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Editor's note It's always great fun choosing the articles to highlight in the newsletter, articles like "10 command-line tools that refuse to die" and the "Google in the Enterprise" case study. But if you're not also checking out the Q&A section, you're missing some classic contributions. This week, for example, one reader wants to know "Is Microsoft's System Centre 2012 in fact Skynet?" (The answers are just as good.) See you next week! -Brian Reduce the bandwidth bottleneck Barry Saunders explains how designers and developers can lessen the impact of mobile data limitations when producing high-quality graphics for Retina displays. Read more Resource of the day The Smarter Railroad: An Opportunity for the Railroad Industry Check out this white paper to learn more about building smarter railroads, and how the latest advancements in data processing make it possible. The Retina-driven bandwidth bottleneck The announcement that the new MacBook Pros will have Retina displays is going to have a massive impact on web design. Read more See the GovHack 2012 winners GovHack 2012 was completed this weekend, check out the mashups that took away the prizes. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   A tale of three app distribution channels William J. Francis shares how many downloads his puzzle game app has received in Google Play, Amazon's Appstore, and the Nook App Store. Read more Five tools to help simplify social networking management If your social media presence is becoming impossible to manage, one of these tools may help bring things under control. Read more TechEd 2012: Microsoft's new flexible and open strategy Tony Patton's TechEd 2012 overview covers Microsoft's support for open source projects and tech, Windows Azure, Linux, Hadoop, disparaging remarks about IE, and more. Read more Featured multimedia   Five tools for staying on top of your social media presence Managing your social networking accounts using standard tools is nearly impossible. Here are some specialized tools to keep the social media chaos under control. View on site The slick new features of Apple iOS 6 (pictures) Apple will add a host of impressive abilities to the iOS 6 mobile operating system. View on site Featured Webcast HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions Check out this white paper to learn more about how HP and Intel are making network flexibility easy. Today's recommended downloads Analytics and the Smarter Planet (IBM) The Big Payback on Quality Data - Five Tenets Companies Embrace to Realize ROI (Dun & Bradstreet) A New Day: How Smarter Computing can Grow Capacity on Flat Costs (IBM) Improve Customer Experience with Cisco Collaboration Optimization Services (Cisco Systems, Inc) Engines of a Smarter Planet Experience (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic What my father taught me about consulting Don't sacrifice long-term goals for short-term gain is one of the many lessons about running a business that independent consultant Chip Camden learned from his Dad. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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That is the Question

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Editor's note It's always great fun choosing the articles to highlight in the newsletter, articles like "10 command-line tools that refuse to die" and the "Google in the Enterprise" case study. But if you're not also checking out the Q&A section, you're missing some classic contributions. This week, for example, one reader wants to know "Is Microsoft's System Centre 2012 in fact Skynet?" (The answers are just as good.) See you next week! -Brian Reduce the bandwidth bottleneck Barry Saunders explains how designers and developers can lessen the impact of mobile data limitations when producing high-quality graphics for Retina displays. Read more Resource of the day Silver Peak VXOA: A Foundation for Universal WAN Optimization With products from Silver Peak, your WAN optimization projects can be achieved faster and easier. Check out this white paper to learn more about using Silver Peak's Virtual WAN Optimization tools to improve your network. The Retina-driven bandwidth bottleneck The announcement that the new MacBook Pros will have Retina displays is going to have a massive impact on web design. Read more See the GovHack 2012 winners GovHack 2012 was completed this weekend, check out the mashups that took away the prizes. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   A tale of three app distribution channels William J. Francis shares how many downloads his puzzle game app has received in Google Play, Amazon's Appstore, and the Nook App Store. Read more Five tools to help simplify social networking management If your social media presence is becoming impossible to manage, one of these tools may help bring things under control. Read more TechEd 2012: Microsoft's new flexible and open strategy Tony Patton's TechEd 2012 overview covers Microsoft's support for open source projects and tech, Windows Azure, Linux, Hadoop, disparaging remarks about IE, and more. Read more Featured multimedia   Five tools for staying on top of your social media presence Managing your social networking accounts using standard tools is nearly impossible. Here are some specialized tools to keep the social media chaos under control. View on site The slick new features of Apple iOS 6 (pictures) Apple will add a host of impressive abilities to the iOS 6 mobile operating system. View on site Today's recommended downloads Improve Customer Experience with Cisco Collaboration Optimization Services (Cisco Systems, Inc) Optimizing Offsite Disaster Recovery with Virtual WAN Op, a Case Study (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) WAN Optimization: Why go Virtual? (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) Silver Peak's Advantages in a Disaster Recovery Environment (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) Live Webcast: WebSphere DataPower for Mobile Application Security (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic What my father taught me about consulting Don't sacrifice long-term goals for short-term gain is one of the many lessons about running a business that independent consultant Chip Camden learned from his Dad. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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[TechRepublic] Microsoft's June 2012 patches: What you need to know

