Windows 8 and VS 2012 to hit MSDN on 15 August

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Editor's note In a fortnight, MSDN subscribers will be able to get their hands on the final version of Windows 8. After a gestation period where most observers have already come to a conclusion on whether they love or hate it, the OS is finally going to meet the real world. At the same time, the next edition of Visual Studio will be up on MSDN, and the Windows Store will take paid apps. If you missed it on Friday, be sure to check out the YouTube clip embedded in the "Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day" article. It's one for all the folks out there that deal with user complaints day in, day out. Have a good week and I'll return in another seven days. --Chris Windows 8 and VS 2012 to hit MSDN on 15 August Microsoft's upcoming operating system has been released to manufacturers, and will hit MSDN shortly. Read more Resource of the day London Games: How businesses and IT departments prepared How did London businesses get ready for the Games? Find out how they prepared for outages and improvements, how London workers and IT support are dealing with congestion - both on the roads and in the datacentres - and more. Sub-pixel placement and Apple restrictions Tony McSherry examines the problems he has encountered while developing HTML applications in a Windows environment. Read more Windows Phone 7: using ListBoxes with Style Adding a button to the end of a ListBox in Windows Phone 7 is a little more complicated than expected. Read more Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day It's the one day of the year to be thankful for that person who keeps everything working. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   2012 Olympics: What will be the broadband legacy? Miles of fibre have been laid for the London 2012 Games - but questions remain as to how the UK will benefit from the Olympic network investment. Read more Raspberry Pi and Ice Cream: Android ported to $40 computer A working version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the $40 Raspberry Pi credit card-sized computer. Read more Does your SMB have a Cloud contract? More SMBs are expressing interest in data protection and are using it as a way to evaluate potential cloud providers. Here are some things to keep in mind when creating a cloud contract. Read more Olympic athletes: Stop tweeting From recent events, it seems some Olympic athletes are the last to know about the dangers of tweeting out of hand. Read more 10 reasons I want a Windows Phone 8 device If you've been reluctant to embrace a Windows Phone because of its shortcomings, this list of Windows Phone 8 improvements might sway you. Read more Featured multimedia   First look: Microsoft's newest email client Outlook.com In late July 2012, Microsoft announced a new web-based email client: Outlook.com. Here are a few screenshots of the new client. View on site Featured Webcast Social Meets IT - Using Online Communities to Reduce Help Desk Costs Your customers are an untapped source of knowledge about your products. Leverage social media to tap into this "free" resource. View this webinar and learn how you can improve customer satisfaction with easy access to user-generated content. Today's recommended downloads The Evolution of the Electronics Industry (IBM) Solutions for Today's Smart Business (IBM) Retail in the Smarter City (IBM) Analytics and the Smarter Planet (IBM) Alan Turing: A modern computing legacy (ZDNet) Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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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Windows 8 and VS 2012 to hit MSDN on 15 August

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Editor's note In a fortnight, MSDN subscribers will be able to get their hands on the final version of Windows 8. After a gestation period where most observers have already come to a conclusion on whether they love or hate it, the OS is finally going to meet the real world. At the same time, the next edition of Visual Studio will be up on MSDN, and the Windows Store will take paid apps. If you missed it on Friday, be sure to check out the YouTube clip embedded in the "Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day" article. It's one for all the folks out there that deal with user complaints day in, day out. Have a good week and I'll return in another seven days. --Chris Windows 8 and VS 2012 to hit MSDN on 15 August Microsoft's upcoming operating system has been released to manufacturers, and will hit MSDN shortly. Read more Resource of the day On-demand webcast: The Top Ten Business Problems/Solutions/Issues that Virtualization Solves Learn about the top ten IT and business problems virtualization can help you solve; Explore how you can apply virtualization to increase performance and reduce cost; Discover virtualization best practices to avoid any pitfalls that might arise. Sub-pixel placement and Apple restrictions Tony McSherry examines the problems he has encountered while developing HTML applications in a Windows environment. Read more Windows Phone 7: using ListBoxes with Style Adding a button to the end of a ListBox in Windows Phone 7 is a little more complicated than expected. Read more Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day It's the one day of the year to be thankful for that person who keeps everything working. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   2012 Olympics: What will be the broadband legacy? Miles of fibre have been laid for the London 2012 Games - but questions remain as to how the UK will benefit from the Olympic network investment. Read more Raspberry Pi and Ice Cream: Android ported to $40 computer A working version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the $40 Raspberry Pi credit card-sized computer. Read more Does your SMB have a Cloud contract? More SMBs are expressing interest in data protection and are using it as a way to evaluate potential cloud providers. Here are some things to keep in mind when creating a cloud contract. Read more Olympic athletes: Stop tweeting From recent events, it seems some Olympic athletes are the last to know about the dangers of tweeting out of hand. Read more 10 reasons I want a Windows Phone 8 device If you've been reluctant to embrace a Windows Phone because of its shortcomings, this list of Windows Phone 8 improvements might sway you. Read more Featured multimedia   First look: Microsoft's newest email client Outlook.com In late July 2012, Microsoft announced a new web-based email client: Outlook.com. Here are a few screenshots of the new client. View on site Today's recommended downloads LIVE WEBCAST: The IT Factor: Dashboards 101: Putting Your Data to Work (TechRepublic) Unlocking the enterprise cloud (Rackspace) London Games: How businesses and IT departments prepared (ZDNet) Alan Turing: A modern computing legacy (ZDNet) Why third-party archiving is still necessary in Exchange 2010 (Mimecast) Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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 newest email client Outlook.com

