[TechRepublic] Patch Tuesday is here again and an (un)holy alliance takes shape

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Microsoft and Facebook: Holy alliance or hard-up hookup? A close partnership between Microsoft and Facebook may just be the unholy alliance required to thwart Google and their plans for world domination. Read more Resource of the day Cloud Computing Implementation: Learning From Others Mistakes There are things that can go wrong with any implementation. Read this white paper to learn more about cloud computing and how to learn from the mistakes of others. It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: July 2011 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision when applying Microsoft's July 2011 patches in your organization. Read more We are willing to accept one cross-platform Windows 8 but there are doubts On June 9, 2011, Greg Shultz asked: Should there be separate tablet and desktop editions of Windows 8? A poll indicates that we are ready for a one cross-platform version of Windows 8, but there... Read more Follow up: Format Windows system information imported into Excel Following up on a tip published just days before, Mike Radmore offers some example VBA code that will format system information imported into Excel into a more readable format. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 teardown: Daintiest of the Android tablets The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is sleek, sexy, and light, but also delicate and best kept out of harm's way. Read more Use Microsoft Office to create Google docs with Cloud Connect Google Cloud Connect synchronizes your Microsoft Office documents with Google Apps automatically as you create them, saving time and hassle. Read more 15 best cities for teleworking Teleworking has faced some challenges in the past, but some cities are making an effort to make it work. Read more IT management job openings, week of July 11 Looking to advance your career? Here are some top-level IT management positions that are currently open. Read more What constitutes a change in today's IT environments? Today's technology mix is, in most situations, generations ahead of the typical change control process. IT pro Rick Vanover raises the question of what really constitutes a change nowadays. Read more Featured multimedia   Shuttle Atlantis through the years (photos) On the cusp of the final space shuttle flight ever, we look back at the storied history of one of NASA's most advanced space vehicles. View on site Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Bill Detwiler cracks open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Inside this Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Samsung, SanDisk, and Broadcom. View on site Google+ coverage on TechRepublic Why Google Plus is about to change the Web as we know it Four ways Google+ will end up in your workplace Google+: It's friending, with benefits (images) 7 Google+ essentials (photos) Today's recommended downloads Recommendations for Implementing Cloud Security (IBM) Don't Let Fragmentation Slow Down Your Modern Storage Environment (Diskeeper) Help Diverse Platforms Play Well Together (Quest Software) Consolidating Your Network Storage Systems Auditing (Quest Software) 11 Video Tips & Tricks for Search Engine Marketers (Youtube) Favorite Windows Photo Galleries   Add image thumbnails to Microsoft Windows Explorer? Add Macs to a Windows Vista workgroup Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Easter Eggs Looking back at Microsoft Windows 98 Easter Eggs   Stainless steel wallet review: Two years later A stainless steel wallet seems like it would be pretty durable. How is it after two years of use? TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Five Tips 10 Things Featured training courses   Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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[TechRepublic] Patch Tuesday is here again and an (un)holy alliance takes shape

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Microsoft and Facebook: Holy alliance or hard-up hookup? A close partnership between Microsoft and Facebook may just be the unholy alliance required to thwart Google and their plans for world domination. Read more Resource of the day Simplify your IT with a complete service lifecycle approach Discover how you can improve efficiency - dramatically - through an ITIL-based service oriented approach. See how the unique features enhance end user and agent support by: (i) Standardizing core incident and problem processes, (ii) Integrating self-service catalog and request management, (iii) Automating continuous discovery of assets, infrastructure and applications and (iv) Improving end-to-end change management. Watch HP Demo Tour now. It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: July 2011 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision when applying Microsoft's July 2011 patches in your organization. Read more We are willing to accept one cross-platform Windows 8 but there are doubts On June 9, 2011, Greg Shultz asked: Should there be separate tablet and desktop editions of Windows 8? A poll indicates that we are ready for a one cross-platform version of Windows 8, but there... Read more Follow up: Format Windows system information imported into Excel Following up on a tip published just days before, Mike Radmore offers some example VBA code that will format system information imported into Excel into a more readable format. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 teardown: Daintiest of the Android tablets The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is sleek, sexy, and light, but also delicate and best kept out of harm's way. Read more Use Microsoft Office to create Google docs with Cloud Connect Google Cloud Connect synchronizes your Microsoft Office documents with Google Apps automatically as you create them, saving time and hassle. Read more 15 best cities for teleworking Teleworking has faced some challenges in the past, but some cities are making an effort to make it work. Read more IT management job openings, week of July 11 Looking to advance your career? Here are some top-level IT management positions that are currently open. Read more What constitutes a change in today's IT environments? Today's technology mix is, in most situations, generations ahead of the typical change control process. IT pro Rick Vanover raises the question of what really constitutes a change nowadays. Read more Featured multimedia   Shuttle Atlantis through the years (photos) On the cusp of the final space shuttle flight ever, we look back at the storied history of one of NASA's most advanced space vehicles. View on site Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Bill Detwiler cracks open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Inside this Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Samsung, SanDisk, and Broadcom. View on site Google+ coverage on TechRepublic Why Google Plus is about to change the Web as we know it Four ways Google+ will end up in your workplace Google+: It's friending, with benefits (images) 7 Google+ essentials (photos) Today's recommended downloads Four steps to standardizing IT service management Single-console simplicity for virtual server backup Prepare an ERM classification scheme How to Perform Rapid Test Data Preparation, Subsetting and Masking Achieve an effective service catalog. Here's how. Favorite Windows Photo Galleries   Add image thumbnails to Microsoft Windows Explorer? Add Macs to a Windows Vista workgroup Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Easter Eggs Looking back at Microsoft Windows 98 Easter Eggs   Stainless steel wallet review: Two years later A stainless steel wallet seems like it would be pretty durable. How is it after two years of use? TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Five Tips 10 Things Featured training courses   Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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[TechRepublic] My favorite 7 questions to ask employees

