[TechRepublic] 10 hottest tablets coming in 2011

Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe TechRepublic Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | January 31, 2011

Editor's note: It's going to be tablet overload in 2011. Feel free to ignore most of them. I've put together a list of 10 that are worth your attention. Also, check out Intel's massive chip recall and a new report that says IT managers are getting more influential. -Jason The 10 hottest tablets worth waiting for in 2011 There are an obscene number of new tablets coming to market in 2011. Plenty of them are safe to ignore. Here are 10 that are worth anticipating. Read more Photos: The 10 hottest tablets coming in 2011 Resource of the day Versatile Service Management Solutions Designed for Mid-Tier Environments IBM has stepped into the ring with two richly functional solutions optimized for the low-end, mid-market buyer. Read this report to examine the impact to customers and the industry as IBM gives mid-market organizations a competitive edge. More from TechRepublic   10 things network administrators need to know about Windows Phone 7 If your organization is planning its mobile device strategy and Windows Phone 7 is an option, you'll want to take these factors into account. Read more The difference between secrecy and privacy as security concepts WikiLeaks is not the danger to national security that many people think it is. It is merely the superficial manifestation of the real danger: the naive belief that secrecy is security. Read more Social networking sites: What information will they release about you? Michael Kassner takes a closer look at the kinds of information released by social networking sites about members if requested by law enforcement. Concerned? Or is it just the price of online participation? Read more The basics: Design a website wireframe in Photoshop Here is a step-by-step process of creating a website mainframe in Photoshop. Read more Quick Tip: Manage Windows 7 Notification area icons Change which icons appear in the Windows 7 Notification area and decide how those icons behave when they are display in that area. Read more Five tips for making GNOME 3 and Ubuntu Unity more useful Both GNOME 3 and Unity offer a unique approach to the desktop experience -- but they'll take some getting used to. Jack Wallen shares some advice for taking advantage of the new features. Read more Samsung Continuum review: Ticker keeps you up to date with your messaging Is the Samsung Continuum's unique ticker feature compelling enough to make EVO or Droid X power users replace their phones? Jack Wallen answers this question in his review of the Continuum. Read more News from ZDNet   Intel hit with chipset design flaw in Sandy Bridge rollout If you just purchased a system powered by Intel's Core i5 or i7 chipset, get ready for a return or repair. Intel has a chipset issue that affects the launch of Sandy Bridge. Read more More IT managers involved in strategic planning, survey says More IT involvement in high-level planning due to cloud, social media, or something else? Read more WikiLeaks Assange: U.S. doesn't have the technology to take us down WikiLeaks sat down with 60 Minutes Julian Assange and said that the U.S. government couldn't take the site down if it wanted to. That's "just the way our technology is constructed," he said. Read more Google hiring mobile app developers...And 6000 other Googlers If developers won't come to Google, then Google will go to the developers. Or at least hire them. Read more India insists upon BlackBerry corporate email spying capability The Indian government is insisting that it must be able to intercept corporate email messages, something which Research in Motion says it cannot provide. The stand-off continues. Read more Need for speed: AMD touts carbon-shrinking potential of new chip Talk about great (unexpected) timing for a marketing campaign. As Intel grapples with a chipset design flaw, arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices is touting the ability of its new AMD E-350... Read more Android ruled 2010, but 2011 gains may be harder to come by Android took over the mobile landscape. However, 2011 may tell a more interesting tale. Read more Android's tablet splash: The jury is still out Android's fourth quarter explosive growth and Apple's marketshare dip makes for a good headline - but what do the numbers really mean? Read more Samsung comes clean, Galaxy Tab numbers not consumer sales The two million Galaxy Tabs previously reported by Samsung as sales, and reported on this blog, is really the number of units "sold" into the partner distribution system, and not consumer sales. Read more World's 1st exabyte storage system Exabyte? That's 1,000 Petabytes, 1,000,000 Terabytes or 1 billion Gigabytes. 1 EB is a big number, but that's not the most impressive thing about the new technology Read more US Air Force seeks SOA approach to integrate air and space systems Will service orienting the US Air Force's command-and control systems can help those systems interoperate as one, big virtual system? We'll soon find out. Read more Researcher demos SMS-based smartphone botnet SchmooCon 2011: A security researcher has demonstrated an Android based, SMS-driven smartphone botnet. Read more Dell Streak 7 launching this week with T-Mobile for $199.99 on contract The Dell Streak 7 tablet computer is coming to T-Mobile this week for a fairly friendly price. Well, it's only friendly with a two-year service agreement. Read more Featured multimedia   Hands-on with the T-Mobile Dell Streak 7 The next Android tablet for T-Mobile is launching soon as the Dell Streak 7. While the Streak 7 has an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor and HSPA+ 21 Mbps support, the low resolution display makes it a device to skip as better devices are available now or coming soon. View on site Slideshow: Manage Windows 7 Notification area icons Change which icons appear in the Windows 7 Notification area and decide how those icons behave when they are display in that area. View on site Install and configure Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Windows Small Business Server 2011 is an easy installation and familiar for Windows administrators. IT pro Rick Vanover walks through the configuration of the new version. View on site Creating a website wireframe in Photoshop Steps for creating a website wireframe in Protoshop. View on site Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Keep Downtime at a Distance (IBM) Cloud Computing Plus IBM Services: A Partnership for a More Resilient Business (IBM) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) The Advantages of Intelligent Point-of-Sale Automation (Adobe Systems)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my top stories, opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner New Nudgemail feature lets you email appointments into your calendar NudgeMail is a great little service that lets you alert yourself to important tasks via email. A new feature extends this capability so that you can mail appointments directly into your calendar. 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 CES 2011 coverage on TechRepublic CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers Breakthrough device of CES: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G ioSafe external drive takes shotgun blast and keeps working How the stars aligned against Microsoft at CES 2011 More CES 2011 blogs and galleries

