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TechRepublic Live 2011: High-impact knowledge sharing for IT pros Don't call TechRepublic Live 2011 a "conference." It is more like the TechRepublic site turned into a physical reality for three days. 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   We are not in the Post-PC era yet and we may never be Windows 8 might just be the platform to deliver the balance between what we want from a tablet and what drives us back to notebook PCs. Read more Four missiles I'd launch to re-write Microsoft's tablet battle plan Patrick Gray lists four things that he'd do to regain a foothold in the tablet space if he were in charge of Microsoft. Do you think Microsoft stands a chance in this market? Read more 10 subtle features you should know about Google Plus Besides the obvious like Circles, Google Takeout, and Sparks, there are some great subtle Google Plus features you should know about as well. Read more Google hacking: It's all about the dorks Google Search shows no bias. It will help anyone find anything, including vulnerable Internet-connected devices. You just need to know what to ask. Read more IT jobs claim four of 10 positions in most hated jobs list Four out of ten most hated jobs are in IT? Can this be true? Read more News from ZDNet   Kindle Tablet is coming, what it means to consumers It appears Amazon is getting ready to unleash the Kindle Tablet on the world this week. Here's what it means to consumers like you. Read more The Android Alternative: Amazon's Kindle Tablet What happens when Google's Android universe meets Amazon's? Like in Star Trek, the "Alternative Factor" could be a battle of epic proportions. Read more Data may actually be safer in the cloud: report Security has been a showstopper for cloud for some time. Is it now becoming cloud's best selling point? Read more Square COO: NFC will not become mainstream in U.S. Square's chief operating officer discusses where mobile payments are headed in the U.S., but he doesn't see NFC as one of the primary drivers. Read more Amazon to reinstate California affiliates as early as this week Amazon said they will reinstate their California affiliates as early as this week in response to California repealing its sales tax law. Read more T-Mobile goes official with Samsung Galaxy S II: $230 on October 12 Though last out of the gate, T-Mobile's version of the Samsung Galaxy S II may in the end be the one to beat. Read more Is HP permanently broken? Of course Ms. Whitman won't succeed as HP CEO. But why is HP's board so confused as to hire her? Read more RIM's PlayBook price cuts: Still not enough thanks to HP's TouchPad How low can RIM go on PlayBook pricing? Not low enough to make anyone want to buy the tablet right now. Read more Google+ shared circles are here The much-requested Google+ shared circles have arrived, letting users swap lists of friends and celebrities with each other. Read more Facebook denies privacy accusations, shows 'big brother paternalism' Facebook denies the latest privacy accusations and acknowledges tracking information to protect users. Read more Facebook to launch iPad app at iPhone 5 event next week (rumor) Facebook will finally launch its iPad app at Apple's iPhone 5 event next week, according to a new rumor. Read more Kensington case warns when you leave your iPhone 4 behind Wireless transmitter senses if there is too much distance between you and your smartphone, sends an audible alert and locks the screen so data is secured. Read more LED 'wallpaper' gives new meaning to mood lighting Philips LEDs will integrate LED technology into Kvadrat acoustic tiles to create wall coverings that can be programmed for light, color and content. Read more Featured multimedia   DIY projects on display at Maker Faire NY 2011 Maker Faire in NY 2011 was held on September 17-18. Take a look at the DIY projects on display at this year's event. View on site Making Boeing's 787 Dreamliners (photos) A day before Boeing finally hands off the first of its long-anticipated jets to its launch partner, CNET got a up close and personal look at the production line. View on site Inside Boeing's 787 Dreamliner (photos) As the giant airplane maker prepares to finally hand over the first 787 to All Nippon Airways, CNET got a look at the interior of one of the much-anticipated jets. View on site 10 automakers race for the apps The next frontier in car technology is apps. Automakers are just now integrating smartphone apps into their cars, offering familiar services through the car's interface. View on site Today's recommended downloads Prepare an ERM classification scheme Download CEO White Paper: A Brave New (Security) World KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn)   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 Camera phone challenge: Seeing is believing TechRepublic is bringing back the camera phone challenge! You have from now until Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 at 5:00 PM EDT to submit photos of things you might not believe if your camera phone didn't see them. 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) Web Designer (launching soon) Five Apps Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 most useful Android smartphone apps of 2011 The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 things you can do to boost PC performance Five future technologies I can't wait for The complete list of Windows Logo keyboard shortcuts

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[TechRepublic] IBM: The greatest innovator you never hear about

