Geek out! Here's our list of the top geek movies coming in 2012

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | April 06, 2012

The 38 geek movies of spring, summer, and early fall 2012 Our annual tradition of previewing the geek-centric theatrical movie releases of the year rounds up the 38 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and generally geek-related flicks that will hit U.S. cinemas between April and September of 2012. Read more Prototype Google Glasses spotted in the wild Google co-founder Sergey Brin is photographed at a charity event sporting a pair of the augmented-reality specs. Read more Resource of the day Optimizing Offsite Disaster Recovery with Virtual WAN Op, a Case Study Check out this white paper to learn how optimizing your WAN can help make off site disaster recovery much more practical. More from TechRepublic   Keep expectations realistic when moving to the cloud New exploits targeting critical infrastructure added to Metasploit News from ZDNet   New Mac malware epidemic exploits weaknesses in Apple ecosystem Universities recruited to battle rising cybercrime China admits Anonymous hacks Cloud apps, big data and the wisdom of swarms Why Windows 8 won't reimagine hardware that much Windows Phone 8: What's Microsoft's developer story? Can Microsoft change the Windows Phone app conversation? Recognizing the top 25 'social' CIOs Microsoft adds two new U.S. Windows Azure datacenters Android army rankled over race to bottom: Is it too late? iPad Wi-Fi problems: Anatomy of a released defect Women in Tech: Susan Buck empowers women in tech Microsoft continues its slow but steady retail-store launch pace Why Cook should 'Think Different' on Apple Museum News from CNET   Microsoft still paying developers to create Windows Phone apps Google's Android tablet won't arrive until July, report says Apple's security code of silence: A big problem Should I break up with my iPhone for Nokia's Lumia 900? For IBM CEO, is golf's sexism on par with the tech world's? Google's Project Glass: You ain't seen nothin' yet Nokia Lumia PureView mock shows WP 8, 41MP camera HTC earnings, sales felled by heavy smartphone competition New York AG seeks to keep sex offenders from online gaming LG Mobile: Our 'thinking' phone will outsmart the competition Friday Poll: Are you adding anti-malware to your Mac? Featured galleries   The digital universe that lives inside a supercomputer Today's recommended downloads Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Long Term Data Retention: Key Considerations (Quantum) E-Form Video Demo (IBM) VMware vCenter Converter: Overview, P2V Tips, and Security Concerns (Global Knowledge) How to Balance Performance, Availability, Capacity, Energy in the Data Center (Quantum)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Connect with TechRepublic CIO Insights newsletter: Subscribe today! TechRepublic's CIO Insights newsletter highlights the world of technology and business from the point of view of CIOs, IT directors, and other senior tech professionals. The newsletter is launching soon, so go to our Newsletters page to subscribe to it today. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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A Unified Approach to Web Security

Today's featured topics: Web Security, BI, Privileged Identity Management, ERP, and VoIP

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A Unified Approach to Web Security
Organizations must extend the boundaries of their network to provide consistent web security protection, policies and reporting for all users on any device or network. By taking a unified approach that incorporates dynamic cloud services into traditional appliance-based web security deployments, savvy security professionals can adopt a security approach that protects "always on" users.

The Analytical SMB: More Data, More Users, Less Time
Many SMBs are increasingly leveraging Business Intelligence (BI) and analytical ideologies to boost the quality of their decisions. This Aberdeen Research Brief draws on three discrete data sets in order to understand the tangible business impact of effective analytics in the SMB market.

What You Need To Know About Privileged Identity Management
Learn where privileged identities can be found on your network; the challenges to discover, secure and manage them; and why unsecured privileged account credentials are dangerous.

10 Ways to Use ERP to Lean the Manufacturing Supply Chain
There are entire books, thorough training and certification processes all devoted to lean supply chain practices. But within any manufacturing environment, there are a few relatively simple steps that will help any enterprise lean their supply chain. This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.

10 Mistakes When Buying a Business Phone System
Phone systems are a critical part of any business infrastructure. While phone system buyers read the buyers' guides, research the different brands, and create elaborate requests for proposals (RFPs), there is no substitute for learning from other phone system buyers' mistakes. Why learn things the hard way? Here are 10 mistakes to avoid.

