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Geekend
Geek Trivia: What is the total number of solar system objects that have been called a planet?
TechRepublic's Trivia Geek tells you the total number of local solar system objects that have been called planets.
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 5, 2012 3:19pm
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The Enterprise Cloud
Google Apps v. Office 365 summary: Which is better?
Ian Hardenburgh sums up his research on the Google Apps and Office 365 suites. He has a preference, but it still comes down to individual needs and your number of users.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | July 5, 2012 12:20pm
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Web Designer
Customize horizontal rules to add some flair
Ryan Boudreaux shares some styling tips that will help rescue your boring horizontal rules.
Posted by Ryan Boudreaux | July 5, 2012 11:11am
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Apple in the Enterprise
Data Recovery Guru helps your Mac recover lost files
Derek Schauland tries out the Data Recovery Guru for Mac. Find your lost and deleted files.
Posted by Derek Schauland | July 5, 2012 9:48am
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European Technology
IT skills crisis - is it over for good?
The vast majority of firms are neither struggling to secure the IT skills they need nor investing in training IT staff, finds an annual report into the state of the IT jobs market.
Posted by Nick Heath | July 5, 2012 9:14am
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Geekend
CERN finds new particle that may be the Higgs Boson
CERN reports a new particle is the heaviest boson ever discovered. Get more details about this major breakthrough in particle physics.
Posted by Wally Bahny | July 5, 2012 9:05am
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SMB Technologist
The pains and pitfalls of renewing SSL certificates, part 1
Renewing SSL certificates is often a less than straightforward process. Mark Pimperton describes some issues he’s faced when renewing SSL certificates.
Posted by Mark Pimperton | July 5, 2012 8:29am | Latest comment by ArtimisRage@...
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European Technology
Bandwidth problems? DIY fibre could dig you out of a hole
Waiting for an incumbent telecoms supplier to install real broadband can be futile. And a spot of DIY is often far easier than you might think.
Posted by Peter Cochrane | July 5, 2012 8:29am
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Smartphones
Create a wiki on your iPhone with WikiTouch
WikiTouch puts a wiki on the iPhone. Will Kelly shows us how to create a mobile wiki with this new class of note-taking application.
Posted by Will Kelly | July 5, 2012 8:14am
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10 Things
10 steps to a multi-column search in Excel
This illustrated walk-through (with a demo worksheet) shows how easy it is to create a multi-column search solution using validation lists and conditional formatting.
Posted by Susan Harkins | July 5, 2012 7:22am
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Tablets in the Enterprise
How Microsoft can convince me to ditch my iPad
Patrick Gray lists five requirements of the Microsoft Surface tablet before considering it over his Apple iPad.
Posted by Patrick Gray | July 5, 2012 7:16am | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest
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IT Security
How to start your career as a security pro
Dominic Vogel offers some tips for getting starting in the information security field whether you're just starting out or looking to make a career change.
Posted by Dominic Vogel | July 5, 2012 7:02am | Latest comment by Professor8
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Microsoft Office
The right way to create a Word template
Sometimes it's tempting to take shortcuts, but fight the urge when creating a new Word template.
Posted by Susan Harkins | July 5, 2012 2:33am
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European Technology
IT skills crisis? How coding and cool can crack it
Some deny its existence. Others can't agree on its nature. But regardless of your viewpoint on the IT skills crisis, a shake-up of certain attitudes could really make a difference.
Posted by Mark Samuels | July 5, 2012 2:11am | Latest comment by hippiekarl
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Microsoft Windows
Better troubleshooting with the Windows 8 Task Manager Performance tab
The Windows 8 Task Manager Performance tab has many new features and provides users with more detailed information than ever.
Posted by Greg Shultz | July 5, 2012 12:45am
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Linux and Open Source
How to create photo slideshows with as little software as possible
Marco Fioretti found an easy way to automate to automate complex, portable slideshows by creating them only once and then running them any time you want.
Posted by Marco Fioretti | July 4, 2012 9:00am
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European Technology
The Cern tech that helped track down the God particle
European research lab Cern today announced a landmark discovery for physics. TechRepublic explores the technology used in the hunt for the Higgs Boson particle.
Posted by Nick Heath | July 4, 2012 6:15am | Latest comment by draack@...
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The Enterprise Cloud
How Microsoft's Azure IaaS offering stacks up against the major players
Thoran Rodrigues evaluates the new Microsoft Azure IaaS offering using the same criteria that he devised for the other major competitors like Amazon and Rackspace. Here's what he found.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | July 4, 2012 6:00am
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Girt by Code
AtG: dob in your boss for $20K
Today's Around the Grounds contains pirates, adaptive websites, and Boot to Gecko becoming Firefox OS.
Posted by Chris Duckett | July 3, 2012 9:54pm
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App Builder
Use Gson to work with JSON in your Android apps
In this Android tutorial, William J. Francis uses Gson to build up a standard Java entity and flatten it into JSON.
