Indispensable cross-platform tools, tips for summarizing Excel data, how social media helps IT

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10 cross-platform tools that can make your job easier With mixed-platform environments on the rise, you need tools that can handle whatever systems you're supporting. Here are 10 invaluable cross-platform applications. Read more Resource of the day TechLines: Join Larry Dignan, NASA, Ford, IBM & T-Mobile LIVE In NYC Drowning in big data? Join Larry Dignan, Editor-in-Chief of ZDNet, live in our studio audience as NASA, Ford, IBM and T-Mobile debate in "TechLines: Big Data Debunked - Finding The Data Signals", New York City on October 4, 2012. 10 tips for summarizing Excel data Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Read more 10 social media methodologies that are changing how IT works Social-style communications have created a variety of ways for IT to manage projects, collaborate in real time, and work through problems. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Three JavaScript snippets for your web design toolkit Ryan Boudreaux offers three handy scripts that you can use for common functionality requests like pop-up windows for additional information and dynamic menus. Read more Five comparisons and five contrasts between Google Apps and Outlook.com Microsoft has built a competitor to Google Apps called Outlook.com. Learn about some of the similarities and differences between the two products. Read more Indie developer hits number two on Amazon with his first Android app Francisco Marzoa's first Android app, Luckiest Wheel, is a smash hit in the Amazon Appstore. He shares tips on getting your apps noticed in the market. Read more Apple iPhone 5 will fend off the pack - but for how long? CIO Jury: Apple's latest handset is good enough to fight off the competition for the time being but the gap is narrowing, according to tech chiefs. Read more Computers on a stick (finally) Patrick Gray discusses the benefits to enterprise IT of "Windows To Go," a new feature of Windows 8 that claims to allow a fully functioning copy of Window 8 to be placed on a USB stick and booted on any computer capable of running Windows. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Amazon Kindle Fire HD Bill Detwiler cracks open the Kindle Fire HD. This 7-inch Amazon tablet is easy to open, simple to disassemble, and has a completely redesigned interior. View on site iOS 6 makes your iPhone easier to use (pictures) The latest operating-system update for Apple's mobile devices has tons of feature tweaks and interface changes that make it easier to use than ever before. View on site Today's recommended downloads How to Quantify the ROI of Archiving Email and eContent (Quest Software) Upgrading to vSphere 5 (Global Knowledge) Tips for the intelligent enterprise: 7 procurement outsourcing myths, demystified (Genpact) Charting the Course to a Customer-Centric Business (IBM) How Does Fragmentation Really Affect SAN-Attached Storage Performance? (Condusiv Technologies) Connect with TechRepublic Getting hands-on with Office 2013 Can Microsoft create an interface for Office that successfully melds together to support mouse, touch, and stylus? TechRepublic Australia Editor Chris Duckett explores this question. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise

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