[TechRepublic] Geek Trivia; Alan Turing exhibition; Photos from Mars

Geekend TechRepublic Member | March 09, 2012

Geek Trivia: What three Facebook non-founders stand to profit the most from the company's IPO? Three individual investors stand to make a substantial amount of money from Facebook's impending IPO -- despite not being company founders. Read more Alan Turing: Exhibition offers rare glimpse of the man behind the enigma Resource of the day Rethink Your Storage With IBM Data storage is an interesting thing. While it's easy to add more storage with band-aid solutions, before long, you'll need to seriously rethink how you store. For some advice, turn to this white paper. More findings narrow in on Higgs boson New Fermilab data indicate the electromagnetic range where scientists believe they are most likely to find the Higgs boson. Read more Geek Gifts 2012: Protocol TurboHawk 3 and Skyline-G RC helicopters After playing with the Protocol TurboHawk 3 and Skyline-G RC helicopters for a couple of months, Donovan Colbert shares what he does and doesn't like about the toys. Read more 'Scary stories' from Japan make you look smart and creepy on movie night Ken Hardin spotlights three "ghost" movies that express the patient and thoughtful storytelling typical of great Japanese cinema. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Future shipments of $35 Raspberry Pi computer face delay Anyone who missed the chance to buy one of the first 10,000 Raspberry Pi Linux computers may face a longer than expected wait after a manufacturing mix-up. Read more Why the Raspberry Pi is relevant Jack Wallen offers up his take on just why the Raspberry Pi is of any signifigance in an age of bigger and faster. Open source has yet another notch to add to its +5 belt of success. Read more Featured multimedia   It's a twister - and other amazing photos from Mars NASA's HRISE camera catches a half-mile tall dust devil on the Martian surface. Plus, other newer images from the Red Planet. View on site Northern Lights take their cue from massive solar storm (photos) One of the biggest geomagnetic storms in recent history is sending massive doses of charged particles toward Earth. View on site Asteroid of doom - or maybe not Reports of catastophe caused by a killer asteroid in 2040. But how much of a threat really is it? View on site Robots look for real-world jobs (photos) At the Human-Robot Interaction conference, industrial and research robots show off what they can do. View on site The Robotation Academy at CeBIT (photos) Automated manufacturing is a big theme at CeBIT, a mammoth technology show in Germany, and the Robotation Acedemy is designed to school industrialists to become robot operators -- and owners. View on site Superoverclocker takes the stage at CeBIT (photos) Nick Shih shows his technique for supercooling chips to run them far beyond their rated clock speed. It used to be for better videogaming, but now overclocking is a competition in and of itself. View on site IBM's Holey Optochip moves terabit of info per second (images) Big Blue's new chip architecture is capable of transferring 500 HD movies a second, or the entire Web archive of the U.S. Library of Congress in an hour. And it can be produced today. View on site Razer Blade gaming laptop, hands-on (photos) Razer's thin 17-inch gaming laptop, from all angles. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere Tune in to this webcast to learn how developers can leverage WebSphere with rational solutions. Start improving your productivity today. Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere (IBM) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) How to Reduce Cellular Spend with ShoreTel Mobility (ShoreTel) The Changing Role of Mobile Communications in the Workplace (ShoreTel) Connect with TechRepublic Poll: Is it OK for people to expect free IT advice from you? Every IT pro has been asked for some kind of technical advice from friends and family members. But when near strangers in a social environment ask, is it out of line? 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 Google in the Enterprise

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[TechRepublic] Get ready for the new iPad

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | March 09, 2012

Apple's third-gen iPad: Analysis from Hiner and Detwiler Here is TechRepublic's analysis of the newest iPad announced by Apple on Wednesday. Jason Hiner and Bill Detwiler provide the commentary. Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Incorporating a tablet into a productive work day The iPad augments and enhances how Patrick Gray works. Find out how he incorporates his tablet into his work day. Read more ICS update fixes some problems with ASUS TF101 but creates others Donovan Colbert updated his ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 to Android 4.x (aka Ice Cream Sandwich). Find out what issues it solved and what problems it created. Read more Tackling the mobile challenge of tablets in local government Paul Strobeck discusses the introduction and challenges of tablets within the local government from an IT perspective. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   The new iPad: What you get Get the scoop on the new iPad, thoughtfully named, "the new iPad." Features, prices, and resource links are here in one place. Read more Web designers face new challenges with iPad's Retina display Will the iPad's new Retina display really wreak havoc on the web, as one web strategist suggests? What are the challenges and opportunities for web designers? Share your thoughts. Read more Aussie iPad details, Chrome pwned While iPad announcements are nice in theory from California, what will it mean on the ground in Australia? And Google Chrome gets pwned by a group of French hackers. Read more Visualizing the Apple iPad Hi-Def Display Apple is talking about a 3.1 M pixel display for its new Apple iPad, which is double what you get on HDTV. Here's a great infographic showing just what this new pixel density would like on current hardware. Read more 2012 iPad gets dual-core A5X with quad-core graphics Apple's 2012 iPad has a dual-core A5X system-on-a-chip, not the quad-core A6 many expected. Bill Detwiler looks at what's likely inside the A5X SoC. Read more When is a PC not a PC? When it's an iPad Many people are now using their Apple iPad in place of a PC - but that shift raises a number of issues in defining the tablet's place in the scheme of things. Read more Featured multimedia   Hands-on Apple's new iPad (photos) CNET gets a hands-on look at Apple's third-generation iPad. View on site Announcing Apple's next iPad (photos) CNET brings you photos fresh from Apple's third-generation iPad launch event, including images of Apple's next iPad and the next wave of iOS software, once they're unveiled. View on site Sony Tablet P looks great from all angles (photos) The dual-screen Sony Tablet P has two screens for the price of a larger, more practical one. View on site Today's recommended downloads Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) Looking Ahead: A Cloud Report from 2015 (BMC Software) The Changing Role of Mobile Communications in the Workplace (ShoreTel) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) How to Reduce Cellular Spend with ShoreTel Mobility (ShoreTel) Perennial favorites   Why tablets matter for enterprise users Five tips for improving your tablet experience Toshiba Thrive: The best business-grade tablet on the market Connect with TechRepublic Hands-on: Apple's new iPad (photos) CNET gets a hands-on look at Apple's third-generation iPad. 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 Cracking Open 10 Things