Posted by William J. Francis | July 3, 2012 3:01pm
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Tech Sanity Check
15 Android widgets that will make iPhone users jealous
One of the biggest advantages of Android over iPhone is widgets. Here are 15 of the best widgets available for Android, updated for 2012.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 16, 2012 3:00pm | Latest comment by ok2phone-com
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10 Things
10 development technologies that refuse to die
Even as new tech drives IT forward, certain systems and languages keep the past alive. Here are 10 technologies that will be with us for a while.
Posted by Justin James | June 24, 2012 5:02am | Latest comment by AnsuGisalas
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10 Things
Top 10 Windows 7 desktop gadgets
Windows 7 gadgets offer added functionality and convenience in a variety of ways. Here are a few you may want to add to your desktop.
Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | June 1, 2010 9:12am | Latest comment by sightsandsounds
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DIY IT Guy
DIY: How to take screenshots from your Android mobile
Jack Wallen answers a question he gets asked a lot: How do I take screenshots on my Android phone?
Posted by Jack Wallen | December 15, 2011 7:24am
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Linux and Open Source
Linux grabs its single biggest win
The U.S. Navy and Dept. of Defense have learned valuable lessons that translate to huge contracts for the Linux OS. What does this mean for open source and the community that drives it? Jack...
Posted by Jack Wallen | June 18, 2012 7:48am | Latest comment by paulfx1
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Career Management
10 resume mistakes to avoid
The goal of a resume is to let a potential employer know why you're the best person for the job. Here are 10 practices that impede that goal.
Posted by Toni Bowers | June 5, 2012 8:04am | Latest comment by Thomas907
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Microsoft Office
How to find duplicates in Excel
You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Excel.
Posted by Susan Harkins | January 12, 2009 12:00am | Latest comment by exisllc
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Five Apps
Five must-have apps for your USB stick
Don't get caught out in the field without the tools you need. A USB stick equipped with a few essential apps might just save the day.
Posted by Jack Wallen | June 18, 2012 11:57am | Latest comment by James Brown
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10 Things
10 Word defaults you can customize to work the way YOU want
Change a few key default settings in Word and you won't have to make the same tweaks over and over.
Posted by Susan Harkins | June 17, 2012 6:42am | Latest comment by kteirvine@...
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Microsoft Windows
Change and customize Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper
In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to change Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper.
Posted by Greg Shultz | July 25, 2011 12:18pm | Latest comment by JewelEyedGamerGirl
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Tech Sanity Check
Microsoft Surface: iPad knockoff for enterprise? That works
Cynics may mock the Microsoft Surface as an iPad knockoff, but it has enough going for it to turn the heads of a lot of business customers.
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 21, 2012 9:37am | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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10 Things
10 things I wish I'd known before becoming an IT consultant
Careful research, thoughtful planning, and honest self-assessment can help you make a successful leap into the IT consultant role. But the realities of the job will still surprise you.
Posted by Erik Eckel | July 1, 2012 10:00am | Latest comment by JohnMcGrew@...
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10 Things
10 things you should know about USB 2.0 and 3.0
USB 3.0 has been highly anticipated -- and now, it's finally here. Sort of. Find out about its availability, specifications, benefits, and limitations.
Posted by Alan Norton | December 28, 2009 8:34am | Latest comment by RealInIT
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IT Security
Flame malware targets Microsoft Update system: Patch now
Microsoft released a security alert and patch due to the disturbing news that the hugely complex Flame malware has spoofed MS-signed certificates, potentially making Microsoft Update a malware...
Posted by Selena Frye | June 4, 2012 10:59am | Latest comment by sightsandsounds
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10 Things
The 10 best IT certifications: 2012
The certification landscape changes as swiftly as the technologies you support. Erik Eckel looks at the certs that are currently relevant and valuable to IT pros.
Posted by Erik Eckel | March 26, 2012 6:34am | Latest comment by neala
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Five Apps
Five free wireless networking tools
Monitor, secure, and optimize your Wi-Fi network with the help of these handy apps.
Posted by Brien Posey | June 25, 2012 10:40am | Latest comment by register2@...
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Microsoft Office
How to add a drop-down list to an Excel cell
Drop-down lists can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.
Posted by Susan Harkins | June 12, 2008 12:00am | Latest comment by dhivya.vasu01@...
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Smartphones
Set up an Exchange account on your Android phone
The Android mobile platform allows Exchange accounts to reside on the same system as non-Exchange accounts. Here's how to set up Android's built-in Exchange support.
Posted by Jack Wallen | September 10, 2010 11:31pm | Latest comment by abdielt03
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Linux and Open Source
Ubuntu Unity: Making the desktop seriously efficient again
Contrary to the popular opinion, Jack Wallen has found Ubuntu Unity to be one of the most efficient desktop designs on the market.
Posted by Jack Wallen | June 25, 2012 10:21am | Latest comment by Craig_B
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Career Management
Five online behaviors that are overused and misapplied
Donovan Colbert talks about five online behaviors that are overused and misapplied, like claiming a person is a troll.
Posted by Donovan Colbert | June 19, 2012 7:01am | Latest comment by alexstriganov