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[TechRepublic] Avoid mistakes when deploying iPads

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | April 06, 2012

How to avoid the biggest mistakes when deploying iPads Erik Eckel points explains how you can avoid the most common mistakes of iPad deployments in your organization. Read more Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! OnLive Desktop offers a Windows desktop for your tablet Scott Lowe takes a look at OnLive Desktop, a full Windows desktop for your iOS or Android tablet. Read more The return of the stylus? Patrick Gray believes that an exceptional digital notebook and stylus might be what turns tablets in the enterprise from an R&D item to a must-have business tool. Read more Replacing paper documents with the iPad: Challenges and solutions R. Paul Singh discusses some of the challenges you'll face when replacing paper documents with tablets in your organization. Read more Use WebDAV to access documents on your tablet Paul Strobeck discusses tablet file synchronization that complies with remote access security policies. One solution is WebDAV with Cisco AnyConnect. Read more Paper: The hot new app for the iPad The Paper app is the new, hot thing for iPads. Get an idea of what it is and watch an interview with one of its developers, Georg Petschnigg. Read more Take more than notes on your tablet with Evernote Evernote is much more than a note-taking utility. Andy Makar highlights some of the ways that your company can use Evernote as a feature rich, collaborative tool. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Will tablets, smartphones and e-readers finally create the paperless office? TechRepublic's CIO Jury debates whether new technology means we can shred our paper files. Read more DIY: Get a Control key for Kingsoft Office on Android In the latest installment of Ask Jack, a TechRepublic member wants to know how to read embedded links in the Kingsoft Office for Android app. Read Jack Wallen's answer. Read more Three reasons to release Android apps into multiple markets Android developers who are considering releasing their apps to markets beyond Google Play should read this advice from Tim Mackenzie. Read more Programming for Android on Android Although it may sound counter-intuitive, it is possible to create fully fledged Android applications on Android devices. We take a look at the apps that allow it to happen. Read more The price for free Android apps may be your privacy In-app advertising receives the same permission set as the host app. Michael Kassner reviews what that controversial decision means to the user. Read more Get more positive ratings for your app in Google Play Android developer William J. Francis shares a proof-of-concept algorithm that attempts to address various issues with Google Play's user-centric rating schema. Read more Featured multimedia   Programming Android on Android Although it may sound counter-intuitive, it is possible to create fully fledged Android applications on Android devices. View on site Hands-on with the Google Chrome Development Tools Ryan Boudreaux created a step-by-step look at the set of Google Chrome Developer Tools and demonstrated what you could learn about web pages using these tools to inspect, optimize, and test. View on site Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Protect Critical Data in Physical & Virtual Environments (Quest Software) 2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide (Quest Software) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (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 The beginning of the end of Google+ Adam Metz explains why he thinks Google's high-priority social network, Google+, is failing fast. 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] More geek movies, WonderCon 2012 and I-CON photos

Geekend TechRepublic Member | April 06, 2012

The 38 geek movies of spring, summer, and early fall 2012 Our annual tradition of previewing the geek-centric theatrical movie releases of the year rounds up the 38 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and generally geek-related flicks that will hit U.S. cinemas between April and September of 2012. Read more 50 sexy costumes from WonderCon 2012 Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! Additional TechRepublic resources   17 geeky YouTube channels worth checking out Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry and Chris Hardwick's Nerdist are just two of the YouTube channels featured in this Geekend list. Read more In the future we will all be even more annoying Mark Kaelin sees absolutely no compelling reason reality augmenting glasses would be necessary in normal daily activities; do you agree? Read more Geek out this spring break with these family-friendly events Nicole Bremer Nash lists some of the upcoming programs offered in the United States for geek families during the spring break season. Read more Geek Gifts 2012: The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard may just give gamers an edge they cannot afford to miss. Read more Videos: Floppy drives play dance music and geeky theme songs What does it sound like to make music with floppy drives? Watch these YouTube videos of the song What Is Love, the Star Trek NextGen theme, and more to find out. Read more The Art of Video Games on display at the Smithsonian Eighty games from the last 40 years are featured in The Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Get more details about the exhibit. Read more Featured multimedia   Scenes from I-CON 00031 I-CON 00031 was held in Stony Brook, NY, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. Here are some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Scenes from WonderCon 2012 WonderCon 2012 was held in Anaheim, CA, on March 16-18. Take a look at the variety of costumes that were worn by attendees. View on site The digital universe that lives inside a supercomputer Researchers at the Institute of Computational Cosmology in the UK are using the Cosma 4 supercomputer to recreate the evolution of the universe from about 300,000 years after the Big Bang until the present day. View on site The history of the web, brought to life An exhibition in the UK explores the history of the internet, from the creation of ARPANET in the late 1960s through to its possible future uses, such as the Internet of Things. View on site Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) Protect Critical Data in Physical & Virtual Environments (Quest Software) 2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide (Quest Software) Connect with TechRepublic The beginning of the end of Google+ Adam Metz explains why he thinks Google's high-priority social network, Google+, is failing fast. 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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