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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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Video: Five tips to help new IT managers
Making the move from a technical job to managing an IT department requires a variety of new skills. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives provides five tips for IT executives to help...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 14, 2008, 12:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by hxf7sky
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 14 -- Biz PCs are going nowhere, ignoring Moore's law, can Microsoft win over developers
Top IT headlines for Wednesday, May 14, 2008: Can Microsoft win over the developers to change the paradigm, business PCs are going nowhere, why does IT ignore Moore's law, government focuses on...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 14, 2008, 6:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by jasonhiner
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Aberdeen: Top 25 most influential IT vendors of 2008
Research firm Aberdeen Group released its Annual State of the Market Report on Tuesday, including a new list of the 100 technology vendors that provide the most value to businesses. Here are the...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 13, 2008, 8:54 PM PDT | Latest comment by Mr Stumper
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 13 -- Microsoft looking post-PC, counterfeit Cisco routers from China, Sprint nosedive continues
Top IT news headlines for Tuesday, May 13, 2008: Microsoft tries to break free from the PC, FBI warns of counterfeit Cisco routers from China, Microsoft is adding 10,000 servers a month to its...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 13, 2008, 6:07 AM PDT
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HP buys EDS for $13.9 billion, takes on IBM in IT services
Hewlett-Packard made it official on Tuesday: The company is buying Electronic Data eds2.pngSystems for $25 a share. The acquisition will more than double HP's services revenue.
Posted by Larry Dignan | May 13, 2008, 5:33 AM PDT | Latest comment by akolmike@...
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Top 10 headlines for May 12 -- Redesigned BlackBerry unveiled, Microsoft limits cheap laptops, Nokia focuses on U.S.
Top IT news headlines for Monday, May 12, 2008: RIM officially announces redesigned BlackBerry, Microsoft puts limits on cheap laptops, Nokia puts greater focus on U.S. wireless market, the battle...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 12, 2008, 1:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by gadgetgirl
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Sanity check: Has Eric Schmidt finally outmaneuvered Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer?
Eric Schmidt got knocked around pretty badly by Microsoft during his tenures at Sun Microsystems and Novell. But, in his leadership of Google, Schmidt now appears to have successfully turned the...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 12, 2008, 1:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by armstrongb@...
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Xirrus explains why IT can now afford to 'ditch the switch'
In this interview with John Merrill, director of marketing communications for Xirrus, Merrill explains why the company thinks the time has arrived that IT can ditch some switches for wireless LAN...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 9, 2008, 12:47 PM PDT | Latest comment by Michael Kassner
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 9 -- IE8 details, Wall Street's sway over tech, GPL relevance, L'Affair Microhoo
Top IT headlines for Friday, May 9, 2008 -- Details of Internet Explorer 8's security, Wall Street's sway over tech sector, is the GPL still relevant, Office 2007 SP1 data is set, a recap of...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 9, 2008, 5:45 AM PDT
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 8 -- IT should prep for more telecommuters, Microsoft still shopping, AMD 12-core
Top 10 IT news headlines for Thursday, May 8, 2008: IT should prepare for $200/barrel oil and supporting more remote workers, Microsoft reportedly approaches Facebook, AMD releases plans for...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 8, 2008, 3:47 AM PDT
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Video: Dirty little secrets about working in IT
Like every profession, IT has its own set of dirty little secrets that its members don't often talk about out loud. However, if IT leaders aren't aware of these issues then they can quietly doom...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 7, 2008, 6:45 AM PDT | Latest comment by teradude
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 7 -- Sun launches Flash competitor, Cisco still cautious of U.S. economy, AMD accuses Intel of conspiracy
Top 10 IT news headlines for Wednesday, May 7, 2008: WiMAX gets major cash infusion, Sun releases competitor to Flash and Silverlight, Cisco releases solid earnings but still wary of U.S. economy,...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 7, 2008, 5:09 AM PDT | Latest comment by spcrc
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The new Clearwire: Mobile WiMAX in the U.S. gets major cash infusion
Sprint is reportedly very close to finalizing a deal to spin off its nascent U.S. WiMAX network into a joint venture partnership with Clearwire that will be funded by Intel, Google, Comcast, Time...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 7, 2008, 4:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by chriss@...
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Top 10 IT headlines for May 6 -- IBM reshuffles, Yahoo plummets, Google puts pressure on Verizon
The top 10 IT news headlines for May 6, 2008: Yahoo stock plummets, Google puts pressure on Verizon to fulfill its open mandate, IBM reshuffles its executive deck, Sprint could sell off Nextel,...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 6, 2008, 5:53 AM PDT
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Top IT news for May 5: Penalizing net censorship, IBM-Google partnership, can open source save Sun?
Top IT news for Monday, May 5, 2008: Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, new bill would penalize net censorship in U.S., IBM and Google team up in the cloud, can open source save Sun, 48% see themselves...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 5, 2008, 12:44 AM PDT | Latest comment by BALTHOR
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Sanity check: The top four trends in IT from Interop Las Vegas 2008
I tried to sniff out big trends in the IT industry at Interop Las Vegas 2008 by looking at the booths getting the most traffic, the sessions that were most crowded, the topics that got the...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 4, 2008, 11:28 PM PDT | Latest comment by tech@...
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Microsoft walks away from its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo
Microsoft has reportedly decided to walk away from its highly-publicized $44.6 billion acquisition bid for Yahoo. Negotiation talks broke down and Microsoft decided that the effort of a hostile...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 3, 2008, 6:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by The Scummy One
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Top IT news for May 2: Microsoft leaning toward hostile bid, Yahoo close to Google search deal, Sun layoffs
Top IT news for Friday, May 2, 2008: Report says Microsoft could be planning a hostile takeover of Yahoo, while Yahoo may be close to an ad search deal with Google, Sun is planning layoffs and...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 2, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT | Latest comment by joshwret@...
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The top 10 tech companies in the 2008 Fortune 500
This week, Fortune Magazine released its data on the 2008 Fortune 500, which will officially be released when the May 5 edition of the magazine hits the newsstands. Here are the top 10 technology...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 1, 2008, 11:51 PM PDT | Latest comment by pepoluan
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Xirrus gets cocky about 802.11n and tells IT pros to "Ditch the switch"
At Interop Las Vegas 2008, Xirrus tried to convince IT pros that it was time to ditch their switches and replace them with the Xirrus 802.11n wireless arrays. See photos of the gimmicky props at...
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 1, 2008, 5:28 AM PDT | Latest comment by joseph1616@...
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The Internet of Things: What you need to know
The Internet of Things has emerged as one of IT's hottest trends of 2013. We have a great set of resources to help you figure out how it can help your business.
Posted by Jason Hiner | May 23, 2013, 11:20 AM PDT | Latest comment by Aryabhatta
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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 XanXa
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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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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 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 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 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 iminmessaging
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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 io_zen@...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Five battery tips for HTC ThunderBolt (and other Androids)
The HTC ThunderBolt may be breaking land speed records with its 4G LTE connection, but all that speed seriously drains the battery. Here are practical tips for squeezing out more battery life.
Posted by Jason Hiner | March 30, 2011, 9:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by sk238100
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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