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: June 2012 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's June 2012 patches in your organization. Read more Resource of the day General Guidelines for Building Effective Service Catalogs If you don't know what a service catalog is, perhaps this white paper can illuminate you. You won't just learn what they are though, you'll learn how to make one, and the mistakes you should avoid. More from TechRepublic   Apple's next-generation Macbook Pro drops Ethernet, optical drive WWDC 2012 announcements disappoint business users TechEd 2012: Microsoft's new flexible and open strategy Asus PadFone docking smartphone hands-on News from ZDNet   'State-sponsored attackers' using IE zero-day to hijack GMail accounts US-CERT warns of guest-to-host VM escape vulnerability Forrester: 53% of employees use their own devices for work Cisco ONE targets biggest IT trends on single platform AT&T: Biz tablet adoption triples; upgrades Toggle platform Microsoft's Skype for Windows: Now with 'conversation ads' AMD releases next-gen FirePro W600 'digital wall' graphics card Linus Torvalds crowned joint winner of 1.2m euro tech prize How to stuff 4,300,000,000 networks into your datacenter News from CNET   Inside the 2012 MacBook Air: Apple overhauls the engine Apple to kill off Ping after all, report says Twitter rolls out tailored trends based on location, your peeps How iOS 6 changes the iPad Sprint has Google Wallet alternative in works, report says The best alternatives to the late, great 17-inch MacBook Pro Apple CEO says Mac Pro update to come 'next year' Samsung TecTiles: NFC stickers do cool stuff with your phone Hadoop, the elephant in the enterprise The strangest new top-level domain applications NASA sends NuStar black-hole hunter into space Featured galleries   The best games of E3 2012 (pictures) Featured Webcast HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions Check out this white paper to learn more about how HP and Intel are making network flexibility easy. Today's recommended downloads IBM Watson: Milestones in Healthcare (IBM) HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions (Intel & Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Improve Customer Experience with Cisco Collaboration Optimization Services (Cisco Systems, Inc) Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience (IBM) Retail in the Smarter City (IBM)   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) or my Google+ feed (+Jason Hiner). Connect with TechRepublic Why we give away our Internet privacy, according to Cory Doctorow Many bemoan giving up our online privacy, but few provide explanations of why we accept it. Learn what Michael Kassner found out from one who offers answers and a solution. 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] Microsoft's June 2012 patches: What you need to know

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | June 13, 2012

It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: June 2012 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's June 2012 patches in your organization. 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   Apple's next-generation Macbook Pro drops Ethernet, optical drive WWDC 2012 announcements disappoint business users TechEd 2012: Microsoft's new flexible and open strategy Asus PadFone docking smartphone hands-on News from ZDNet   'State-sponsored attackers' using IE zero-day to hijack GMail accounts US-CERT warns of guest-to-host VM escape vulnerability Forrester: 53% of employees use their own devices for work Cisco ONE targets biggest IT trends on single platform AT&T: Biz tablet adoption triples; upgrades Toggle platform Microsoft's Skype for Windows: Now with 'conversation ads' AMD releases next-gen FirePro W600 'digital wall' graphics card Linus Torvalds crowned joint winner of 1.2m euro tech prize How to stuff 4,300,000,000 networks into your datacenter News from CNET   Inside the 2012 MacBook Air: Apple overhauls the engine Apple to kill off Ping after all, report says Twitter rolls out tailored trends based on location, your peeps How iOS 6 changes the iPad Sprint has Google Wallet alternative in works, report says The best alternatives to the late, great 17-inch MacBook Pro Apple CEO says Mac Pro update to come 'next year' Samsung TecTiles: NFC stickers do cool stuff with your phone Hadoop, the elephant in the enterprise The strangest new top-level domain applications NASA sends NuStar black-hole hunter into space Featured galleries   The best games of E3 2012 (pictures) Today's recommended downloads Improve Customer Experience with Cisco Collaboration Optimization Services (Cisco Systems, Inc) Silver Peak's Advantages in a Disaster Recovery Environment (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) Silver Peak VXOA: A Foundation for Universal WAN Optimization (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) IDG Tech Dossier: Converged Storage - A Next Gen Virtualized Architecture (Hewlett-Packard (HP) & Intel) Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience (IBM)   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) or my Google+ feed (+Jason Hiner). Connect with TechRepublic Why we give away our Internet privacy, according to Cory Doctorow Many bemoan giving up our online privacy, but few provide explanations of why we accept it. Learn what Michael Kassner found out from one who offers answers and a solution. 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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