[TechRepublic] Why Chromebooks aren't ready to succeed -- yet

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Three things Chromebooks need to fix to win buyers Google's Chromebooks showed some early sales momentum among consumers, but in order to capture business users and consumers in the long term, three things will have to be fixed. Read more Resource of the day LIVE WEBCAST: Top 7 Considerations for Refreshing Server & Storage Infrastructure Watch this webcast to learn more about the seven things to consider when refreshing your server and storage infrastructure. The things you learn now can save you time and money later. More from TechRepublic   Five tips for the best Android experience Android supports all sorts of mobile platform tweakage. Here are five great ideas for capitalizing on Android's flexibility. Read more The challenges of building a cloud-based app There are many reasons for making your rich app store its data/settings server-side in the cloud. The most compelling reason, in developer Kyle Miller's opinion, is convenience for the end user. Read more Five criteria for choosing Web service vendors These are five things developers should look at when picking a third-party Web service to integrate into their applications. Read more 10 small but brilliant things about Google Plus Google+ includes several attention-grabbing items -- like Circles, Google Takeout, and Sparks -- but there are some great subtle features you should know about as well. Read more A new Linux distribution for the security minded The U.S. Department of Defense has released it's own security-enhanced Linux distribution designed to protect remote workers who must access corporate and government networks from insecure locations. Read more Looking for security and system administrator writers TechRepublic is looking for some writers who can talk about IT security in a from-the-trenches way. If you think that's you, drop us a line! Read more News from ZDNet   EFF, Facebook argue over 'real name policies' Facebook wants "anonymity to go away" and the EFF wants a case for pseudonyms. Can either be right, or is each proposal as flawed as the other? Read more Adobe Edge debuts in preview mode as HTML5 design tool Adobe is warming up to HTML5 - so much in fact that its new design platform project, Edge, is touted to work natively with the language. Read more IT, loosen up a bit on that governance Quote of the week:"IT often enforces rigid rules and convoluted governance processes. IT must evolve new governance approaches that empower the business with providing 'guardrails' and... Read more With the iPhone 5 on its way, AT&T moves throttle unlimited data Apple's upcoming phone may have just throttled data transfer speeds for AT&T's top data users. Read more Microsoft Build conference for Windows 8 sells out (in spite of a dearth of details) Microsoft announced plans for its Windows 8 developer conference in mid-September, known as Build, back on June 1. As of August 1, the Build Web site now shows the conference to be sold out. Read more Happy Birthday MS-DOS - 30 years old this week! It might be dead and gone and forgotten, but this week sees Microsoft's DOS (Disk Operating System) turns 30 years old. Read more Roger McNamee: How the 'hypernet' is changing the Internet At the Always On Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, Elevation Partners' Roger McNamee argues that the devices we attach to our belts are changing the fundamental architecture of the Internet. Read more HP TouchPad: Still better than Honeycomb I have been using the HP TouchPad as my main tablet for a month now, and while it may say something more about Honeycomb than the TouchPad, HP's product is better than every Honeycomb tablet I... Read more Report: Data centers ate up less power than thought New research commissioned by The New York Times suggests that data center electricity consumption grew more slowly from 2005 to 2010 than the EPA expected it would. Read more Nokia announces first 1 GHz smartphone, changes naming convention again Nokia announced another Symbian smartphone and changed their naming convention that seems to cause more confusion than the current system. Read more Hayden: 'Digital Blackwater' may be necessary for private sector to fight cyber threats The private sector may need to take up its own arms against cyber threats and not rely solely on the federal government, Gen. Michael Hayden says. Read more Where did all the Mac malware go? Mac Defender made life miserable for Apple and its support technicians for the entire month of May, before fading away in mid-June. The Mac Defender gang is laying low, but I'm convinced they'll... Read more Facebook launches security bug bounty program Facebook has launched a security bug bounty program that rewards security researchers for privately and responsibly informing the company of website vulnerabilities. Read more It's official -- Logitech drops price of Google TV-powered Revue set-top box to $99.99 Logitech dropped a bombshell last week when it said that its Google TV-powered Revue set-top box was not performing well, which is a bit of an understatement. Sales were so bad that the company's... Read more Featured multimedia   5 seriously useful Chrome extensions (photos) There's one major element that sets browsers like Google Chrome apart from Safari and Internet Explorer--add-ons. Check out our top five Chrome extensions for the seriously efficient types. View on site Slideshow: Create new Libraries in Windows 7 and increase productivity In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to create your own Libraries in Windows 7 and gives you some tips on how you can use this knowledge to personalize your Windows 7 experience. View on site Roger McNamee: The "Beyond Social" talk At the Always On Innovation Summit, investor Roger McNamee spelled out how mobile wins -- and Google loses. View on site Today's recommended downloads LIVE WEBCAST: Top 7 Considerations for Refreshing Server & Storage Infrastructure (TechRepublic) Storage Solutions Insight (IBM) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Help Diverse Platforms Play Well Together (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Facebook page (click Like) A study shows that almost 20% of companies use Google Apps Almost 1 out of 5 companies have deployed Google Apps in some form according to a study conducted by White Stratus. Susan Cline explores the study for additional insights. 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 Focus on Chromebooks Your questions answered: What Chromebooks can and can't do While IT pros scoff, Google Chromebooks will likely seduce businesses Three things Chromebooks need to fix to win buyers Samsung and Acer Chromebooks: More netbook than notebook

