNOME 3.0 has landed! Today sees the GNOME Desktop project released GNOME 3.0, the first major release of the free and open source desktop environment in nine years. Read more GE plans nation's largest thin-film solar plant I watch the cleantech venture capital and initial public offering (IPO) numbers every quarter, because I like knowing the sorts of bets being place on green technologies and green IT initiatives.... Read more MLB stops streaming free games on Facebook for regular season Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB.com, says the trial was successful, but it wasn't popular enough to warrant being extended for future games. Read more Featured multimedia   5 insanely cool robots (photos) Here are some of the latest creations that you'd love to have but never could afford - unless you join the army. View on site Vintage Computer Advertisements from the late 1970s Check out these computer advertisements from the 1970s! View on site This case makes your MacBook look like a real book One innovative case maker has a solution for bibliophiles who want a little more book in their MacBooks. View on site 10 iPad 2 apps for business iPad 2 owners will be able to find more apps for business that take advantage of the gadget's increased processing power. View on site Today's recommended downloads New Storage Options to Tame the Information Explosion (IBM) Recommendations for Implementing Cloud Security (IBM) Get Access to the Resources, Tools, and Community You Need (IBM) Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC)) Preventive maintenance strategy for data centers (American Power Conversion (APC))   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the world of technology. You'll get my opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner Goodbye Firefox. Hello Chromium. After using Firefox for six years, Jason Hiner has finally come to the end of the road with it. 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[TechRepublic] Five reasons new MacBook Pros are business users' best laptop choice

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Five reasons new MacBook Pros are business users' best laptop choice Erik Eckel lists his reasons for recommending the Apple MacBook Pros as the best business laptops available. Read more Resource of the day Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server Explore the myth about not installing any third-party software on an Exchange Server and see how doing so can actually fortify your security strategy. Printing to AirPort shared printers from Linux While the Airport Extreme wireless base makes sharing printers easy with a Mac, it's not so simple to make a printer directly available for Linux. Vincent Danen shows you the best way to do it. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Choosing the right Git GUI client for Mac OS X Vincent Danen is a Subversion fan, but coming around to Git for the Mac. Before learning the command line for Git, he shopped around for a GUI client. Here's a look at the three main players and... 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 Cleverfiles Disk Drill file recovery for the Mac Derek Schauland tries out the Disk Drill file recovery program for the Mac. It could help make a user's day in the event of accidental deletions or corrupted files. Read more Spiceworks, NoteWhere, iDB2Prog, and more useful business apps Scott Lowe spotlights seven new mobile applications that deserve a look from IT managers, consultants, DBAs, and other IT pros. Read more Featured multimedia   10 iPad 2 apps for business iPad 2 owners will be able to find more apps for business that take advantage of the gadget's increased processing power. View on site Apple MacBook Pro Quad-core i7 teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2011 Apple MacBook Pro. This series notebook sports an Intel Quad-Core Intel i7 CPU, AMD Radeon HD 6490M GPU, 150GB Toshiba SSD, and 4GB of RAM. View on site LEGO galleries on TechRepublic LEGO fun at Brickworld Indy 2011 LEGO creations at MegaCon 2011 Lego builders show off their skills at Bricks by the Bay Amazing LEGO creations from Brickworld 2010 Today's recommended downloads Free White Paper: Improving the Efficiency of Large UPS Systems (American Power Conversion (APC)) Osterman Research: The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats (GFI Software) Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server (GFI Software) Monitoring physical threats in the data center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Improving Airflow in a Raised-Floor Data Center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Celebrating 20 years of ZDNet, and my first Internet address ZDNet just turned 20 years old. Learn how it got started, hear about its rivalry and merger with CNET, and learn how it's related to the story of Jason Hiner's first Internet address. TechRepublic newsletters   Get net admin tips, tech tutorials and news, and off-topic posts in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Network Administrator Five Tips IT News Digest Geekend

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[TechRepublic] A smartphone that does it all: The possible dream?

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A smartphone that does it all: The possible dream? The dream of many on-the-go professionals, who are burdened with carrying a phone, a laptop, and maybe a tablet, is the day when one device will do it all. Deb Shinder explores whether that is an impossible dream. Read more Resource of the day Osterman Research: The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats Read this Osterman Research paper to learn how organizations must implement a layered defensive strategy to protect against messaging, internal and Web-based threats and how Sunbelt Software can help. Google clamps down on Android Google is laying down some rules on what Android carriers are allowed to do with the platform and what they're not. Jack Wallen looks at the new restrictions and what they mean to the spirit of open source. Read more Save battery life and customize tasks for your Android device with Tasker Saving battery life is a must for business users and IT pros when it comes to an essential tool -- your smartphone. Derek Schauland recommends Tasker to help optimize Android devices. Read more Spiceworks, NoteWhere, iDB2Prog, and more useful business apps Scott Lowe spotlights seven new mobile applications that deserve a look from IT managers, consultants, DBAs, and other IT pros. Read more Encrypt calls on your Android device with RedPhone Whisper Systems offers call encryption on Android with RedPhone. Chad Perrin describes how it works and where the potential security questions exist. Read more Windows Phone 7 tips for developers Read Windows Phone 7 development posts by Justin James about using OData, submitting apps to App Hub, using IronRuby to develop a WP7 app, and using InputScope variables. Read more Out of Office assistant showdown for the Android platform Jack Wallen compares the Android platform's built-in Out of Office assistant with a free out of office app to see which option best serves the needs of a power user. Read more Featured multimedia   Top 11 essential Android apps Top 11 essential Android apps View on site TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: March to the beat (music) We asked the TechRepublic community to submit camera photos of music. The venue was left wide open. For example, they could be taken in a basement, a friendâs garage, or from a mosh pit at a concert. Here are the entries. View on site Nokia concept phones Nokia released a gallery of new concept phones today. Though not terribly unusual, they are show the many places cell phone design can go. View on site Samsung Galaxy Prevail hands-on (photos) Boost Mobile will get its first CDMA Android device in late April, but CNET has a hands-on preview right now. Check out the Samsung Galaxy Prevail. View on site Nokia Astound (photos) Symbian is still hanging around, and the latest device is hitting T-Mobile on April 6. Check out the Nokia Astound here. View on site Best Android music player apps (screenshots) If the stock music player app on your Android device just isn't cutting it, we've cut through the clutter of players in the Market to find the best. View on site Firefox for smartphones: An evolution (photos) Firefox has come a long way since its beginnings as a Windows Mobile browser. Here's a chronological look at its smartphone evolution. View on site LEGO galleries on TechRepublic LEGO fun at Brickworld Indy 2011 LEGO creations at MegaCon 2011 Lego builders show off their skills at Bricks by the Bay Amazing LEGO creations from Brickworld 2010 Today's recommended downloads Strategies for deploying blade servers in existing data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Tech Report: Guidelines for Specifying Data Center Criticality/Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC)) Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server (GFI Software) Monitoring physical threats in the data center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Set up an Exchange account on your Android phone Add a second Exchange account to your iPhone 4 Connect to a PPTP VPN from your Android phone 25 must-have iPhone apps for productive geeks The five best Android calendar apps Celebrating 20 years of ZDNet, and my first Internet address ZDNet just turned 20 years old. Learn how it got started, hear about its rivalry and merger with CNET, and learn how it's related to the story of Jason Hiner's first Internet address. TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, the latest IT news updates, product reviews, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Sanity Check Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things

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