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Jason Hiner
TechRepublic Staff
Jason Hiner
Jason Hiner is the Editor in Chief of TechRepublic. He is an award-winning journalist who writes about the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing business with technology. He previously worked as an IT leader in the health care industry.
You can also find him on Twitter, Google+, and at JasonHiner.com.
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U.S. federal telework bill clears House, could be catalyst for unified communications
Telecommuting could soon be a mandated option for a large number of U.S. federal employees. Unified communications could help streamline the process by making it easier to contact co-workers no...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 10, 2008, 11:59 PM PDT
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Top 10 IT headlines for June 10: HP shows off new PCs, iPhone 2 details, PS3 chip now powers supercomputer
Top IT headlines for Tuesday, June 10, 2008: HP unveils massive slate of new PCs, Apple provides details on iPhone 2.0 at WWDC, chip from PS3 now powers world's fastest computer, Kaiser deals with...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 10, 2008, 8:42 AM PDT
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IT perspective: The pluses and minuses of iPhone 2.0
Apple has met enterprises halfway and it will be hard to not support the device in some way. Companies are unlikely to give it most favored device status, but they will quietly support it.
Posted by Larry Dignan | June 10, 2008, 8:17 AM PDT | Latest comment by DaveWThompson
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Top 10 IT headlines for June 9: Apple WWDC live, Cisco pushes new WiMAX alliance, Microsoft apologizes to open source
Top 10 IT headlines for Monday, June 9, 2008: CNET will have live coverage of Apple WWDC, Cisco to tout new WiMax alliance, Microsoft apologizes for open source policy violation, Nvidia and AMD...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 9, 2008, 12:33 AM PDT
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Sanity check: Will IT 2.0 eliminate the geeks or spawn a new breed?
The IT profession will change significantly over the next decade in order to keep up with the swift advance of the technology industry. There are four factors driving these changes. IT will split...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 9, 2008, 12:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by WKL
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Top 10 IT headlines for June 6: Gates rules out Microsoft return, IBM tries to stretch Moore's Law
Top IT headlines for Friday, June 6, 2008: Bill Gates rules out a Microsoft return, IBM tries to stretch Moore's Law with water-based cooling, BlackBerry bucks tech-spending trend, Google calls...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 6, 2008, 5:50 AM PDT
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Prediction: Apple's 3G iPhone will include a price drop
Steve Jobs is set to unveil the new iPhone on Monday. Most of the details are still unclear. With no orders being taken and price pressure from competitors, expect Apple to drop the price tag.
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 6, 2008, 5:43 AM PDT | Latest comment by mobileworldinc@...
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CIO spotlight: Scott Lowe, Westminster College
In this episode of the Tech Sanity Check podcast, listen to an interview with Scott Lowe, CIO of Westminster College and learn how Scott got into IT, the career path he took to CIO, the top...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 5, 2008, 2:52 PM PDT
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Poll: When iPhone gets its enterprise-ready upgrade, will your IT department support it?
With the release of the much-anticipated software update for the iPhone coming this month, TechRepublic is polling IT professionals to see if the new enterprise-ready features are enough to...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 5, 2008, 1:48 PM PDT | Latest comment by eclypse
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Video: Five habits of wildly unsuccessful CIOs
In episode #6 of Sanity Savers for IT Executives, TechRepublic's Jason Hiner describes five CIO habits that are sure to kill your IT department and doom your career as an IT leader.
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 4, 2008, 11:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by markb582@...
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Video: Bill Gates talks past and future in his 'last keynote' for Microsoft
On Tuesday at Microsoft Tech-Ed 2008 in Orlando, Bill Gates gave what was billed as his last keynote as a full-time Microsoft employee. He talked about the past and the future of software...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 3, 2008, 3:14 PM PDT | Latest comment by techkid@...
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Bandwidth metering: Is Time Warner just the beginning?
Time Warner launches new bandwidth metering experiment. The worry is the cost of Internet access may rise. Bandwidth hogs beware.
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 3, 2008, 2:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by mikifinaz1@...
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CIOs and IT leaders: Share your wisdom and get free publicity
TechRepublic is looking for CIOs, IT Executives, IT Directors, and Senior IT leaders who are willing to be interviewed for the Tech Sanity Check podcast.
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 3, 2008, 1:49 PM PDT
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Sanity check: Is Apple's sway over the media and tech now complete?
For a company that owns less than ten percent of the computer market and isn't even in the top five among the biggest revenue generators in technology, Apple still attracts more attention from the...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 2, 2008, 12:36 AM PDT | Latest comment by The 'G-Man.'
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 30: Dell delivers, Gel ink could be the future, Google's big bets
Top 10 IT headlines for Friday, May 30, 2008: Dell delivers and looks for a turnaround, Google bets its future on three things, Xerox thinks the future of printers could be gel inks, Google gets...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 30, 2008, 5:30 AM PDT
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 29: Microsoft's morphing biz model, Google's browser mission, Wi-Fi with five-mile range
Top 10 IT headlines for Thursday, May 29, 2008: Microsoft's changing business model starts to emerge at D6, Google wants to extend the browser, Ozzie sees open source as more disruptive than...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 29, 2008, 2:00 AM PDT
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Use enterprise dashboards to speed up and improve business decision making
Learn how business intelligence (BI) and enterprise dashboards can leverage mass amounts of data and improve business decision making, who the big four players are in the BI market, and the...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 29, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 28: Google opens app engine, Apple looks at solar, Gates will still do some MSFT work
Top IT headlines for Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Microsoft has a "don't blame Windows" tool, Google will open its app engine to customers, Apple looks at solar power for mobile devices, Gates will...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 28, 2008, 2:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by jasonhiner
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Video: Five things you should know about ITIL
ITIL was originally just a set of books from the U.K. about IT best practices. Today, it has turned into a global phenomenon and one of the hottest topics in IT. This episode of Sanity Savers for...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 28, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT | Latest comment by The IT Skeptic
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Microsoft provides a touch of Windows 7 at D6 conference
On Tuesday, in a joint keynote conversation at the D: All Things Digital conference, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer provided the audience with a preview of Windows 7, including new multi-touch...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 27, 2008, 10:21 PM PDT | Latest comment by danponjican
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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, 3:00 PM PST | Latest comment by anshdeep
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Poll: Can new BlackBerry Q10 win back converts and retain loyalists?
