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[TechRepublic] Get in touch with the top 10 Tablets posts of 2011

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | December 23, 2011

Editor's note The Tablets in the Enterprise newsletter will not deliver next Friday, December 30. Look for your next edition on January 6, 2012. Thank you for subscribing, and have a happy and safe New Year! Tablets in the Enterprise: Top 10 posts of 2011 Take a look at the 10 most popular Tablets in the Enterprise posts of 2011. Read more Resource of the day Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers Check out this white paper to learn what you can do to improve your power and cooling efforts and ensure a healthy data center. Reach out and touch... your desktop? Patrick Gray is intrigued by touch screen desktop computing, but he doesn't see a compelling scenario for this technology in the immediate future. Do you agree? Read more Mobile device management: More than just software Joshua Burke says that mobile device management is both an art and a science. Find out how to best implement an MDM solution in your organization. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Five excellent keyboard replacements for the Android tablet If the built-in Android keyboard is driving you crazy, check out these alternatives. They can make typing on your tablet a thousand times easier. Read more I just knew it: Holiday Party Sobriety Test app Yes, it's here: a mobile app that is built to keep you from drunkenly embarrassing yourself at the company holiday party. Read more Selling or donating equipment? Don't forget to wipe it clean Patrick Lambert reminds IT pros about the importance of securely wiping hard disks clean, especially if you're in the process of disposing, selling, or donating old computers and other devices. Read more Featured multimedia   2011's tablets to avoid CNET picks the worst 10 tablets of 2011. View on site Avast now protects your Android booty A few months after it bought the Android security firm ITAgents, makers of Theft Aware, Avast releases a rebranded app with some cool new features. It won't cost you a cent in gold, though: It's 100 percent free. View on site Accessibility technologies for persons with disabilities These 10 technologies will help create a more accessible workplace for your employees with disabilities. View on site Today's recommended downloads Long Term Data Retention: Key Considerations (Quantum) Be confident in your long-term data storage and protection strategies (Quantum) Integrated Archiving Solutions (Quantum) Why Your Organization Needs LTO-5 Today (Quantum) How to Balance Performance, Availability, Capacity, Energy in the Data Center (Quantum) Perennial favorites   Enterprise: 95 percent are choosing iPad over Android tablets Tablets are for people who hate computers Tablets at work: Disney uses iPads to drive construction project Five tips for improving your tablet experience Connect with TechRepublic Capture the upcoming year with CanvasPop You have from now until Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST to submit original photos for a chance to win a CanvasPop gift card. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise TR Dojo 10 Things

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is techsubscriptionss@cesabarre.com. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

[TechRepublic] Get in touch with the top 10 Tablets posts of 2011

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | December 23, 2011

Editor's note The Tablets in the Enterprise newsletter will not deliver next Friday, December 30. Look for your next edition on January 6, 2012. Thank you for subscribing, and have a happy and safe New Year! Tablets in the Enterprise: Top 10 posts of 2011 Take a look at the 10 most popular Tablets in the Enterprise posts of 2011. Read more Resource of the day Save Money by Changing Up Your Data Storage Strategy Your strategy for storing data can make a big difference on your bottom line. Read this white paper to learn how an archiving solution can help you save money on data storage. Reach out and touch... your desktop? Patrick Gray is intrigued by touch screen desktop computing, but he doesn't see a compelling scenario for this technology in the immediate future. Do you agree? Read more Mobile device management: More than just software Joshua Burke says that mobile device management is both an art and a science. Find out how to best implement an MDM solution in your organization. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Five excellent keyboard replacements for the Android tablet If the built-in Android keyboard is driving you crazy, check out these alternatives. They can make typing on your tablet a thousand times easier. Read more I just knew it: Holiday Party Sobriety Test app Yes, it's here: a mobile app that is built to keep you from drunkenly embarrassing yourself at the company holiday party. Read more Selling or donating equipment? Don't forget to wipe it clean Patrick Lambert reminds IT pros about the importance of securely wiping hard disks clean, especially if you're in the process of disposing, selling, or donating old computers and other devices. Read more Featured multimedia   2011's tablets to avoid CNET picks the worst 10 tablets of 2011. View on site Avast now protects your Android booty A few months after it bought the Android security firm ITAgents, makers of Theft Aware, Avast releases a rebranded app with some cool new features. It won't cost you a cent in gold, though: It's 100 percent free. View on site Accessibility technologies for persons with disabilities These 10 technologies will help create a more accessible workplace for your employees with disabilities. View on site Today's recommended downloads Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine- 3D Demo (Oracle) Mission-Critical Java (Oracle) Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats (Sophos) Accelerating Databases with Flash Array Storage (Oracle) An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Enterprise: 95 percent are choosing iPad over Android tablets Tablets are for people who hate computers Tablets at work: Disney uses iPads to drive construction project Five tips for improving your tablet experience Connect with TechRepublic Capture the upcoming year with CanvasPop You have from now until Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST to submit original photos for a chance to win a CanvasPop gift card. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise TR Dojo 10 Things

