Top text editors, Windows troubleshooting gadgets, Outlook efficiency add-ins

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Five free (or open source) text editors for developers Even if you do most of your development work in an IDE, you're likely to need a good text editor for certain tasks. Read more Resource of the day The de facto standard for application performance testing Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades with HP LoadRunner. View the short demo to learn more! Hottest new lists   Five gadgets that automate Windows troubleshooting commands Avoid the hassle of using Windows command-line tools by putting these handy gadgets to work. Read more Five Linux backup tools that won't let you down Whether you need a simple desktop backup tool or an enterprise-grade solution, Linux provides an assortment of viable choices. Read more Five add-ins that make Outlook easier to use If you can't do something in Outlook, chances are there's an add-in that can. Susan Harkins lists some handy add-ins that close a few feature gaps. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Five UI tips for Web apps Keep users top of mind when you're developing a Web app's UI. Justin James presents guidelines to follow that will make for a better user experience. Read more 10 things you can do to boost PC performance Does your PC performance need a kick in the pants? These simple steps will help speed things up. Read more Top three careers for the ethically challenged IT pro While current employment stats for IT pros fluctuate, there's always a niche for those who are not burdened by a sense of ethics or decency. Read more 10 things you may be asked during a developer interview (and how to handle them) These tips will help you clear some of the most common interview hurdles when you're trying to land a developer job. Read more Refurbished Macs a smart choice for smart businesses Erik Eckel recommends refurbished Macs as a smart move when you need to replace a few systems and save money at the same time. Read more Featured multimedia   JibJab brings kids' ebooks to the iPad (images) JibJab founders, best known for its songs of political satire, bring their skills for iPad-based ebooks where anyone can be the star. View on site Today's recommended downloads Prepare an ERM classification scheme KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study The de facto standard for application performance testing Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) IT leadership often determines iPad success in the enterprise Patrick Gray believes that the success of the iPad in your enterprise depends on the IT leadership's perspective of the device. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes

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[TechRepublic] Make Google+ more useful: Follow these 10 techies