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

[TechRepublic] The clients who give consulting a bad name

Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe TechRepublic IT Consultant TechRepublic Member | January 31, 2011

The clients who give consulting a bad name Chip Camden describes caricatures of bad clients he's experienced in the wild. See if you recognize any of these types of clients from your consulting work. Read more Resource of the day The Best Places to Live are Going Google Westerville, Ohio is nationally recognized as one of "America's Best Places to Live" by Money Magazine and now has an email system to match. Find out how the city selected Google Apps and how it's going since making the transition. Additional TechRepublic resources   Avoid getting buried in technical debt Ward Cunningham wrote in 1992 that shipping first-time code is like going into technical debt. Contributor Chip Camden explains that the usefulness of the technical debt metaphor is awareness. Read more Don't doom a project to meet a deadline In project management, it's sometimes more critical to ensure that you're successful in your launch than it is to meet your original deadline. Read more Five reasons to migrate to Microsoft Project 2010 Microsoft Project 2010 comes with new features that are a welcome relief to the Microsoft Project learning curve. Here are five reasons to switch to Microsoft Project Professional 2010. Read more Pop Quiz: Computer Ports and Connectors Do you know the difference between the shape of an Ethernet, eSATA, and USB port? Take this short quiz and test your knowledge of external computer ports. Read more Five simple tips for increasing your Facebook fan base Your Facebook fan page provides a great vehicle for building your business and extending your reach. Here are a few ways you can get more fans on board. Read more Featured multimedia   Photos: The 10 hottest tablets coming in 2011 There are an obscene number of new tablets coming to market in 2011. Plenty of them are safe to ignore. Here are 10 that are worth anticipating. View on site Android 3.0 Honeycomb: 35+ screenshots Google has officially released its SDK for Android 3.0 Honeycomb, while also revealing some more information and a few screenshots. Here are all 9 screenshots that Google released, plus 29 more that we captured by poking around in the Honeycomb emulator in the SDK. View on site Slideshow: Take ownership of files and folders in Windows In this Quick Tip, Mark Kaelin shows you how to take ownership of a file or folder in Microsoft Windows 7. View on site Screenshots: New features from LibreOffice 3.3 The Document Foundations debuts its first full, stable (and free) release of the next generation of OpenOffice - LibreOffice 3.3. 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 Cost-Effective Native Replication for Enhanced Disaster Recovery from IBM ProtecTIER (IBM) Moving Mission-Critical Applications Into the Virtual World (VMware) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) Address All Your Information Archiving and Retention Needs with IBM's Solution (IBM) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) New Nudgemail feature lets you email appointments into your calendar NudgeMail is a great little service that lets you alert yourself to important tasks via email. A new feature extends this capability so that you can mail appointments directly into your calendar. 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 CES 2011 coverage on TechRepublic CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers Breakthrough device of CES: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G ioSafe external drive takes shotgun blast and keeps working How the stars aligned against Microsoft at CES 2011 More CES 2011 blogs and galleries

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

[TechRepublic] Install Windows Small Business Server 2011

Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe TechRepublic Network Administrator TechRepublic Member | January 31, 2011

