[TechRepublic] Breakthrough device: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC

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Editor's note: See how Motorola -- not Microsoft or Apple -- became the first tech company to deliver on the vision of turning a phone into a desktop PC. Also, see my picks for winners and losers of CES 2010, the CIO litmus test, and the coming fallout from the Verizon iPhone. -Jason Breakthrough device of CES: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC The idea of a smartphone that could also be a desktop PC has been around for years, but Motorola surprised us at CES 2011 by delivering the first product that brings that idea to life. Read more Resource of the day Realizing the Full Benefits of Virtualization Discover how optimizing your power and cooling systems can help you maximize the cost savings, efficiency, and reliability of virtualization. More from TechRepublic   CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest stage of the technology industry and every CES has its winner and losers. Here is the scorecard for CES 2011. Read more How will cloud computing change the IT pro's job in 2011 and beyond? Colin Smith advances some considered predictions about what the trend toward cloud computing really means to IT pros and organizations in 2011 and beyond. Read more The CIO litmus test A real litmus test is a scientific tool, but you can use a business litmus test to see where your company is and how you can more effectively target your true customers. Read more Mitigate the challenges of supporting employee-owned devices Scott Lowe gives tips on how to address various challenges associated with employee-owned devices, including smartphones. Read more News from ZDNet   Verizon's iPhone: Here comes the fallout Verizon Wireless will finally get Apple's iPhone on Tuesday and the network and sales machine appears to be ready to roll, but the launch is only the beginning. The fallout will take quarters to play out for the likes of Motorola Mobility, AT&T and others. Read more Verizon iPhone: How important is 4G LTE capability? Verizon Wireless will launch its iPhone on Tuesday and the tech industry is abuzz about the possibilities. The most interesting item of the Verizon iPhone launch may revolve around support for Long-Term Evolution connectivity. Read more Cisco launches compact Catalyst switches; Tackles wiring Cisco launched a compact set of Catalyst switches designed to cut out wireless clutter in remote offices, kiosks, point-of-sale areas and other tight spots. Read more The Giffords Tragedy and Social Media Most everyone in the wake of the Giffords shooting wants to "do the right thing" in their online behavior. But in this instance, social media and tragedy reveal monstrous behavior. Read more Your second subsidized VZW iPhone will probably be the iPhone 6 If you get a Verizon iPhone on Tuesday, you won't be eligible to upgrade to the iPhone 5, but you will be eligible to upgrade to the iPhone 6 -- in September 2012. Read more Android runs down iPhone in the Smartphone Races Blackberry is still number one, but Android has passed the iPhone iOS for second place in the race to the top of the smartphone operating system hill. Read more HP Thin Clients - discussion with Eric Croswhite Thin clients are the "period at the end of HP's sentence" Read more A Day in the Life of the Samsung Galaxy Tab You get more than mobile news coverage here on Mobile News, you also get read-world reviews of important gadgets. Here is a day in the life of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Read more Microsoft rolls out latest release of its operating system for ruggedized mobile devices Microsoft is making available as of January 10 its Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 operating system -- its offering for ruggedized enterprise phones and devices. Read more CES 2011: New gaming laptops galore from Acer, Asus, MSI, Toshiba With Intel's Sandy Bridge rollout including a few Core i7 quad-core mobile processors, it was inevitable that a heavy dose of gaming laptops would be among the first portables announced using Intel's latest CPUs. Here are some heavy hitters from some heavy hitters in the notebook world. While the... Read more Three reasons to dump your cable provider: Boxee, Roku, Apple TV I don't know of anyone that doesn't want to cut the cord with their cable provider and now it's possible thanks to several inexpensive solutions like: Boxee, Roku and Apple TV. Read more Apple dropping restocking fees on January 11 While everyone is talking about the potential of a Verizon iPhone to be announced tomorrow, here's some other Apple news: the Cupertino-based company is set to drop those pesky restocking fees. Read more Featured multimedia   ViewSonic ViewPad 4 (hands-on photos) Take a closer look at the ViewSonic ViewPad 4, an Android smartphone with a 4.1-inch screen. View on site Ford focuses on the electric vehicle (photos) During Ford's CES keynote speech, Chief Executive Alan Mulally showcases the green shift in the company's vision, unveiling the Focus Electric. View on site Scenes from CES 2011: Day two (photos) With many of the press conferences behind us, day two of CES was more about hitting the pavement than staged events. Here are some of the highlights. View on site International phones at CES (photos) CNET takes a look at some of the cool international phones at CES 2011. View on site Fitness TechZone debuts at CES 2011 (photos) Health and fitness tech grab attention at the convention center's North Hall in Vegas. View on site Today's recommended downloads Enable a Converged Network for UC and IP Telephony (Alcatel-Lucent) Industry Leaders Team Up to Help IT Departments Meet Today's Challenges (Dell, Inc., Intel, Inc. & Citrix Systems) 2010 Service & Leadership Trends in Customer Support (Citrix Online) Small Business Protection Guide (Symantec) Real-Life Scenarios Show How Progress Software Enables Better Decision Making (Progress Software)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my opinions, rants, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner The great tablet flood of 2011: Are you ready? Tablets are everywhere at CES 2011. How will your IT department navigate the coming flood of tablet devices? TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. 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[TechRepublic] How cloud computing will change IT pros' jobs

