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Archive: 04-2008

• The first stealth fighter retires, but the game flies on

  For a long time, the F-117 was top secret technology. In 1988, Microprose Software created a game called F-19 Stealth Fighter which allowed people to get the first experience with how a stealth...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 30, 2008, 6:38 AM PDT

• Backward compatibility problems have long plagued Microsoft Office users

  Office 2007 and the introduction of the OpenXML file format has created all sorts of headaches when it comes to backward compatibility with previous versions. Here’s a classic tip from April...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 28, 2008, 12:51 PM PDT

• Check out the almostEverest photo gallery

  Digging around the TechRepublic archives, I found a bunch of images from the almostEverest expedition. Click through and see what I found along with some personal observations from one of the...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 25, 2008, 10:50 AM PDT

• April 2000: TechRepublic editors put the *almost* in almostEverest

  During the DotCom boom era, Internet companies did all sorts of crazy things. TechRepublic was no exception. Eight years ago, two TechRepublic editors went to Nepal and participated in an...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 24, 2008, 1:20 PM PDT

• How out of date are your IT skills?

  The longer your career as an IT professional, the more things you learn. Unfortunately, because the IT field changes so rapidly, many of the things you learn become obsolete. Check out list list...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 21, 2008, 12:13 PM PDT

• Who made the worst PC ever?

  Who made the worst PC ever? There are so many to choose from, it’s hard to pick just one. But, that’s what you’ve got to do in our poll. Pick the worst PC and see if it compares...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 18, 2008, 11:05 AM PDT

• Like all myths, the OpenMac has a basis from history

  Does the company that made the $400 Mac clone exist? Maybe, maybe not. However, history shows that Mac clones have existed before. History also shows that it’s possible to legally reverse...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 16, 2008, 8:25 AM PDT

• Counting down to TechRepublic's 10th Anniversary

  You can’t measure the lifespan of most Web sites in Dog Years. They usually don’t last that long. On the other hand, TechRepublic just passed its 9th Birthday earlier this month and is...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 14, 2008, 12:26 PM PDT

• Can Domino or GroupWise still compete with Exchange?

  Today’s Classic Tip comes from TechRepublic’s 4/11/2000 edition of the Lotus Notes TechMail, which we no longer produce. It got me to wondering - of all of the great battles in the...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 11, 2008, 12:54 PM PDT

• My DOS version can beat up your DOS version

  Which version of DOS was the best? Before people argued the technical merits of Linux, they argued the technical merits of DOS. Look back and see the differences between the old DOS distros and...

  Posted by John Sheesley | April 9, 2008, 1:03 PM PDT