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The top five in-demand IT certifications for 2013

December 17, 2012 6:17am PST

Here's a look at what the experts say will be the most in-demand tech certifications for 2013.

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10 skills for developers to focus on in 2013

December 16, 2012 6:21am PST

Development trends that began to emerge in 2012 are picking up steam. Here's a look at the must-know technologies for the year ahead.

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The 10 best IT certifications: 2012

March 26, 2012 6:34am PDT

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.

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Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document

February 22, 2012 8:16am PST

Use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.

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10 ways to reference Excel workbooks and sheets using VBA

August 25, 2009 9:08am PDT

Excel offers myriad options for referring to workbooks and sheets in your VBA code. See which methods make sense in which situations.

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A quick and dirty way to compare columns of Excel data

April 6, 2012 11:41am PDT

Using this little-known feature in Excel, you can quickly compare one column of data to another.

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Top 10 Career Management blogs of 2012

December 24, 2012 8:06am PST

See what Career Management blogs captured the most attention in 2012.

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Spotlight: LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 programmable robotic toy

November 10, 2010 11:21am PST

Geekend contributor Wally Bahny shares photos of him unboxing, assembling, and programming the four robot models in the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit.

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Cracking Open the Roku 2 XS

August 10, 2011 7:12am PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Roku 2 XS. Inside the streaming media player (now with Angry Birds), he found hardware from Samsung, SMSC, and Broadcom.

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Five tools for getting rid of duplicate files

January 16, 2012 8:35am PST

If your system has gotten gunked up with duplicate files, clean up the mess with one of the handy tools on this list.

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Five ways to take control of your career in 2013

December 11, 2012 6:42am PST

Your career development and progression are ultimately your responsibility. Here are five things you can do to make sure you're optimizing your performance and development, and preparing for...

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Samsung: Exynos 4 processors are vulnerable to serious attack

December 17, 2012 5:32am PST

Gina Smith reports on the recent vulnerability of Exynos 4 processors, found in Samsung smartphones.

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C# developer interview questions and answers

August 13, 2012 1:53pm PDT

Software development hiring managers and potential interviewees will find these open-ended C# proficiency interview questions and answers useful.

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A developer's predictions for 2013

December 31, 2012 2:45pm PST

Justin James reflects on the Java and .NET ecosystems and looks ahead to 2013. Let us know if you agree with his predictions about the development landscape.

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SQL Server database developer interview questions and answers

September 28, 2012 5:41pm PDT

Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these open-ended SQL Server proficiency interview Q&As; useful.

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A newbie's guide to Android development

May 11, 2012 8:41pm PDT

William J. Francis covers Android development basics, such as the necessary tools to get started and a typical project hierarchy.

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10 new HTML5 tags you need to know about

May 13, 2012 8:51am PDT

HTML5 offers new tags and attributes that provide more power, efficiency, and flexibility for your Web development. Here are 10 tags you'll want to check out.

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10 reasons Windows 8 will be painful for developers

October 24, 2012 12:00am PDT

If you plan to develop Windows 8 native apps, be prepared for some hurdles. Justin James looks at some of the biggest problems you're likely to face.

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Get to know Google Developers' products and resources

January 3, 2013 6:00am PST

Ryan Boudreaux gives an overview of the many tools and resources Google Developers has for web developers.

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10 easy steps to customizing an Outlook 2010 form

August 3, 2011 11:41am PDT

Outlook forms can streamline your email chores -- especially when they're designed with your needs in mind. This walk-through shows how easy it is to set up your own custom forms.

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