[TechRepublic] Wi-Fi quadricopter, geek sins, space-themed desktop wallpaper

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Photos: Parrot AR.Drone Wi-Fi quadricopter Resource of the day Free Trial: IBM LotusLive Engage for Online Collaboration LotusLive Engage is a full-range suite of online collaboration services designed to help you drive business. It delivers the essential collaboration tools you need before, during and after your online meeting. Try this free 30-day trial! Additional TechRepublic resources   A remembrance of Benoit Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry Benoit Mandelbrot, who is considered the father of fractal geometry, died last week. Edmond Woychowsky offers this remembrance of the great mathematician, author, Yale professor, and IBM Fellow. Read more Video: WoW Cataclysm cinematic intro released Blizzard has released a Cataclysm cinematic intro video. World of Warcraft fans, does this pique your interest in the game even more? Read more Geek Gifts 2010: Plantronics Voyager Pro Bluetooth headset The Plantronics Voyager Pro is a quality, yet economical hands-free headset that might very well be the perfect holiday gift for gamers and geeks on the go. Read more Geek Gifts 2010: Programmable LED cap The Programmable LED Cap is geeky, inexpensive, practical, and by far one of the most "novelty" type gifts that we've reviewed so far in 2010. Read more Don't dismiss Atom-based tablets yet TR member dcolbert doesn't think that the tablet battle has already been won by Apple and Google. Find out what he thinks consumers require from a tablet device, and why Atom-based devices built on Windows 7 might actually be able to compete in this space. Read more MacBook Air, Mac OS X Lion, and the new app store The "Back to the Mac" event included some notable announcements, including two new models of the MacBook Air, a Mac App Store, and an overview of features for the new OS coming in 2011. Get the highlights here. Read more Five more snarky remarks Steve Jobs could have made, if asked Steve Jobs issued a verbal smackdown of Apple competitors on Monday. Since he was being so candid, here are five questions I would have liked to asked Steve, and a stab at how he might have answered. Read more TR Community scoreboard for October 22, 2010 - Nix stupid job titles The most active discussion thread this past week was instigated by Toni Bowers, TechRepublic's Head Blogs Editor. Toni is a firm believer that some stupid job titles have to go! Take a look at what other posts and members were hot on the boards. Read more Featured multimedia   The top 10 geek sins TechRepublic has previously talked about some of the things you can do to increase your geek cred. Naturally, there are also some things that can hurt your reputation as a geek. In fact, we've put together a list of 10 of the worst transgressions for any geek. Doing any one of these will put your geek credentials at risk. Do two of them and your geek card immediately gets revoked. View on site NASA images: Desktop wallpaper from outer space Some of the best desktop wallpaper available comes from the final frontier, where no one has gone before. View on site Photos: 20 iPad competitors to watch The Apple iPad has re-energized the market for tablet computers but it has gone nearly all of 2010 without a serious challenger. That will soon change. Here are 20 upstarts taking aim at the iPad. View on site The top-10 games of the fall (photos) Though the number of games may be a bit underwhelming compared with holiday seasons past, this year holds a few gems that we think are worth checking out. View on site Dell Aero Smartphone Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the Dell Aero for a look at the hardware inside Dell's first smartphone for the U.S. market. View on site Walt Disney's wonderful life (photos) Road Trip at Home: Just more than a year ago, the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco opened its doors. CNET's Daniel Terdiman checks it out. View on site Joby Gorillatorch Blade (photos) The Joby Gorillatorch Blade is the newest, smallest, and brightest member of the Gorillatorch line of handsfree flashlights. It's also the most expensive. View on site Fallout: New Vegas (photos) The follow up to one of 2008's best games provides more of what we've come to love from the Fallout series. View on site Logitech Revue (Google TV): Photos and initial hands-on with the hardware CNET takes a hands-on look at the hardware of the Logitech Revue with Google TV. View on site Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. Today's recommended downloads Security Training Catalog (Global Knowledge) Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free Trial: IBM LotusLive iNotes Email Service (IBM) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) More Geek Gift reviews   u-Control Silver Bullet RC Helicopter Alienware M11x gaming notebook FloTV Personal Television Sid Meier's Civilization V Cisco survey: Is the office necessary? End-users are demanding a more distributed workforce, according to a new Cisco survey. Is your IT department prepared to support this? TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. 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[TechRepublic] The top 10 geek sins

