[TechRepublic] Here's to great talent

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Editor's note OK, so you thought you were going to escape a newsletter while Chris was traipsing around Canada, did you? No such luck. Plus, I'm pretty sad about the loss of Ray Bradbury, and needed to talk to someone about it. I read a lot of his work growing up, and I'll bet many of you did too. So here's to imagination and talent! --Brian See the GovHack 2012 winners GovHack 2012 was completed this weekend, check out the mashups that took away the prizes. Read more Resource of the day Retail in the Smarter City Retail could be so much smarter, imagine getting the deals you want, when and where you want them. Check out this video, Retail in the Smarter City, to learn how retail can do more. Additional TechRepublic resources   R.I.P. Ray Bradbury - The man who dreamed the future Ray Bradbury set the tone for more of the 20th century than most realize. Jay Garmon reflects on a personal encounter that highlighted the influence of this legendary creative mind. Read more Make the Windows 8 Start Screen work like the Start Menu Still looking for a Start Menu in Windows 8? Here's one way to get it back. Read more The case for better disaster recovery and business continuity Guest contributor Darrell Riddle explains the factors that are pointing to increased IT spend on disaster recovery solutions and points to reducing data sprawl as one way to reduce storage costs. Read more Featured multimedia   Google Maps heading to new directions (pictures) Today, Google unveiled three major features for Google Maps, both in its desktop and mobile form. View on site Five good tools for editing your videos Today's video editing apps are sophisticated, powerful, and fairly easy to use. Here are several packages that will help you produce highly polished results. View on site Hands-on with Lenovo's prototype Windows 8 tablet (pictures) At the Computex computer show in Taiwan, CNET Australia's Craig Simms gets a closer look at Lenovo's prototype ThinkPad tablet running Windows 8. View on site Featured Webcast HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions Check out this white paper to learn more about how HP and Intel are making network flexibility easy. Today's recommended downloads Using Windows(r) 7 to Regain Control over Rogue Applications and Peripherals (Dell & Microsoft) Windows 7 Migrations: 4 Steps to Reducing Challenges (Dell & Microsoft) Designing Network for Rich Media Communications (Global Knowledge) The Network Manager Checklist for Cloud (Global Knowledge) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Connect with TechRepublic Big questions about Windows 8: What are yours? TechRepublic will be covering Windows 8 from every angle and we'd like your feedback on how we can best help you evaluate and optimize it. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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