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How will cloud computing change the IT pro's job in 2011 and beyond? Colin Smith advances some considered predictions about what the trend toward cloud computing really means to IT pros and organizations in 2011 and beyond. Read more Resource of the day Five Ways to Reach Your Target Audiences More Effectively Balancing centralized messages with localized content and contributions is crucial in today's connected world. Learn how SDL Tridion's BluePrinting technology helps strike this balance and create a well-managed Web presence. CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers The Consumer Electronics Show is the biggest stage of the technology industry and every CES has its winner and losers. Here is the scorecard for CES 2011. Read more Data Protection Manager 2010 migration successes and challenges Westminster College has made significant progress in migrating its backup operations from Backup Exec to Data Protection Manager 2010. Scott Lowe discusses some of the successes and the challenges of the project. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Cisco AnyConnect vs. IPsec VPN: Licensing considerations CCIE Brandon Carroll looks at the licensing issues for both Cisco AnyConnect and IPsec and offers advice on which one might be the better choice for your environment. Read more Poll: How would you rate Steve Ballmer's CES 2011 keynote address? The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question of the week: How would you rate Steve Ballmer's CES 2011 keynote address? Read more Create your own Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 Greg Shultz shows you how to create your own Classic Start Menu in Microsoft Windows 7 right alongside of the operating system's new Start Menu. Read more Quick Tip: Kill rogue processes with taskkill in Microsoft Windows Use taskkill to stop a rogue system process in Microsoft Windows 7 when the Task Manager is just not powerful enough. Read more Key open source security benefits An attempt to explain the general security benefits of open source security by way of discussing only a single factor in a system's security will tend to be deficient. Chad Perrin urges skepticism for all security models when choosing software. Read more Featured multimedia   CES photos: HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G The HTC Thunderbolt on the Verizon LTE 4G network was one of the most anticipated devices of CES 2011, and it didn't disappoint. Here's a quick first look at the device. View on site ioSafe Rugged Portable (photos) ioSafe introduced at CES 2011 its new disaster-resistant storage solution called the ioSafe Rugged Portable. This is an external hard drive that can take a serious beating. View on site Admin's Guide to Active Directory   Have extra budget to spend? Then order our Administrator's Guide to Active Directory, 2nd Edition. From planning to implementation to troubleshooting, you'll have the resources, templates, and checklists to meet every Active Directory challenge. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint (American Power Conversion (APC)) Optimize Your Infrastructure without Cutting Corners (IBM) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy (Google) IT Infrastructure Protection Strategies for Midsize Companies (Symantec) The great tablet flood of 2011: Are you ready? Tablets are everywhere at CES 2011. How will your IT department navigate the coming flood of tablet devices? TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Top cracking open galleries of 2010 Xbox 360 S (2010) Apple MacBook Air (2010 11-inch) Apple iPhone 4 IBM System x3400 M3 small-office server Apple iPad Top 10 cracking open galleries of 2010 Featured training courses   CCNA Boot Camp v2.0 ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] Understanding Networking Fundamentals SNAF - Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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[TechRepublic] Downloads