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The top 10 geek sins Resource of the day Register Now to Explore Smart Work 3D Interactive Smart Work: 3D Interactive is an online learning experience grounded in real problems, real challenges, and real solutions. They play out for you as you explore seven industry scenarios to see how the Smart Work approach can benefit your business. New at TechRepublic   Five more snarky remarks Steve Jobs could have made, if asked Steve Jobs issued a verbal smackdown of Apple competitors on Monday. Since he was being so candid, here are five questions I would have liked to asked Steve, and a stab at how he might have answered. Read more Geek Gifts 2010: Programmable LED cap The Programmable LED Cap is geeky, inexpensive, practical, and by far one of the most "novelty" type gifts that we've reviewed so far in 2010. Read more 10 ways to make your pictures pop in Word 2010 You don't have to be a design professional to produce stylish documents. Word 2010 offers built-in tools that make it easy to enhance your graphics with special effects and formatting. Read more Geek Gifts 2010: Parrot AR.Drone Wi-Fi quadricopter The Parrot AR.Drone Wi-Fi quadricopter is the epitome of a cool flying model vehicle and could be the ultimate geek gift this holiday season. Read more Video: WoW Cataclysm cinematic intro released Blizzard has released a Cataclysm cinematic intro video. World of Warcraft fans, does this pique your interest in the game even more? Read more Geek Gifts 2010: Plantronics Voyager Pro Bluetooth headset The Plantronics Voyager Pro is a quality, yet economical hands-free headset that might very well be the perfect holiday gift for gamers and geeks on the go. Read more Featured multimedia   NASA images: Desktop wallpaper from outer space Some of the best desktop wallpaper available comes from the final frontier, where no one has gone before. View on site Fallout: New Vegas (photos) The follow up to one of 2008's best games provides more of what we've come to love from the Fallout series. View on site The top-10 games of the fall (photos) Though the number of games may be a bit underwhelming compared with holiday seasons past, this year holds a few gems that we think are worth checking out. View on site Google Earth tackles the universe (photos) Thanks to a partnership with Slooh, Google Earth will now feature a new layer of high-res images of deep space taken by users. View on site The electric-car all-stars come out (photos) A parade of electric and hybrid vehicles strut their stuff in Detroit, giving people a chance to drive commercial electric vehicles. View on site Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. Today's recommended downloads Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Safety Codes (American Power Conversion (APC)) Join the IBM Service Management Resource Center (IBM) Free Trial: IBM LotusLive iNotes Email Service (IBM) State of Virtualization (Dell) Free Trial: IBM LotusLive Engage for Online Collaboration (IBM) Gartner's top 10 technologies for 2011 Gartner has identified its top technologies for 2011. Larry Dignan explains the rationale behind those choices and shares his thoughts on their viability and impact. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Comic Con galleries New York Comic Con 2010 costumes and cosplay Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 costumes and cosplay Chicago Comic Con 2010: Wizard World geeks in costume Comic-Con 2010: Coolest and geekiest costumes Connect with TechRepublic

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[TechRepublic] Word's cool new picture tools, reasons to switch from Windows Mobile to Droid, Gartner's technology picks for 2011

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10 reasons for Windows Mobile users to switch to Droid If you're looking for advanced smart phone capabilities and you don't want to wait months to get them, Deb Shinder suggests you consider a Droid. Read more Resource of the day Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers Beat the heat in your data center. Compare the efficiency benefits of row-based cooling with other common cooling architectures. Poll: Top 10 alternative names for 'crapware' Maybe the word 'crapware' says it all. But Michael Kassner is searching for a better descriptor for that plague of unwanted software. Vote for your favorite new name. Read more 10 ways to make your pictures pop in Word 2010 You don't have to be a design professional to produce stylish documents. Word 2010 offers built-in tools that make it easy to enhance your graphics with special effects and formatting. Read more Gartner's top 10 technologies for 2011 Gartner has identified its top technologies for 2011. Larry Dignan explains the rationale behind those choices and shares his thoughts on their viability and impact. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Use Windows 7 Event Viewer to track down issues that cause slower boot times Greg Shultz shows you how to use some of the new features in Windows 7's Event Viewer to investigate a slow boot time. Read more Stupid job titles have to go These days, corporate directories are filled with job titles that are so vague and ambiguous they no longer have any meaning. Here are a few of the worst offenders. Read more What to do when a client won't properly license software If a client tries to cut corners by pirating software, your IT consultancy should consider taking these recommended steps. Read more Comic Con galleries New York Comic Con 2010 costumes and cosplay Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con 2010 costumes and cosplay Chicago Comic Con 2010: Wizard World geeks in costume Comic-Con 2010: Coolest and geekiest costumes Featured Webcast A Strategy for Keeping Your Data Secure Security is a concern as more data is compromised by either malicious attacks or employee carelessness. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to explore the most promising ways that IT leaders can ensure the security of their organization. Today's recommended downloads How Technology Is Changing the Way Talent Does Business (Oracle) HR Analytics: Driving Return on Human Capital Investment (Oracle) Free Trial: IBM LotusLive iNotes Email Service (IBM) The ROI of Rewarding Talent (Oracle) Industry Leaders Team Up to Help IT Departments Meet Today's Challenges (Dell) Members' choice   10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years If you want to stay on top of things in the IT industry, consider focusing on these skills. Perennial favorites   10 common issues you can fix with a registry hack 10 office gaffes to avoid 10 seriously annoying default configurations Gartner's top 10 technologies for 2011 Gartner has identified its top technologies for 2011. Larry Dignan explains the rationale behind those choices and shares his thoughts on their viability and impact. TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, product reviews, and smartphones news in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Product Spotlight Smartphones Five Tips Connect with TechRepublic

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