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My favorite 7 questions Most managers know there's a lot of insight to be gleaned from talking to the troops. This week John McKee provides his favorite seven questions used by leaders of various organizations. Read more Resource of the day Spend Time Using Technology, Not Implementing It The key is in the cloud: Discover how you can achieve unlimited scalability, a more efficient infrastructure, and "anytime, anywhere" delivery of IT services with the latest cloud-based technology and help from IBM. Additional TechRepublic resources   10 things that get better (or worse) with age Do we improve as we get older -- or do we decline with age? Steve Tobak breaks it down and concludes we do a bit of both. Read more Microsoft and Facebook: Holy alliance or hard-up hookup? A close partnership between Microsoft and Facebook may just be the unholy alliance required to thwart Google and their plans for world domination. Read more 15 best cities for teleworking Teleworking has faced some challenges in the past, but some cities are making an effort to make it work. Read more The tools and features still missing from Google Apps Google Apps has come a long way, but the apps still have a few kinks to be worked out. Kevin Purdy lists some of the drawbacks to Google Apps. Read more IT management job openings, week of July 11 Looking to advance your career? Here are some top-level IT management positions that are currently open. Read more Smartphone security and the phone hacking scandal The "phone hacking" scandal unfolding in the UK has demonstrated how trivial it is to gain unauthorized access to voicemail and other information stored on smartphones. Ignoring basic security steps only makes it easier. Read more Featured multimedia   Smartphone OSes compared (photos) Shopping for a new smartphone and confused by all the different operating systems? CNET offers a comparison of the various platforms to help you decide. View on site Google+ coverage on TechRepublic Why Google Plus is about to change the Web as we know it Four ways Google+ will end up in your workplace Google+: It's friending, with benefits (images) 7 Google+ essentials (photos) Today's recommended downloads Recommendations for Implementing Cloud Security (IBM) Take Your Business Relationships to the Next Level (IBM) Make Better Decisions with Better Information (IBM) Cloud Computing Implementation: Learning From Others Mistakes (IBM) Help Diverse Platforms Play Well Together (Quest Software) Stainless steel wallet review: Two years later A stainless steel wallet seems like it would be pretty durable. How is it after two years of use? 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 Featured training courses   PMP Exam Prep Boot Camp IT Project Management Introduction to Project Management Introduction to Information Technology Management and Leadership Skills Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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[TechRepublic] Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Resource of the day Make Better Decisions with Better Information If you find yourself having to make business decisions with limited information, consider business analytics and optimization software. It'll help you stay informed on what goes on at your company. Read this white paper to learn more. Additional TechRepublic resources   Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 teardown: Daintiest of the Android tablets The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is sleek, sexy, and light, but also delicate and best kept out of harm's way. Read more Five blatant security mistakes you should avoid when setting up a wireless access point Bill Detwiler shows you how to avoid five blatant security mistakes when deploying a new wireless access point. Read more Find unused computer accounts in Active Directory with dsquery Bill Detwiler shows you how to find stale AD computer accounts using dsquery and suggest ways to handle the ones you uncover. Read more It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: July 2011 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision when applying Microsoft's July 2011 patches in your organization. Read more Use Windows Memory Diagnostic to investigate RAM problems in Windows 7 In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to launch and use the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool to test for defective RAM. Read more Assign a keystroke shortcut to insert a symbol or special character If you insert the same symbol or special character often, you should use a custom shortcut to bypass the ribbon route and save yourself time. Read more   Cracking Open the HTC Flyer Cracking Open the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook Cracking Open the ioSafe Rugged Portable hard drive Today's recommended downloads Spend Time Using Technology, Not Implementing It (IBM) Make Better Decisions with Better Information (IBM) Take Your Business Relationships to the Next Level (IBM) Cloud Computing Implementation: Learning From Others Mistakes (IBM) A Dashboard to Your Data (Jinfonet Software)   About this newsletter TR Dojo is built around a philosophy of constant learning. Our bi-weekly newsletter is my chance to share real-world lessons, IT best practices, and advanced technical tips. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Stainless steel wallet review: Two years later A stainless steel wallet seems like it would be pretty durable. How is it after two years of use? 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 Google+ coverage on TechRepublic Why Google Plus is about to change the Web as we know it Four ways Google+ will end up in your workplace Google+: It's friending, with benefits (images) 7 Google+ essentials (photos)

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