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is ceasar@cesabarre.com. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

10 big perks of IT, good news for developers, what your PowerPoint users need to know

10 Things TechRepublic Member | December 23, 2011

The 10 biggest perks of working in IT IT jobs usually entail a lot of stress and frustration. But if you're lucky, they can also provide enough enjoyment to make it all worthwhile. Read more Resource of the day Make IT a Revenue Driver with Data Center Infrastructure Management Modern businesses have come to see IT for its potential as a revenue driver, drawing in customers through the web. Read this white paper to learn about infrastructure management tools that can help make this a reality. 10 reasons why this is a great time to be a developer After a long stretch of stagnation, the developer field is starting to open up -- in a number of interesting, groundbreaking ways. Read more The 10 most important things to teach your PowerPoint users Effective presentations are within your users' reach. They just need to embrace some best practices and master a few techniques. Read more 10 reasons why Linux Mint is the most user-friendly desktop operating system available Does Linux Mint 12 deliver the ultimate desktop experience? Check out these features and see what you think. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   The most popular Windows posts of 2011 These top posts give us a snapshot of what was important to readers this year and, perhaps even more interesting, what wasn't. Read more Is there a place for creativity in IT? The short answer: Yes. Read more How a bad hire affects a company A bad hire is not a simple mistake for a company. Here's why companies make the mistake and what it costs them. Read more Ask yourself these five questions to gain perspective on the coming year Taking even a few minutes to review the past year will help you be more clear about what's needed for next year. Read more The 10 hottest IT project management posts of 2011 Microsoft Project 2010, career advice for PMs, and free collaboration tools are among the most-viewed IT project management topics of 2011. Read more My 12 favorite Office tips for 2011 The Office blog published a lot of tips in 2011. See which ones Susan Harkins likes the most. Read more Today's recommended downloads Rack Powering Options for High Density (American Power Conversion (APC)) How Cloud Drives Changes to Service Level Management (IBM) Automating the Cloud to Drive ROI (IBM) Monitoring Physical Threats in the Data Center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Low Prices, Extreme Performance (Oracle) Connect with TechRepublic Capture the upcoming year with CanvasPop You have from now until Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST to submit original photos for a chance to win a CanvasPop gift card. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

10 big perks of IT, good news for developers, what your PowerPoint users need to know

10 Things TechRepublic Member | December 23, 2011

The 10 biggest perks of working in IT IT jobs usually entail a lot of stress and frustration. But if you're lucky, they can also provide enough enjoyment to make it all worthwhile. Read more Resource of the day Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats While it's true that there's only so much you can do to prevent online threats, that's no excuse not to do everything you can. Tune in to this webcast sponsored by Sophos to learn about four strategies for preventing online attacks. 10 reasons why this is a great time to be a developer After a long stretch of stagnation, the developer field is starting to open up -- in a number of interesting, groundbreaking ways. Read more The 10 most important things to teach your PowerPoint users Effective presentations are within your users' reach. They just need to embrace some best practices and master a few techniques. Read more 10 reasons why Linux Mint is the most user-friendly desktop operating system available Does Linux Mint 12 deliver the ultimate desktop experience? Check out these features and see what you think. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   The most popular Windows posts of 2011 These top posts give us a snapshot of what was important to readers this year and, perhaps even more interesting, what wasn't. Read more Is there a place for creativity in IT? The short answer: Yes. Read more How a bad hire affects a company A bad hire is not a simple mistake for a company. Here's why companies make the mistake and what it costs them. Read more Ask yourself these five questions to gain perspective on the coming year Taking even a few minutes to review the past year will help you be more clear about what's needed for next year. Read more The 10 hottest IT project management posts of 2011 Microsoft Project 2010, career advice for PMs, and free collaboration tools are among the most-viewed IT project management topics of 2011. Read more My 12 favorite Office tips for 2011 The Office blog published a lot of tips in 2011. See which ones Susan Harkins likes the most. Read more Today's recommended downloads Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Help HR Keep Pace with Today's Changing Business (Oracle) The Applications You Always Wanted (Oracle) Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats (Sophos) Make IT a Revenue Driver with Data Center Infrastructure Management (American Power Conversion (APC)) Connect with TechRepublic Capture the upcoming year with CanvasPop You have from now until Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST to submit original photos for a chance to win a CanvasPop gift card. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is ceasar@cesabarre.com. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.