Install and configure Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Resource of the day Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility New technologies and devices are providing ever more mobility options. Companies must decide where to invest to maximize mobility's productivity boost. Listen and quickly learn what trends are driving these mobility initiatives. Additional TechRepublic resources   How to customize the Microsoft Office Toolbox If you use controls with the same or a similar set of properties, stop building them from scratch and customize the Control Toolbox. Read more Poll: Is the beta Internet Explorer 9 as bad as I think it is? The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question of the week: Is the beta Internet Explorer 9 as bad as I think it is? Read more Honeycomb preview: 35+ screenshots of Android 3.0 Google has released the Android 3.0 SDK for tablet developers. We've got Google's new Honeycomb screenshots plus a bunch more that we grabbed directly from the SDK. Take a look. Read more Help protect Windows from malware with No Autorun If you are concerned about the security risks of MS Windows AutoRun, a malware protection tool called No Autorun might be just what you need. Read more 10 predictions for Windows 8 Details on the next version of Windows are mostly nonexistent, but that doesn't mean we can't speculate about what it may offer. Brien Posey shares his ideas about possible features, changes, and Microsoft marketing strategies. Read more Three things for admins to look out for with the advent of Mac Lion With continued success in the marketplace, it is likely that Mac Lion will incorporate many of the favorite features of Apple's popular tablets and phones. Erik Eckel points out three issues that admins will likely encounter in the coming months. Read more Featured multimedia   Hands-on with the T-Mobile Dell Streak 7 The next Android tablet for T-Mobile is launching soon as the Dell Streak 7. While the Streak 7 has an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor and HSPA+ 21 Mbps support, the low resolution display makes it a device to skip as better devices are available now or coming soon. 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 Best Practices for Moving to Google Apps (Google) Building a Strong Foundation for End-to-end IT Virtualization (TechRepublic) Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication (Google) Server Virtualization: When Less Is More (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) New Nudgemail feature lets you email appointments into your calendar NudgeMail is a great little service that lets you alert yourself to important tasks via email. A new feature extends this capability so that you can mail appointments directly into your calendar. 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 CES 2011 coverage on TechRepublic CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers Breakthrough device of CES: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G ioSafe external drive takes shotgun blast and keeps working How the stars aligned against Microsoft at CES 2011 More CES 2011 blogs and galleries 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

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.

[TechRepublic] Downloads

Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe TechRepublic Downloads TechRepublic Member | January 31, 2011

Create a new partition with this Windows 7 tool Use the Disk Management Tool in Windows 7 to add a partition to a hard disk volume so you can create a new logical drive. Read more Resource of the day Deploying Oracle On VMware: Challenges and Opportunities Learn the key considerations for virtualizing the Oracle apps that are so mission-critical to your business. View this webcast to learn how one of the world's largest pulp and paper manufacturers successfully virtualized Oracle solutions. 10 fundamental concepts for PowerShell scripting PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks -- but to use it effectively, you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in PowerShell basics to get you started. Read more Access the real Administrator account in Windows 7 Greg Shultz explains how you can activate and use the real Administrator account in Windows 7. Read more 10+ ways to minimize generational differences in the workplace If you're having a tough time communicating with co-workers who are much younger or older than you are, take heart: These tips can help you close the generation gap. Read more Quick Tip: Manage the autorun process in Windows 7 with SysInternals AutoRuns Sysinternals AutoRuns allows you to manage every autorun process and application on your Windows 7 system from a single user-friendly window. Read more 10 tips for boosting your career in 2011 From developing cross-functional skills to aligning your contributions with company goals, these tips will help you map out a plan for advancing your career in 2011. Read more 10 predictions for Windows 8 Details on the next version of Windows are mostly nonexistent, but that doesn't mean we can't speculate about what it may offer. Brien Posey shares his ideas about possible features, changes, and Microsoft marketing strategies. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Review: Recover files with NTFS Walker NTFS Walker is a portable application that contains its own NTFS drivers, allowing it to "walk through" the entire file structure and bypassing the need for the Windows operating system. Read more CES 2011 coverage on TechRepublic CES 2011: The biggest winners and losers Breakthrough device of CES: Motorola Atrix = Phone + PC HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon LTE 4G ioSafe external drive takes shotgun blast and keeps working How the stars aligned against Microsoft at CES 2011 More CES 2011 blogs and galleries Today's recommended downloads The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy (Google) Innovation Through End-to-End Unified Networking Solutions (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Deduplication-Enabled Disaster Recovery from IBM ProtecTIER: An Overview (IBM) New Nudgemail feature lets you email appointments into your calendar NudgeMail is a great little service that lets you alert yourself to important tasks via email. A new feature extends this capability so that you can mail appointments directly into your calendar. 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

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.