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[TechRepublic] Network and storage protocol options: Choose wisely

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Network and storage protocol options: Choose wisely There are a plethora of network and storage protocols available today, each with their own benefits. IT pro Rick Vanover explains that these are important decisions today and also in the future. Read more Resource of the day Prepare an ERM classification scheme Classification is a key aspect of the record-keeping framework; links between classification, access, and disposal are important for both control and automation. Download whitepaper here Additional TechRepublic resources   Use Resource Monitor to monitor network performance Scott Lowe drills down on the network-related metrics you can see in the Microsoft Windows Resource Monitor tool. Read more Upgrade vs. replace a client server: Tips on making the call Erik Eckel provides five guidelines IT consultancies can adopt to help clients maximize their server investments. Read more Three things Chromebooks need to fix to win buyers Google's Chromebooks showed some early sales momentum among consumers, but in order to capture business users and consumers in the long term, three things will have to be fixed. Read more Personalize Windows 7 by creating new user-defined Libraries In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to create your own Libraries in Windows 7 and gives you some tips on how you can use this knowledge to personalize your Windows 7 experience. Read more Unpatched servers and other insurgents: Antisec vs. Booz Allen Hamilton Mark Underwood takes a closer look at Antisec's attack on Booz Allen Hamilton. Meanwhile, arrests targeting the so-called hacktivists continue: UK police arrest alleged LulzSec spokesman "Topiary." Read more 10-step checklist for tuning up your virtual environment There's no getting around it: Sometimes you need to perform a few maintenance tasks to ensure that your virtual environment is in top shape. This list will help you cover the bases. Read more Featured multimedia   5 seriously useful Chrome extensions (photos) There's one major element that sets browsers like Google Chrome apart from Safari and Internet Explorer--add-ons. Check out our top five Chrome extensions for the seriously efficient types. View on site Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Prepare an ERM classification scheme eBook: Learn more about Dell Workstations here Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) A study shows that almost 20% of companies use Google Apps Almost 1 out of 5 companies have deployed Google Apps in some form according to a study conducted by White Stratus. Susan Cline explores the study for additional insights. 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 Focus on Chromebooks Your questions answered: What Chromebooks can and can't do While IT pros scoff, Google Chromebooks will likely seduce businesses Three things Chromebooks need to fix to win buyers Samsung and Acer Chromebooks: More netbook than notebook Featured training courses   CCNA Boot Camp v2.0 ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] Understanding Networking Fundamentals SNAF - Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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