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Quick Tip: Add Administrative Tools to the Windows 8 Start Screen Many common administrative tools are hidden by default in Windows 8. Here is how you make them visible. Read more First look: Microsoft's newest email client Outlook.com Resource of the day Analytics and the Smarter Planet Check out this white paper to learn more about BAO and how it can help you change the way your company looks at data. Posts from TechRepublic   Two ways to find a conditional average in Excel There are two ways to calculate a conditional average in Excel, both involve some logic and some special functions. Read more Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter: Fast track from ESX to Hyper-V John Joyner highlights a new tool from Microsoft that handles the conversion of VMware-based VMs to Hyper-V-based VMs. Here's how it works. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Some Microsoft Office 365 users reporting problems signing up for Outlook.com Rogue, hard-to-delete cookies may be the culprit thwarting some testers from signing up for Microsoft's newly launched Outlook.com web mail. Read more Using the Outlook.com preview (FAQ) Microsoft has taken the wraps off its new Outlook.com service, which will (eventually) replace Hotmail as its free consumer email product. How do you get an Outlook.com address? How do you use the new interface? I've got answers. Read more Featured multimedia   Five portable security apps you should carry on your USB drive Building a toolkit of portable apps is one of the best ways to make your job easier. Here are five excellent security tools you may want to include in the mix. View on site 10 weird tech patents and patent applications Take a gander at these 10 wild, weird, and wacky tech patents and published patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A world renowned patent expert provides commentary. View on site Today's recommended downloads Amazon Web Services: A guide to Amazon's cloud (ZDNet) The Evolution of the Electronics Industry (IBM) The Recruiting Revolution: How Social Media Is Transforming Talent Acquisition (UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School) Retail Week on Promotion (SAP) London Games: How businesses and IT departments prepared (ZDNet)   Message to subscribers The Windows Desktop newsletter is now a co-branded TechRepublic and ZDNet offering. In addition to tips and tutorials from TechRepublic Windows bloggers, you will get news and insights about Microsoft from ZDNet bloggers Mary Jo Foley and Ed Bott. We hope you enjoy this expanded Microsoft Windows coverage. TechRepublic's Microsoft Windows blog ZDNet's All About Microsoft blog ZDNet's The Ed Bott Report blog Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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] Does your SMB have a Cloud contract?

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Does your SMB have a Cloud contract? More SMBs are expressing interest in data protection and are using it as a way to evaluate potential cloud providers. Here are some things to keep in mind when creating a cloud contract. 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 A peek at VMware ThinApp Factory ThinApp Factory is a virtual appliance you can deploy on vSphere or VMware Workstation that simplifies the implementation of ThinApps. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Monitor Windows 7 boot logs with the help of msconfig If you just want to analyze what occurs during the boot process on a Windows 7 machine, Jack Wallen says msconfig is the perfect tool for the job. Read more Edit PDF documents with LibreOffice Draw With LibreOffice Draw, you can edit basic PDFs without splurging for Adobe Acrobat or jumping through any hoops with add-ons. Read more Create a portable version of Clonezilla live with Tuxboot If you want a USB version of Clonezilla, Jack Wallen suggests using a UNetbootin spin-off called Tuxboot. Read more How to find IP addresses and use them in Linux Marco Fioretti reviews some basics about IP addresses, tells how to find them, and gives an example of why they're important for some tasks in Linux. Read more Featured multimedia   10 weird tech patents and patent applications Take a gander at these 10 wild, weird, and wacky tech patents and published patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A world renowned patent expert provides commentary. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report The Evolution of the Electronics Industry (IBM) Alan Turing: A modern computing legacy (ZDNet) The Smarter Railroad: An Opportunity for the Railroad Industry (IBM) Analytics and the Smarter Planet (IBM) Perennial favorites   How to keep your website up to date on a small budget A simple framework for SMB IT risk management Anti-virus to web filtering: A glance into a small company's IT system toolbox Cloud computing tools for small businesses Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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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