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Time to set up a cloud store? Three ways your business can benefit
Large companies struggling with the shift from in-house IT to cloud services have much to gain from setting up a portal of online services.
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Four things that make your resume look dated
Even if people keep their resume up to date with their latest jobs, they often plug information into an old format. Here's how to fix it.
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Avoid Android mobile hotspot overages
Jack Wallen offers some tips for avoiding data overages with mobile hotspots and tethering on your Android device.
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Tech Sanity Check
Re-think everything for mobile or you're toast
Mobile devices are about to dwarf computers and the mobile web will have to take off the training wheels. Is your company ready?
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 22, 2012 9:22pm | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Girt by Code
AtG: NBN support, bizarre MS vid, and Ubuntu on Android
Australians clearly support an NBN, Microsoft marketing makes more crazy, NSW and Victoria sign up for brand TLDs, and a dockable Android phone runs Ubuntu.
Posted by Chris Duckett | February 22, 2012 7:07pm
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Five Apps
Five apps to wipe data from your Android phone
If your phone gets lost or stolen -- or if you decide to return or recycle it -- you need to wipe it clean of your private data.
Posted by Jack Wallen | February 22, 2012 7:05pm
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Software Engineer
Improve your productivity with Visual Studio 2010 Extensions
Tony Patton highlights several Visual Studio 2010 Extensions that simplify his daily work and save him some time and frustration.
Posted by Tony Patton | February 22, 2012 3:55pm
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Geekend
Star Trek inspires tech, careers, and hope for humanity
By mixing science with lessons of hope for a humanitarian future, Star Trek continues to inspire technological innovations, career choices, and good deeds.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | February 22, 2012 3:20pm | Latest comment by d_baron@...
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App Builder
Getting your Android app on the Nook Apps store
Despite the issues William J. Francis encountered with the B&N Nook developer portal, he encourages readers to try this outlet.
Posted by William J. Francis | February 22, 2012 12:45pm
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IT Security
How much has cyber-spying changed since 1989? Not as much as you'd think
Bob Eisenhardt looks back at Clifford Stoll's classic cyber-spying true story from 1989 and poses the question, how much has really changed in the world of cyber-espionage? Not that much, as it...
Posted by Selena Frye | February 22, 2012 12:40pm | Latest comment by apotheon
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Microsoft Windows
Add Google Docs to the Windows 7 New menu
With a Windows Registry edit you can add Google Docs to the entries listed in the Windows 7 New menu.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | February 22, 2012 12:21pm | Latest comment by databaseben@...
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The Enterprise Cloud
Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office vs. Office 365
Ian Hardenburgh sees the Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office as a temporary fix. It will eventually come down to choosing between Google's Cloud and Microsoft's.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | February 22, 2012 12:00pm | Latest comment by jt59
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Apple in the Enterprise
Configure Mac OS X Lion Server share points
Erik Eckel outlines the steps to configuring share points in Lion Server.
Posted by Erik Eckel | February 22, 2012 11:30am
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CIO Insights
Facebook and Twitter? Why India's outsourcers are doing their own thing in social media
Indian outsourcers think social networks such as Facebook present too many security and customer confidentiality issues. So they've decided to create their own inhouse social media instead.
Posted by Saritha Rai | February 22, 2012 8:22am
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Microsoft Office
Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document
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.
Posted by Susan Harkins | February 22, 2012 8:16am
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Google in the Enterprise
Why your enterprise is (or isn't) on YouTube: Google's demand generation problem
There are several key factors holding back the adoption of YouTube in the enterprise, but there are also key reasons you should be doing it anyway.
Posted by Adam Metz | February 22, 2012 7:51am
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IT Leadership
Is there a method to Google’s madness?
An outside observer might conclude that Google has little direction and a surfeit of cash as it lurches from search, to mapping, to mobile, to home audio players, to cloud file sharing.
Posted by Patrick Gray | February 22, 2012 7:46am
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The Enterprise Cloud
How to create a new AMI from a snapshot and launch a new VM
Nick Hardiman shows you the steps to taking a snapshot of your Amazon Machine Image and launching a new VM from it to build in redundancy for your service.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | February 22, 2012 7:29am
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App Builder
Android vs. iOS usability: No clear answers, but a lot of fun arguing
Ken Hardin argues there will never be a consensus on whether usability is better in Android or iOS apps. App usability tests do indicate, however, that less is more.
Posted by Ken Hardin | February 22, 2012 6:50am | Latest comment by rhonin
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European Technology
EU data roaming: Cheat Sheet
Travellers to Europe pay sky-high prices for browsing the web on the move. Here's what you need to know about the charges and how the costs are coming down.
