[TechRepublic] Geeks in costume, Pioneer Plaques trivia, Trek TV captains

Geekend TechRepublic Member | April 27, 2012

Geeks in costume at C2E2 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   Geek Trivia: What math error was accidentally built into the Pioneer Plaques? Despite the extraordinary intellects working on the Pioneer Plaques, a math error crept into the design -- one that might prevent our future alien overlords from locating Earth. Read more See five Star Trek TV captains at London Trekkie convention As if you need another reason to visit London, all five Star Trek TV captains are scheduled to appear at the Destination Star Trek convention in October. Read more Explore the Discovery space shuttle via panaromic images National Geographic's zoomable panoramic photos of Discovery allow you to see the instrumentation and controls required to operate the space shuttle. Read more 10 more goofy office pranks Back by popular demand, Brien Posey has gathered 10 additional office pranks he remembers fondly from his long IT career. Read more 10 coolest uses for the Raspberry Pi As the $40 Raspberry Pi computer ships we round up the 10 projects to try on your new Pi. Read more Featured multimedia   Raspberry Pi unboxing A close-up look at one of the most anticipated computers of 2012, the $40 Raspberry Pi. View on site Inside the halls of DC Comics (photos) On a recent trip to New York, CNET Senior Editor Seth Rosenblatt got a rare tour of the real home of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman: 1700 Broadway in midtown Manhattan. Here's some of what he saw. View on site Kids in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. There were quite a few kids in costumes at this year's event. Here are some photos that were taken by C2E2 attendees. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) Oracle Storage Solutions for Data Protection and Business Continuity (Oracle) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) 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! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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[TechRepublic] iPads will reduce your electric bill

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | April 27, 2012

Moving to iPads will reduce the cost of your electric bill Scott Lowe compares the electricity usage at the endpoint level between desktops, laptops, and iPads. Read more Resource of the day Case Study: Signature Mortgage and Electronic Paperwork In the mortgage industry, the paperwork can seem endless. With this in mind, a mortgage company saw an opportunity to cut costs while offering their customers more convenience. Read this white paper to learn more about how they did it. Taking notes on the iPad: Philosophy, function, and apps Find out why and how Patrick Gray uses his iPad as an electronic notepad, including some of his preferred note-taking applications. Read more Use ClearSea for user-friendly video conference calls Jack Wallen takes a look at ClearSea, a cloud-based video conferencing app for Android and iOS mobile devices. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Touch screen, app addiction, and Angry Birds elbow If you play too many games on your smartphone or tablet touch screens, will you get Angry Birds elbow? Read more Seven-inch iPad: How far is Cook's finger from the launch button? Despite the late Steve Jobs' antipathy to smaller tablets, his successor at Apple might just take a different view. Read more Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet has a case that's easy to open, clean internal design, and replaceable battery. Read more Featured multimedia   Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Tired of manually taking notes? Here are some convenient audio note-taking alternatives. View on site Slideshow: Explore the new Google+ user interface Explore the latest interface changes Google has made to its social network. View on site Five online tools for generating polls and surveys Gathering feedback and gauging public interest or sentiment has never been easier. Here are several good tools designed for the task. View on site Today's recommended downloads Case Study: Signature Mortgage and Electronic Paperwork (IBM) Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) E-Form Video Demo (IBM) Video: Panasonic Chooses Collaboration (IBM) Why LotusLive Won Out for One Translation Agency (IBM) 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 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] iPads will reduce your electric bill

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | April 27, 2012

Moving to iPads will reduce the cost of your electric bill Scott Lowe compares the electricity usage at the endpoint level between desktops, laptops, and iPads. 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! Taking notes on the iPad: Philosophy, function, and apps Find out why and how Patrick Gray uses his iPad as an electronic notepad, including some of his preferred note-taking applications. Read more Use ClearSea for user-friendly video conference calls Jack Wallen takes a look at ClearSea, a cloud-based video conferencing app for Android and iOS mobile devices. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Touch screen, app addiction, and Angry Birds elbow If you play too many games on your smartphone or tablet touch screens, will you get Angry Birds elbow? Read more Seven-inch iPad: How far is Cook's finger from the launch button? Despite the late Steve Jobs' antipathy to smaller tablets, his successor at Apple might just take a different view. Read more Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet has a case that's easy to open, clean internal design, and replaceable battery. Read more Featured multimedia   Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Tired of manually taking notes? Here are some convenient audio note-taking alternatives. View on site Slideshow: Explore the new Google+ user interface Explore the latest interface changes Google has made to its social network. View on site Five online tools for generating polls and surveys Gathering feedback and gauging public interest or sentiment has never been easier. Here are several good tools designed for the task. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (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 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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Top tips for using OneNote, goofy office pranks, Ubuntu 12.04 enhancements

10 Things TechRepublic Member | April 27, 2012

10 tips for using OneNote to keep your good ideas from getting away OneNote makes it easy to preserve, organize, and retrieve ideas and info you might otherwise forget or lost track of. These basic pointers will get you started. Read more Resource of the day Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Data Centers Your servers are like a car. If you ignore small problems now, it will mean big problems later. This white paper details the importance of preventative maintenance on your servers, and the different approaches out there to doing it. 10 more goofy office pranks Back by popular demand, Brien Posey has gathered 10 additional office pranks he remembers fondly from his long IT career. Read more 10 features Ubuntu 12.04 will bring to the table The improvements just keep on coming for Ubuntu. Jack Wallen runs down some of the more notable changes. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Fired Microsoft employee is mad but at the wrong things Lashing out at your former employer is not really helping the situation, whether that employer is Microsoft or not. Read more How to manage the perfectionist on your team Everyone wants a quality product. But perfectionists sometimes go too far and slow things down. Read more A quick and dirty way to compare columns of Excel data Using this little-known feature in Excel, you can quickly compare one column of data to another. Read more Featured Webcast Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) Meeting Workforce Needs with Unified Communications (NEC) Top 10 Mistakes in Data Center Operations: Operating Efficient and Effective Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software) Planning For Your Data Center's Future (APC by Schneider Electric) 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! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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