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IBM: The greatest innovator you never hear about? For innovation, IBM has been the undisputed leader according to one important metric for 18 years straight. Learn how the company does it. 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 ways Microsoft can make Windows 8 a game changer Now that we've had a chance to see some of the things Windows 8 can do, let's talk about a few of things it SHOULD do. Read more Poll: Have you downloaded and tried Windows 8 Developer Preview? Windows 8 Developer's Preview has been available for over a week, are you ready to embrace it as Windows reimagined? Read more The five worst Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes EVER! Star Trek: The Next Generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the Trek franchise, which makes these five bottom-feeder episodes even more embarrassing. Read more News from ZDNet   Amazon press event - Sept 28 ... Kindle tablet? Is Amazon getting ready to unveil the long awaited Kindle tablet? Read more Amazon calls press conference: Tablet on deck? The company has called a press conference next Wednesday in New York. Sounds like it's tablet time. Read more Leo Apotheker's HP legacy: a global vision As Leo Apotheker departs HP, perhaps his lasting legacy is to give HP a truly global vision and a strategy of capturing the markets, rather than just the corporate treasury, to drive sustainable... Read more HP CEO Whitman pushing for PC unit decision by end of the year Now that HP's new CEO, Meg Whitman, is in place, there are a lot of questions to answer -- namely with what to do about HP's PC unit. Read more HP's Lane on why Apotheker had to go Although HP's conference call to introduce Meg Whitman as CEO revolved around her capabilities, a lot of Ray Lane's time was throwing Leo Apotheker under the bus. Read more RIM's enterprise standing slips, says Forrester The turnabout in the enterprise highlights how RIM's core foundation has been rattled by consumerization. Read more Windows Phone Mango update likely coming to AT&T folks on 27 September Windows Phone 7 with the Mango update is my personal favorite mobile phone operating system and all indications are that the update is coming next week to most AT&T customers. Read more Oracle wants $1.16 billion in damages from Google Oracle has had trouble pinpointing an estimate of damages it claims to have incurred on Google's part. Read more Via patent suit may give Apple the most trouble Mobile chipmaker Via Technologies has sued Apple for violating three of its microprocessor-related patents. The folks in Cupertino may have problems with this one. Read more Google: Facebook is becoming "a closed walled garden" A Google executive believes that Facebook is becoming "a closed walled garden" and will soon end up like AOL and IBM: it will have to completely change its business in order to survive. Read more Microsoft quietly delivers a first beta of WebMatrix 2.0 Web-development suite Microsoft has made available for download a first beta of its WebMatrix 2.0 tool bundle for Web developers. Read more ThinkPad Tablet: Ready for the boardroom (review) The ThinkPad Tablet by Lenovo is a Honeycomb slate that has typical ThinkPad engineering and quality of construction. It is as comfortable in the boardroom as it is the living room. Read more Microsoft adds $150 million to their latest datacenter Micrososft continues to invest in new datcenters and their global cloud infrastructure. Read more Facebook Timeline: Personalization without the all the mess Facebook Timeline was announced yesterday at the f8 conference. The opportunity to better curate your own Facebook content for your friends and family is here but within a slicker, more controlled... Read more Facebook aiming to take over our lives with media app integration Facebook is taking over our lives, one status message from one app at a time. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Sony Tablet S Bill Detwiler cracks open the Sony Tablet S. Inside this Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Elpida, Samsung, and UEI. View on site Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Download CEO White Paper: A Brave New (Security) World Prepare an ERM classification scheme 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet)   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 Infographic: The innovations that led to the iPhone Take a look at a visual history of the people, products, and ideas that led to the modern iPhone, and all smartphones in general. < TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. 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Obsolete tech worth keeping, deciding who can work from home, getting along with vendors

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10 obsolete technologies that are still useful Before you retire that camcorder and cancel your landline service, see why Brien Posey thinks some vintage tech is worth hanging onto. Read more Resource of the day A Year of Information in One Easy Download Ready for a full year's worth of improved application performance? Download this Application Performance Management (APM) Almanac to read more than 50 informative articles written by two long-time architect/developers. 10 things you should know about your clients (but probably don't) Your client relationships will be stronger if you know a thing or two -- or 10 -- about their needs, preferences, and the business itself. Read more 10 questions to determine whether an employee can work from home If you're thinking about letting staff members telecommute, ask yourself these questions -- about you, your department, and your employees. Read more 10 things you can do to ensure good vendor relationships Your projects will go more smoothly if you get along with your vendors -- and part of the responsibility for a healthy vendor relationship lies with you. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Tweak Windows 8 to remove the Metro Interface We have been saying all along that you can opt out of the tiles interface in Windows 8. Mark Kaelin shows you the registry tweak to make it happen. Read more How to deliver criticism to a sensitive employee Employees who get emotional in the face of criticism are often hard to deal with. Here are some tips for making it easier for you and for them. Read more When subcontractors poach: Watch for these warning signs If you have an inkling that a subcontractor is trying to steal your clients, these red flags might help you confirm or squelch your suspicions. Read more 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 Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: The Perfect Storm - Drive Customer Satisfaction Up and Costs Down (Citrix Online) IT Essentials for Data Center Trends and Innovations (TechRepublic) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) Develop Custom Solutions for iPad and iPhone...Fast (FileMaker) 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) Call for writers: Cloud applications and services TechRepublic is looking for a few good writers on the subject of cloud services and applications. Read the details here. 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) Smartphones Tech Sanity Check Five Apps

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