Posted by Nick Heath | February 22, 2012 5:41am
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SMB Technologist
Anti-virus to web filtering: A glance into a small company's IT system toolbox
Mark Pimperton describes the favored system tools used by a small UK manufacturer and why they might warrant a place in your toolbox.
Posted by Mark Pimperton | February 22, 2012 5:23am
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Girt by Code
Making a sortable ListView in Android
Creating a list of items in Android is simple, but what if you want to make those items sortable by dragging them? Now things start to get interesting.
Posted by Chris Duckett | February 21, 2012 9:39pm
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IT Consultant
Incorporate the achievement pyramid in your project decisions
The achievement pyramid is a method for grasping the totality of meaning associated with your project efforts. Learn tips on using this information in your decision making process.
Posted by Rick Freedman | February 21, 2012 4:10pm
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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
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10 Things
The 10 most important things to teach your Outlook users
Outlook is complex enough to confuse your users and create support headaches. These basic concepts will give them a better grasp of how things work.
Posted by Susan Harkins | February 11, 2012 8:25am | Latest comment by alexisgarcia72@...
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10 Things
10 things IT pros do that lead to burnout
Stress, exhaustion, health problems, poor job performance, apathy -- all these can be yours if you commit a few career sins and get burned out.
Posted by Scott Lowe | January 28, 2012 8:46am | Latest comment by luelmo
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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 milo@...
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Tech Sanity Check
Five future technologies I can't wait for
If you think the past two decades have been amazing for tech, wait until you see what's next. See the five hottest technologies that are on the way.
Posted by Jason Hiner | January 23, 2012 7:00pm | Latest comment by The Daleks
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Tech Sanity Check
Let's be honest, Facebook is a badly overpriced photo-sharing and gaming site
Facebook is about to launch one of the biggest tech IPOs ever. Don't be fooled. Read 10 reasons why Facebook's future is highly uncertain.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 2, 2012 11:32am | Latest comment by Palmetto_CharlieSpencer
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Career Management
Four email types that can drive you crazy
People have distinctly different ways of doing things -- even something as simple as emailing. Here are four types that can drive you crazy.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 7, 2012 5:44am | Latest comment by heatherb88
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Career Management
Certifications most likely to land you a new job
PMP and CCNA lead the way for certifications that are in most demand.
Posted by Toni Bowers | February 14, 2012 4:34am | Latest comment by projectonthego
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10 Things
10 threats to The Golden Age of the Internet
Have we been taking the Internet for granted? See why we might soon find ourselves reminiscing about the days of unfettered use and free access.
Posted by Alan Norton | February 3, 2012 6:58am | Latest comment by serendipiti27@...
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10 Things
10 must-have Android apps (revisited)
As Android has evolved, its apps have improved and proliferated. Jack Wallen has created a new list of apps you'll want to install on your tablet or phone.
Posted by Jack Wallen | January 25, 2012 11:12am | Latest comment by shashank.sriva
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10 Things
10 skills for developers to focus on in 2012
Quick: Throw out last year's list of must-learn dev skills -- it's already obsolete. This new list will help you rethink your skill set to avoid falling behind.
Posted by Justin James | January 23, 2012 10:57am | Latest comment by apotheon
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Career Management
Resume formatting: Word or PDF?
Toni Bowers outlines some issues with resumes formatted in Microsoft Word and those converted to PDFs.
Posted by Toni Bowers | January 31, 2012 7:24am | Latest comment by JJFitz
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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 jpar1322
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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 NickNielsen
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10 Things
10 things you have to know to be computer literate
Many of your users are coasting along without adequate computer knowledge. Help them close the gap by sharing this list of essential skills.
Posted by Justin James | February 6, 2012 1:46pm | Latest comment by dogknees
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Five Apps
Five Windows 7 gadgets worth sharing with your users
Gadgets offer a simple, friendly way to execute all sorts of tasks -- perfect for nontechnical users (and often handy for power users, too).
Posted by Susan Harkins | January 25, 2012 6:34am | Latest comment by chdchan@...
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Five Apps
Five apps for crapware cleanup
You don't have to put up with the aggravation of crapware. Here are several effective tools for removing it from your Windows PC.
Posted by Justin James | January 22, 2012 8:37am | Latest comment by griff.computerservices@...
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10 Things
10 must-have Android apps
The Android Market is teeming with apps that can make your life easier in countless ways. These 10 are among the best.
Posted by Jack Wallen | January 21, 2010 11:07am | Latest comment by Saadrooking
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Microsoft Windows
Windows 7 will not be the new XP because Windows 8 is not Vista
Deb Shinder doesn't see a good reason to hang on to Windows 7 for ten years, even (or maybe especially) if you're a power user.
Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | January 31, 2012 12:18pm | Latest comment by bobc4012@...
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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 AlemAdam
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