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10 techies to follow to immediately make Google+ more useful Google+ now has a suggested user list, including tech picks. Unfortunately, it's not very good. Here's who to follow instead. Read more Resource of the day Prepare an ERM classification scheme Classification is a key aspect of the record-keeping framework; links between classification, access, and disposal are important for both control and automation. Download whitepaper here More from TechRepublic   Morto: Not your average creepy-crawly worm As malware goes, Morto has something new to offer. It's conversant in DNS-speak. Michael Kassner describes how it works. Read more Three ways to turbo-charge your tech career While you can't affect all circumstances of your career, you can either plot a new course or be battered by the winds with no real direction. The former is far more interesting. Read more How to track down malware from your firewall with basic tools Alfonso Barreiro covers the basics of detecting a malware threat and investigating it with freely available tools like netstat and procmon. Here is an example of the process. Read more News from ZDNet   Google commemorates 9/11 anniversary with restraint, tact Google should be commended for keeping its commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks understated and to the point, without going over the top. Read more 9/11 threats posted on White House Facebook Page The White House Facebook Page has received at least three threatening messages on 9/11's anniversary. The Secret Service is investigating. Read more Most IT managers are concerned over personal devices at work Dell Kace has published its findings from a new survey about the consumerization of IT, and the results are not entirely positive. Read more Google, Oracle Android settlement talks heat up Ellison, Page to duke it out Oh what joy it would be to listen as Larry Ellison and Larry Page duke it out as Oracle and Google wrestle over an Android settlement. Read more AT&T announces three new Windows Phone Mango devices, upgrade for all existing AT&T was the premier carrier for the first launch of Windows Phone 7 and looks to be leading the pack in the U.S. again with three new devices coming soon. Read more Google warns Iranian users of possible security breach Google has taken the step of informing Iranians that their Gmail account passwords may have been compromised after the DigiNotar breach. Read more Motorola Droid Bionic is great for Android, not for $300 (review) Motorola's long-awaited Droid Bionic has finally debuted on the market, but is it everything we were waiting for and more? Here's a hands-on review. Read more What I expect from Windows 8 On Tuesday morning, Microsoft will offer the first extended public demonstration of Windows 8. Will there be any surprises in that demo? Here's what I expect to see. Read more Does HTC need to buy an OS? Probably not I don't think that HTC needs to 'buy' and OS, after all, what would it buy? Read more HP Expands Security Portfolio to Battle Threats from Mobile, Cloud, and Social Media There are so many different points at which different incidents can occur that getting your arms around all of them and focusing your attention on those that are most likely to cause reputation... Read more Twitter sues third party over 'tweet' trademark Twitter is suing a third-party developer over the use of the word "tweet". After years of allegedly owning it, Twitter wants it to call its own. Read more Cisco launches new routers aimed at wireless carriers For carriers, Cisco is pitching its wireless network routers as a way to speed up IPv6 migrations, improve returns on investment and make service management easier. Read more Apple should have done Ford Sync I recently rented a 2011 Ford Edge with Ford Sync. When the time came, I didn't want to turn it back in. Read more Featured multimedia   Ten catastrophes: All-time worst tech industry executive decisions IT, software and computer companies are certainly not without their share of poor executive decisions and mismanagement. While dozens of notable examples could have made our list, these were by far the top top 10 worst in the history of the technology industry, causing many billions of dollars of lost revenue or resulted in the downfall of entire companies. View on site How to make a capacitive stylus (photos) A step-by-step tutorial on making a touchscreen-compatible pen for your tablet or smartphone using inexpensive parts from around your home or office. View on site Today's recommended downloads The de facto standard for application performance testing Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Prepare an ERM classification scheme Ten Ways SharePoint 2010 will Impact your Notes Migration (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies 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 My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner How to track down malware from your firewall with basic tools Alfonso Barreiro covers the basics of detecting a malware threat and investigating it with freely available tools like netstat and procmon. Here is an example of the process. ZDNet's Great Debate newsletter Big news: We're excited to announce ZDNet's new Great Debate series, where each week we'll pit two experts against each other on a hot topic in tech. Part Oxford-style debate, part Fight Club, you won't want to miss it -- and it all begins Sept. 12. Sign up for ZDNet's special Great Debate newsletter to follow the action.   Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes

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[TechRepublic] Intel promises Ultrabooks will become Tablet PCs

