[TechRepublic] TouchPad lives! HP's spin-off PC unit may resurrect it

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TouchPad lives! HP's spin-off PC unit may resurrect it The HP TouchPad may not be as dead as we thought. It turns out that HP's soon-to-be spun-off PC unit could throw it a lifeline. 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 More from TechRepublic   The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Tablets are the hot new thing and there are too many to choose from. See Jason Hiner's picks for the 10 tablets that are worth your attention. Read more Why Googorola could mean faster enterprise adoption of Android The combination of Google and Motorola may be just the catalyst required to make Android devices acceptable in the enterprise. Read more TechRepublic Live 2011 will be free to the first 100 registrants TechRepublic is hosting a free tech event in Louisville on September 28-30, 2011, but seating is limited. Reserve your spot today to get a seat at one of the best conversations in IT. Read more Security Daily: A new way to aggregate InfoSec news Security Daily uses unique Swiss technology to supply information security news. And it's based on tweets and hashtags. Read more Job openings in tech security: Week of Aug. 29 Here are some featured job openings across the U.S. in IT security. Read more News from ZDNet   HP's PC reality: A spin-off is its only choice HP execs say that a PC unit spin-off is the best move for shareholders. The reality is that it's unlikely it will find a buyer to pay a big premium for the unit. Read more HP TouchPad already catching Android tablets in ad revenue The HP TouchPad in ten days is generating almost as much ad revenue as all of the Android tablets combined. Read more Former Anonymous hacker speaks out to Cisco One fed-up former Anonymous member spills his thoughts about the international hacker ring to Cisco Security. Read more By 2014, less than 20% of devices connected to the Internet will powered by Windows Are PCs losing ground to handheld devices? Read more One in four U.S. phones is a Samsung; BlackBerry, Motorola losing ground One in four phones in the United States is a Samsung device, with Android gaining ground, as BlackBerrys lose out to cheaper handsets, according to comScore. Read more Competing visions of the future of personal computing A graphic making the rounds on the Internet today tries to compare Apple's vision of the future of computing with Microsoft's. It's fun for fanboys, but this kind of snarky comparison is all too... Read more In a post-Google-Motorola world, can design save HTC? Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC says it's using design as its primary tool to connect with consumers. But as the mobile landscape shifts, is it enough? Read more VMware unveils new cloud, virtualization products designed to build growing synergy between cloud and VDI benefits Looking to drive another nail in the coffin of the desktop PC, VMware Inc. has announced several new products at VMworld to advance cloud computing and virtualization. Read more Priming the private cloud pump, HP releases VirtualSystem for VMware at VMworld Here at VMworld the synergy between private cloud infrastructure and desktop virtualization infrastructure (VDI) deployments is a major theme. Read more Dell expands cloud solutions to cover SMBs with Salesforce Dell keeps rolling out cloud computing solution announcements. This time, Dell is going after the small business sector with some help from Salesforce. Read more New Lion bug may trouble Windows file sharing According to a reported bug, Apple Mac OS X Lion client and server have trouble with Windows Sharing for flies including extended attributes. The issue extends to Windows 7 and Windows XP. Read more Google+: Eric Schmidt wants your real name or nothing at all Google's former CEO says that if you don't like their policy about having to use your real name to represent you on Google+, then maybe their social network is not for you. Thank you Eric Schmidt! Read more Knocked off the grid in Jersey: Surviving on mobile tech Hurricane Irene severed all power to my town and forced me into using mobile technology as my main link to the outside world. Read more iTunes Match available in beta for developers iTunes Match is Apple's cloud service designed to help you access your personal music collection form multiple Apple products without storing music locally on every device. Read more Featured multimedia   Apple's most emotional designs (images) Top five Apple products that speak to us on an emotional level. View on site Firefox 6, a first look (Gallery) Firefox 6 is better than Firefox 5, but it doesn't compare all that well with Chrome 13 or Internet Explorer 9. View on site Five new Facebook privacy tweaks Facebook just launched a new privacy center that offers even more privacy options, and reintroduces some of the older, lesser-known settings. Find out what they are and how to adjust them. View on site Today's recommended downloads Prepare an ERM classification scheme Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades Cloud Security Demo (Symantec)   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. 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Five tips for weeding out potentially bad clients Unless you want to get stuck in a relationship with a nightmare client, it's a good idea to do some sleuthing up front. Read more Resource of the day Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Download complimentary whitepaper from Oracle and learn the key capabilities in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 that enable IT professionals to successfully deliver more information, with high quality service, and at much lower cost. Hottest new tips   Five tips for sharing data from your mobile device When your users need help moving data from a phone or tablet to a PC, one of these approaches should do the trick. Read more Five tips for maintaining a healthy Windows system A little preventive maintenance can go a long way toward keeping a machine optimized and problem-free. Here are some basic but vital steps to follow. Read more Five tips for working with Office 2010 file properties and tags Keep your Office files organized and easy to find by putting properties and tags to work. Here are some simple ways to take advantage of these features. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   But that's not in my job description What do you do when you're being asked to do more than you signed on for? Read more 10 wacky IT office pranks An office without practical jokes would be a mighty dull place to work. Luckily, legions of IT pranksters have kept things lively over the years. Read more Steve Jobs: 10 historic achievements Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple CEO inspired this retrospective of his most significant and innovative contributions. Read more The five worst Star Trek episodes of all time More than a few of Kirk's and Spock's original voyages were (ahem) less than stellar. We rounded up the bottom five for your reading... pleasure? Read more Five of my favorite Excel worksheet tips If you're not using these worksheet-related tricks, you're working harder than you have to! Susan Harkins shares five of her favorites. Read more Featured multimedia   Five new Facebook privacy tweaks Facebook just launched a new privacy center that offers even more privacy options, and reintroduces some of the older, lesser-known settings. Find out what they are and how to adjust them. View on site Today's recommended downloads Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades Prepare an ERM classification scheme Cloud Security Demo (Symantec) Manage your inbox with free tools to snooze your Gmail What certain emails need is a snooze function that works like your alarm clock, just with a bigger time frame and wider eyes. Kevin Purdy introduces you to the tools you need to make it work. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, Tim Cook takes the reins Five ways Apple will never be the same without Jobs as CEO Steve Jobs: 10 historic achievements The Steve Jobs era is over: Reaction and a poll Steve Jobs at Apple: A retrospective (gallery) Steve Jobs retrospective (video) Apple's Steve Jobs: In his own words (video)

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