There is no tech skills crisis, say IT chiefs

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | April 16, 2012

There is no tech skills crisis, say IT chiefs There is no widespread skills shortage, says TechRepublic's CIO Jury - but IT workers with business skills are hard to find. 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! More from TechRepublic   Huddle chief: Software can't change human nature Microsoft's new open source initiative Are sysadmins and Google evil hackers? Should SMBs upgrade to Windows 8? Does your flashlight app know where you are? Probing Android permissions News from ZDNet   Best Buy announces list of 50 stores closing in 2012 New targeted Mac OS X Trojan requires no user interaction Mini iPad - the numbers just don't add up Samsung teases Galaxy S III unveiling with May 3 press event invite Ubuntu wants to be your cloud and data-center Linux T-Mobile's rebrand: will it move the wireless needle? New version of Mac OS X Trojan exploits Word, not Java Tweeting for jobs: Tips for the Twitter job search Samsung's Galaxy Nexus joins Sprint's LTE party on April 22nd: $199 Why ebook DRM will die, and why this will make no difference to Amazon and Apple My iPhone, the data hog: Why I switched back to a BlackBerry Seven ways to improve the iPad 3 battery life Traveler beware: Data-hungry smartphones Facebook rolls out bigger profile pictures, just like Google+ News from CNET   New iPad Mini rumor: 6M coming in third quarter Google's Sergey Brin: Facebook and Apple a threat to Internet freedom Oracle-Google patent trial starts today Saying goodbye to my iPhone, the data hog New iPad hits South Korea, 11 more countries on Friday Microsoft playing active role in ultrabook development? Intel hints at what's in, out for thinnest ultrabooks Nokia Lumia 900 ad mocks other smartphones for looking alike Apple agrees to pollution audit in China, report says NASA seeks wisdom of crowd for Mars robot missions Netflix CEO criticizes Comcast on Net neutrality, data caps Electronic Arts planning to lay off 500 or more employees? Man uses Google Earth to find long-lost mother Hybrids can be less polluting than coal-powered EVs Steve Jobs movie starring Kutcher to focus on CEO's early years Featured galleries   Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Five great apps to handle emergency recoveries Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Introducing Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software)   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. Go go to our Newsletters page to subscribe to CIO Insights 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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[TechRepublic] Map your USB ports

Windows Desktop TechRepublic Member | April 16, 2012

Map and troubleshoot your USB ports with Microsoft USB View After some deep investigation, Greg Shultz came across a Windows 7 compatible version of the old Windows utility USB View. Read more Create a secure Guest Account in Windows 7 Resource of the day Be confident in your long-term data storage and protection strategies Are you confident that data that has sat untouched for years is still restorable? Learn how Quantum is taking long term-data protection to a new level with Extended Data Life Management (EDLM), the new next generation iLayer feature. Review: WinISO Standard 6 WinISO for Windows makes managing optical disc images a snap. Matthew Nawrocki reviews this tool. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Poll: How do you rate the new look of Google Plus? Google has changed the look and feel of the Google+ service, but is it better, worse, of about the same? Read more Private storage cloud: If you build it, they will come Dean Sheehan, CTO of iWave Software, explains the benefits of the private storage cloud and why he views public storage clouds as a threat to enterprise organizations. Read more Add a pie chart to a Word document without opening Excel You can bypass Excel and insert a pie chart into a Word document, from inside Word. Susan Harkins explains. Read more 2012 Hugo and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer nominees George R. R. Martin, Rachel Swirsky, and John Scalzi are among this year's Hugo nominees. Find out who else is nominated, as well as the finalists for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Omni 27 all-in-one Windows PC and finds hardware from Intel, Samsung, Hitachi, and more. View on site Exhibit explores 'The Art of Video Games' (images) New exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates 40 years of gaming. View on site Today's recommended downloads Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management with VMware (VMware) Simplified Management in the Real World with VMware vCenter Operations (VMware) Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio (VMware) Avoid these Mistakes that Compromise Cooling Performance (APC by Schneider Electric) ESG Security Management Maturity Model (EMC Corporation) Favorite Windows 7 Tips   How do I ... create an installation flash drive for Windows 7? Windows 7 Professional feature-to-feature comparison chart Tap into the power of Libraries in Windows 7 Plan and execute a smooth Windows 7 upgrade with the help of this flowchart   Connect with TechRepublic Subscribe to SMB Tech TechRepublic's SMB Tech newsletter will feature tutorials and advice on the technical challenges faced by IT pros working for small and medium businesses. SMB Tech is launching soon, so subscribe to it today! 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] App developers getting extra incentives from Microsoft

App Builder TechRepublic Member | April 16, 2012

App developers getting extra incentives from Microsoft Microsoft's efforts to gain lost ground on apps for the Lumia 900 might be a boon for developers. Read more Resource of the day Disk Performance Analyzer for Networks What's slowing your network down? Find out fast with powerful, free software that gives you a network-wide at-a-glance view of fragmentation accumulation. Discover bottlenecks before they cost you time and effort tracking them down. Additional TechRepublic resources   When can Android devs target ICS? Developers need to have a very good reason to solely target Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest and greatest version of Android. Read more Controlling stream volumes in your Android apps This Android tutorial covers a simple way to assign the hardware volume rocker switch to a specific audio stream for the duration of one activity. Read more Report: 21 million active iOS smartphones, tablets in China An increasing number of smartphones and tablet devices are making their way into the hands of the Chinese citizen. BYOD may not be a talking point yet, but may soon be in the wealthier cities and provinces. Read more Infographic: The maturation of iOS and Android OS This infographic by Lookout Mobile Security shows the history of iOS and Android, as well as the projected sales growth through 2012. Read more Tips to make your iPhone 4S experience more efficient Jack Wallen provides some handy iPhone tips, including home screen organization, App Tray controls, killing rogue running apps, and managing your volume rocker switch. Read more Apple will eventually lose tablet dominance The Apple iPad is the single most popular tablet on the market. However, Donovan Colbert believes that a more open tablet ecosystem will rise to the top. Read more 50% of IT pros recommend Android to users, 32% iPhone IT professionals are decisively recommending Android over iPhone to company employees, according to a new poll of TechRepublic members. Read more Featured multimedia   Get your Windows Phone photos on a Mac (photos) Learn how to transfer pictures taken on a Windows phone onto an Apple computer using a Microsoft app called Windows Phone 7 Connector. View on site Five great Android apps for astronomy buffs These stellar apps will let you determine the best viewing opportunities, alert you to upcoming celestial events, and help you locate all sorts of cosmic objects. View on site Must-have iPad accessories (photos) The iPad isn't entirely self-sufficient. These extra bits of gear can help. View on site Today's recommended downloads Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio (VMware) Deliver Application Integration in Days, Not Weeks (IBM) Simplified Management in the Real World with VMware vCenter Operations (VMware) Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management with VMware (VMware) Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Connect with TechRepublic Subscribe to SMB Tech TechRepublic's SMB Tech newsletter will feature tutorials and advice on the technical challenges faced by IT pros working for small and medium businesses. SMB Tech is launching soon, so 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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