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Create your own Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to create your own Classic Start Menu in Microsoft Windows 7 right alongside of the operating system's new Start Menu. Read more Resource of the day Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers This white paper describes five strategies for coping with the cooling needs of ultra-high power racks and blade servers. It offers practical solutions for both new and existing data centers. 10 ways to become an IT superstar Becoming a sought-after industry expert requires dedication, planning, and hard work. Here are some things you can do to make it happen. Read more Five simple tips that will improve your writing a thousand percent Social media, texting, and rampant blogging may be dumbing down our writing skills. Here are a few ways to keep your writing professional and clear -- without sweating a bunch of picky grammar rules. Read more The 10 elite smartphones of 2010 With the rise of Android, the reboot of BlackBerry, and the redesigned iPhone, 2010 can rightly be called the year of the smartphone. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Review: Track your bugs online with Bontq Bontq is for any business that needs a bug tracking and project management application but does not have the internal resources, or budget, for a full-blown application suite. Read more Top cracking open galleries of 2010 Xbox 360 S (2010) Apple MacBook Air (2010 11-inch) Apple iPhone 4 IBM System x3400 M3 small-office server Apple iPad Top 10 cracking open galleries of 2010 Today's recommended downloads White Paper: Transitioning to International Financial Reporting Standards (Oracle) Best Practices for Moving to Google Apps (Google) Increase innovation with Google Apps (Google) Optimize Your Infrastructure without Cutting Corners (IBM) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) The great tablet flood of 2011: Are you ready? Tablets are everywhere at CES 2011. How will your IT department navigate the coming flood of tablet devices? TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight

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[TechRepublic] An IT consultant's resolutions for 2011

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An IT consultant's three resolutions for 2011 Chip Camden discusses his IT consulting resolutions for the new year and reflects on how well he did on one of his resolutions for 2010. IT consultants, what are your resolutions for 2011? Read more Resource of the day Datacenter Solutions that Are Good for the Environment, Great for Your Bottom Line Explore StorageTek tape drive and tape library solutions from Oracle. Grow automated tape environments that consolidate system operations, minimize power consumption, reduce floor space, and lower operating costs. Remove the mummies before completing IT projects Chip Camden admits to burying some so-called mummies in IT projects. He offers IT consultants tips on locating and removing mummies. Read more IT consultants, stop taking laptops to client sites Erik Eckel advocates that IT consultants refrain from carrying laptops when completing day-to-day operations on client sites. Here's why. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   10 resolutions to help grow your consulting business in 2011 The start of a new year is a good time to take stock and establish goals for improvement. Jack Wallen suggests some measures to help your consultancy thrive in the months to come. Read more Five tips for being profitable in IT consulting One of the biggest challenges for IT consultants is making sure the work they take on will bring in enough money to be worthwhile. Brad Egelan shares some practical advice to help ensure profitability. Read more Poll: What is your development goal for 2011? Justin James discusses what his biggest development challenges will be this year and asks his fellow developers to share their goal for 2011. Read more 10 ways to become an IT superstar Becoming a sought-after industry expert requires dedication, planning, and hard work. Here are some things you can do to make it happen. Read more Five megatrends that will affect you in 2011 Executive leadership coach John M McKee discusses five megatrends he thinks will impact most of us. Read more Featured multimedia   CES photos: HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G The HTC Thunderbolt on the Verizon LTE 4G network was one of the most anticipated devices of CES 2011, and it didn't disappoint. Here's a quick first look at the device. View on site Dell debuts Streak 7 tablet, new laptops (photos) At its CES press conference, Dell showed off products including a new Android tablet, a smartphone, and a speedy gaming laptop. View on site ioSafe Rugged Portable demo (photos) ioSafe used a shotgun to demo the resilience of its new Rugged Portable drive. It's the first of its kind that can withstand tremendously harsh conditions while still being compact and portable. View on site Project Management Resource Kit   TechRepublic's Project Management Resource Kit features 70+ tips from experienced PMs about Agile PM, how to get the most out of Microsoft Project 2007, and more. Purchase the download today! Today's recommended downloads New Developments in Data Center Power Distribution (American Power Conversion (APC)) Enterprise Search Made Easy (TechRepublic) Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy (Google) Increase innovation with Google Apps (Google) Download the Definitive Webinar Marketing eGuide (Citrix Online) The great tablet flood of 2011: Are you ready? Tablets are everywhere at CES 2011. How will your IT department navigate the coming flood of tablet devices? TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Top cracking open galleries of 2010 Xbox 360 S (2010) Apple MacBook Air (2010 11-inch) Apple iPhone 4 IBM System x3400 M3 small-office server Apple iPad Top 10 cracking open galleries of 2010

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