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[TechRepublic] Get ready for the new iPad

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | March 09, 2012

Apple's third-gen iPad: Analysis from Hiner and Detwiler Here is TechRepublic's analysis of the newest iPad announced by Apple on Wednesday. Jason Hiner and Bill Detwiler provide the commentary. Read more Resource of the day Free 2011 Salary Report IT Professionals - Register on activeTechPros for immediate access Business Professionals - Join the activeBizPros community to view the report Incorporating a tablet into a productive work day The iPad augments and enhances how Patrick Gray works. Find out how he incorporates his tablet into his work day. Read more ICS update fixes some problems with ASUS TF101 but creates others Donovan Colbert updated his ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 to Android 4.x (aka Ice Cream Sandwich). Find out what issues it solved and what problems it created. Read more Tackling the mobile challenge of tablets in local government Paul Strobeck discusses the introduction and challenges of tablets within the local government from an IT perspective. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   The new iPad: What you get Get the scoop on the new iPad, thoughtfully named, "the new iPad." Features, prices, and resource links are here in one place. Read more Web designers face new challenges with iPad's Retina display Will the iPad's new Retina display really wreak havoc on the web, as one web strategist suggests? What are the challenges and opportunities for web designers? Share your thoughts. Read more Aussie iPad details, Chrome pwned While iPad announcements are nice in theory from California, what will it mean on the ground in Australia? And Google Chrome gets pwned by a group of French hackers. Read more Visualizing the Apple iPad Hi-Def Display Apple is talking about a 3.1 M pixel display for its new Apple iPad, which is double what you get on HDTV. Here's a great infographic showing just what this new pixel density would like on current hardware. Read more 2012 iPad gets dual-core A5X with quad-core graphics Apple's 2012 iPad has a dual-core A5X system-on-a-chip, not the quad-core A6 many expected. Bill Detwiler looks at what's likely inside the A5X SoC. Read more When is a PC not a PC? When it's an iPad Many people are now using their Apple iPad in place of a PC - but that shift raises a number of issues in defining the tablet's place in the scheme of things. Read more Featured multimedia   Hands-on Apple's new iPad (photos) CNET gets a hands-on look at Apple's third-generation iPad. View on site Announcing Apple's next iPad (photos) CNET brings you photos fresh from Apple's third-generation iPad launch event, including images of Apple's next iPad and the next wave of iOS software, once they're unveiled. View on site Sony Tablet P looks great from all angles (photos) The dual-screen Sony Tablet P has two screens for the price of a larger, more practical one. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Webcast: Transforming Business Productivity and Collaboration with Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) Controlling & Managing Super User Access (Quest Software) vRanger Trial (Quest Software) Perennial favorites   Why tablets matter for enterprise users Five tips for improving your tablet experience Toshiba Thrive: The best business-grade tablet on the market Connect with TechRepublic Hands-on: Apple's new iPad (photos) CNET gets a hands-on look at Apple's third-generation iPad. 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 Cracking Open 10 Things

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10 low-stress IT jobs, tips for landing freelance writing work, successful marketing via social media

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10 low-stress jobs for IT pros If you love IT but the stress levels are wearing you down, you might consider one of these less-intense job roles. Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. 10 tips for landing more freelance writing projects Freelance writing can provide a nice source of income if you go about it the right way. Susan Harkins shares a few tricks of the trade. Read more 10 positive spins on the annoying traits of co-workers If workplace decorum (or career survival) requires you to speak politely about an obnoxious colleague, a little careful rephrasing can come in handy. Read more 10 things you should consider before launching a social media marketing campaign Social network marketing can extend your reach and help you build a good relationship with a highly targeted audience. But only if you approach it the right way. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   The Windows Explorer ribbon in Windows 8 is ready for prime time Greg Shultz takes a closer look at some of the changes and new features in Windows Explorer in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Read more Certifications most likely to land you a new job PMP and CCNA lead the way for certifications that are in most demand. Read more Five reasons businesses should adopt Windows 8 Scott Lowe provides five reasons that businesses may want to give Windows 8 a shot when it comes out. Read more Demystify Excel's PivotTable feature with this simple method If you can see your data as groups, values, and filters, you can create a useful pivot table in just a couple of minutes. Read more Featured Webcast Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere Tune in to this webcast to learn how developers can leverage WebSphere with rational solutions. Start improving your productivity today. Today's recommended downloads Rethink Your Storage With IBM (IBM) Live Webcast: A Developers Guide to using Rational Solutions to Leverage WebSphere (IBM) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Webcast: Transforming Business Productivity and Collaboration with Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) Microsoft Embedded Systems Custom Guide (Microsoft Corporation) Connect with TechRepublic Hands-on: Apple's new iPad (photos) CNET gets a hands-on look at Apple's third-generation iPad. 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 Google in the Enterprise

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