The BlackBerry Q10 wants to win back Android and iPhone converts and re-energize the faithful. Does it appeal to you? Take our poll.
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 13, 2013, 1:35 PM PDT | Latest comment by PurpleSkys
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How to use 'Pin Tab' to organize your work in Google Chrome
Google Chrome's "Pin Tab" feature is an often-overlooked option that can help power users organize their work in the browser and manage tab creep.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 20, 2013, 12:43 PM PST | Latest comment by giscoobe
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Google Now: The future of big data and Android's game-changer
While Google Now raises plenty of privacy hackles, it's also a stunningly useful example of the power of big data and a major advantage for Android.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 14, 2013, 12:41 PM PST | Latest comment by johojo
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How to hack the $250 Nook Color into a full Android tablet
The Nook Color is a $250 e-reader powered by Android. Learn how to hack it into a powerful and fully functional Android tablet.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 3, 2011, 7:30 PM PST | Latest comment by Di27
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The 20 best and most useful iPhone apps
Take advantage of the top benefits that mobile computing has to offer with this list of 20 highly useful iPhone apps.
Posted by Jason Hiner | December 5, 2011, 10:39 AM PST | Latest comment by ithinkimcute
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The 20 most useful Android smartphone apps of 2011
Jason Hiner provides his list of the top 20 tried-and-true Android smartphone apps that are worth your time to download.
Posted by Jason Hiner | November 25, 2011, 7:20 AM PST | Latest comment by harvey jay
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The future of IT will be reduced to three kinds of jobs
The IT profession and the IT job market are in the midst of seismic changes that are going to shift the focus to three types of jobs.
Posted by Jason Hiner | July 22, 2011, 10:04 PM PDT | Latest comment by gabimbola@...
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Sanity check: The 10 best technology podcasts
With podcasts you can essentially create a personal talk radio channel that only includes your favorite programs. You can even create a lineup completely dedicated to technology to help you keep...
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 24, 2008, 10:51 PM PST | Latest comment by matt.storms@...
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Cisco's CCIE is no longer the biggest cash cow of IT certification
Cisco's legendary CCIE is no longer the most valuable certification for IT professionals, according to TechRepublic's 2008 IT Skills and Salary Report. See what certification has replaced it and...
Posted by Jason Hiner | March 7, 2008, 12:17 PM PST | Latest comment by draalin
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Top 25 Android apps: The best of the best
Android now has over 70,000 apps to choose from. TechRepublic's Jason Hiner shows you 25 of the best ones to download.
Posted by Jason Hiner | July 28, 2010, 12:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by alinawaz83@...
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Best practices in Cloud and SaaS: A special feature
Cloud computing in general and Software as a Service in particular have developed into an irresistible force. These resources can help you do it right.
Posted by Jason Hiner | March 21, 2013, 1:49 PM PDT
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The iPad's most useful apps, updated for 2012
While the iPad has its limitations, it's really good at a few basic functions. These 22 apps play to the iPad's strengths.
Posted by Jason Hiner | March 14, 2012, 12:13 PM PDT | Latest comment by madtteam28
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25 must-have iPhone apps for productive geeks
Get the inside track on iPhone apps that can improve your productivity, and a few that can provide a little geek fun.
Posted by Jason Hiner | July 22, 2010, 10:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieDonahue
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Dump Gmail for Outlook.com? Four reasons you might
Microsoft's Gmail competitor has finally arrived. You might be surprised to learn that it brings some useful innovations to webmail. Here are the big four.
Posted by Jason Hiner | August 2, 2012, 12:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by JCitizen
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Ubuntu's two big advantages over Windows and Mac
There are two very important areas where Ubuntu Linux has significant advantages over both Windows 7 and Mac OS X. See what they are and join the discussion.
Posted by Jason Hiner | July 26, 2010, 1:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by JuliaX111
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Sanity check: What's the difference between CIO and CTO?
The CIO and CTO job roles are frequently confused, but there are clear distinctions between the two positions in most large enterprises. The two require different skill sets and are focused on...
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 22, 2008, 10:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by gilmoremember
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What's the best laptop for running Ubuntu Linux?
I want to find the best laptop to run Ubuntu Linux in a business setting. Check out my requirements and then post your best recommendation.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 17, 2010, 10:52 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Apple cloud vs. Google cloud: The philosophical differences
Google and Apple are taking fundamentally different approaches to cloud computing. It's important to understand the differences. Here's a quick summary.
Posted by Jason Hiner | June 8, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by allshare
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Surface Pro preview: Triple-play UI is its best innovation
As a hybrid tablet/laptop, Microsoft Surface Pro makes a bold pitch to reinvent the portable PC, but a few big caveats get in the way. Read TechRepublic's product preview.
Posted by Jason Hiner | February 5, 2013, 6:00 PM PST | Latest comment by JJFitz
