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[TechRepublic] Watch NASA TV on your desktop, without Flash

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Editor's note If there's one word that could sum up this week, it would be space, space, space, space, SPACE, SPPPACCCEEE!!! It is not every week that, as a species, we lower a nuclear-powered car onto the surface of another planet using a nylon rope skycrane. It feels cool just to write those words! So it should be no surprise that our story on how to stream the Curiosity landing straight to your media player was the most popular story of the week. But the goodness continues, as you can use the URL in the article to watch NASA TV anytime you want. Earlier in the week, I moved my laptop Linux install from Fedora to Arch. The process and lessons learned are detailed in my review and gallery below. Tony McSherry detailed why he is not going to be a Windows Phone millionaire, but why he is looking forward to getting his applications into the Windows Store. Have a good week everyone --Chris Watch Curiosity rover land on Mars without Flash Those clever folks at NASA are providing more than one way to skin the Curiosity viewing cat. Read more Resource of the day PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download When it comes to backing up your organization's data, there are few options for best-in-class backup, replication, and recovery in a XenServer environment. Complete a simple form and download a free trial of PHD Virtual Backup. Moving to Arch Linux from Fedora Chris Duckett details his move from Fedora to Arch Linux and learns that testing in a virtual machine is one thing, actually committing to change is another. Read more Looking forward to the Windows Store Given the success of other app stores, Tony McSherry sees Microsoft being on a winner with its Windows Store. Read more Using Fur to heat test is a good idea After discounting all sources for screen freezes, Tony McSherry finds a utility to help heat test a graphics card. Read more Adobe releases open Source Sans Pro font The world and your programs just got a little bit prettier. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Work travel tips for developers Developer Justin James shares his basic toolkit--equipment, software, and more--for business trips. Tell us what you would add to his list. Read more Why Surface could harm Microsoft's tablet success Microsoft may have actually reduced its chances of success in consumer tablets with its plans to launch the Windows 8 tablet, Microsoft Surface. Read more What happened to enthusiasm? We've all attended those company meetings that revolve around quarterly earnings that left us dazed and bored. Why can't executives ever be enthusiastic? Read more Death by promotion While you may feel that you're rewarding a high-performing employee by offering a promotion to a management or leadership role, if you don't equip them with the skills to success you're doing the employee and your organization a grave disservice. Read more Featured multimedia   Curiosity rover's first photos from Mars (pictures) The Mars Science Laboratory vehicle has taken its first very big step -- it has landed on the surface of the Red Planet. Like any good tourist, it's sent home some snapshots. View on site Installing Arch Linux: past and present Installing Arch Linux is not a task for novice users. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: MBA@UNC: Creating Leaders You'd Actually Want to Work For Ready to move up in the world? Transform your career with an online MBA from the University of North Carolina's top-ranked Kenan-Flagler Business School. Register now to attend this live, interactive webcast. Today's recommended downloads Avoid the Hidden Costs of Upgrading Data Center Power Capacity (APC by Schneider Electric) LightSpeed Protects Your Critical Oracle Data - for Free! (Quest Software, Inc.) PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download (PHD Virtual Technologies) The Recruiting Revolution: How Social Media Is Transforming Talent Acquisition (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)) Smarter Planet Leadership Series: Air Canada (IBM) 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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