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Intel promises Ultrabooks will become Tablet PCs Intel sees the new Ultrabook evolving into a convertible notebook. It seems the company has forgotten the Tablet PC has been around for a decade. Read more Resource of the day KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study With program management assistance from KPMG, HP establishes a foundation to automate its records management using HP TRIM software. Download case study here More from TechRepublic   10 techies to follow to immediately make Google+ more useful Google+ now has a suggested user list, including tech picks. Unfortunately, it's not very good. Here's who to follow instead. Read more Ten years later: IT and life lessons from the South Tower Bob Eisenhardt was an IT pro employed in the South Tower on 9/11. He explains what it took to recover -- both personally and in IT. Read more Microsoft should get its head out of the clouds Microsoft's biggest current mistake is creating the perception that Windows users are going to be dragged into the Cloud whether they want it or not. Read more Top three careers for the ethically challenged IT pro While current employment stats for IT pros fluctuate, there's always a niche for those who are not burdened by a sense of ethics or decency. Read more 10 power tips for molding Windows 7 to your will You can get a lot more mileage out of Windows 7 if you perform a few tweaks and tap into some timesaving tricks. Read more News from ZDNet   RIM's new BlackBerry sell-through 'lackluster' as QNX phone rushed, says analyst Is RIM is rushing its QNX-based handsets to market so they can launch at CES in January and the Mobile World Congress in February? Read more Microsoft Build: Developer topics to watch We know a bit about Windows 8 as we head into Microsoft's Build conference next week. But we still know surprisingly little about the development tools and technologies which will be stars of the... Read more Lowe's improving online tools and rolling out iPhones I have been using mobile technology to help me with my home improvement jobs and it sounds like Lowe's will soon be making some site upgrades and hardware purchases to help out customers. Read more Sprint may attract iPhone 5 customers with unlimited data In an attempt to make its own version of the iPhone 5 the most attractive, Sprint plans to leverage its unlimited data plan. Read more Lenovo to Dell: By the end of the year we'll be #2 Following a period of strong growth compared tot he competition, Lenovo expects to be the second-largest PC OEM by the end of the year. Read more Microsoft to give Hotmail an image (and feature) makeover Microsoft is planning a Hotmail press event in October that may mark the introduction of a new (and maybe HTML5-based) version of its Web-based e-mail service. Read more My dream tablet will likely have a Windows sticker on it My dream tablet could be used as my only system if properly configured. Here is what I need in a dream tablet. Read more Cisco, Plantronics team on SMB communications bundle First joint solution in a new program from Plantronics pairs a Cisco IP phone with a unified communications-capable headset. Read more Facebook agrees to sign voluntary privacy code in Germany Facebook has agreed to sign a voluntary code of conduct in Germany to protect users' data. The social networking giant's problems in the European country may finally be on the road to resolution. Read more Nokia chief outlines Windows Phone strategy; warns of Android 'uncertainty' Nokia's Stephen Elop discussed at an event in China the possible difficulties for Android that the Motorola-Google deal may bring, while defending Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. Read more Google, Apple and Microsoft take top spots in global brand survey Three of tech's biggest corporations reign supreme as three of the most valuable brands worldwide based on a new study. Read more Apple is not enterprise class Lack of adequate support for Apple computers combined with known but unresolved problems means Apple fails the enterprise taste test Read more As customer engagement evolves, Social CRM poised for major growth With the Social CRM industry expected to top $1 billion in revenue in 2012, it's growing faster that just about any other segment of social business. Yet the classic challenges of dealing with... Read more Facebook may have missed revenue projections by $500 million According to new analysis, the report suggesting Facebook's revenue doubled to $1.6 billion for the first half of 2011 is actually bad news. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air (2011 11-inch) Bill Detwiler cracks open Apple's 2011 11-inch MacBook Air. Inside the ultra-thin notebook he found hardware from Intel, Samsung, and Broadcom. View on site Ten catastrophes: All-time worst tech industry executive decisions IT, software and computer companies are certainly not without their share of poor executive decisions and mismanagement. While dozens of notable examples could have made our list, these were by far the top top 10 worst in the history of the technology industry, causing many billions of dollars of lost revenue or resulted in the downfall of entire companies. View on site Clean up your Windows hard drive (screenshots) It's much easier to fill up your hard drive that it is to clean it. With so many folders and directories--how do you pinpoint what's taking up space? View on site JibJab brings kids' ebooks to the iPad (images) JibJab founders, best known for its songs of political satire, bring their skills for iPad-based ebooks where anyone can be the star. View on site Today's recommended downloads Prepare an ERM classification scheme Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades The de facto standard for application performance testing KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Ten Ways SharePoint 2010 will Impact your Notes Migration (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies 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 My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Remembering September 11, 2001 IT pro Rick Vanover was working on a project at the Newark Airport in New Jersey on September 11, 2001. This is his reflection on that day. ZDNet's Great Debate newsletter Big news: We're excited to announce ZDNet's new Great Debate series, where each week we'll pit two experts against each other on a hot topic in tech. Part Oxford-style debate, part Fight Club, you won't want to miss it -- and it all begins Sept. 12. Sign up for ZDNet's special Great Debate newsletter to follow the action.   Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, Tim Cook takes the reins Five ways Apple will never be the same without Jobs as CEO Steve Jobs: 10 historic achievements The Steve Jobs era is over: Reaction and a poll Steve Jobs at Apple: A retrospective (gallery) Steve Jobs retrospective (video) Apple's Steve Jobs: In his own words (video)

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