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Quick Tip: Set up a Google+ Community

May 14, 2013 11:10am PDT

Calling on his recent experience using Google+ Community, Andy Wolber explains how to set one up for your organization.

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Open source's profound impact on the development community

April 2, 2013 8:02pm PDT

Justin James gives a brief overview of open source's evolution and how perceptions about it have changed. He also explains how open source gives developers new career options.

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PMI-ACP: Why you should care about this agile cert

February 6, 2013 9:26am PST

We speak with agile expert and author Mike Griffiths about why agilists should care about this exam from PMI. Get details about his test prep book for the PMI-ACP.

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Easily integrate PostgreSQL with .NET

August 8, 2006 7:00am PDT

The PostgreSQL database server provides a reliable, robust database solution at no cost. Tony Patton walks you through the steps of using PostgreSQL as the backend for .NET applications.

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Seven tips for using Google+ Community features

May 20, 2013 12:43pm PDT

Here are seven tips Andy Wolber wished he shared with Google+ Community members before they started using it.

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Detect intruders on your network with Snort

March 17, 2008 7:27am PDT

Snort is a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS), which can view and analyze packets on a network to determine whether or not a system is being attacked by remote. Most Linux distributions...

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SolutionBase: How Yumex makes a better Linux updater than yum

June 20, 2007 12:00am PDT

The yum tool is one of the most common utilities used to keep Linux up to date. The problem: It doesn't always work correctly. Jack Wallen shows how Yumex can be a good alternative.

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Binary repository for non-developers: 10 things we can learn from the software development community

February 7, 2013 2:29pm PST

Find out how to reap the benefits of the best practices coming out of the agile movement. One trend that is taking developers by storm is socialization.

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Tap into the open source community for Cisco-specific administration tools

April 28, 2005 7:00am PDT

After a couple members mentioned in a discussion how useful open source tools had been with their Cisco administration tasks, David Davis decided to investigate the issue. Find out why he says the...

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Open source community up in arms over proprietary software for Ubuntu

November 26, 2012 6:31am PST

Portions of the Linux community are up in arms that proprietary software has started appearing in the Ubuntu Software Center. Jack Wallen sees this as a sign of great things to come.

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The Netflix Linux conjecture: How Netflix snubs the Linux community

August 14, 2010 2:32pm PDT

Jack Wallen asks the powers that be at Netflix why they don't stream to Linux. If you are a true Linux fan, the answer will ruffle your feathers as much as it did Jack's.

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Secret agents: Make SNMP work for you

March 5, 2010 6:00am PST

Blogger Mark Underwood lays out the ways you can use SNMP agents to monitor network devices, and even set it up to send software alerts as well.

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Veterans in the workplace: What employers and vets need to know

May 16, 2012 6:40am PDT

A former Army doctor and psychiatrist offers advice for veterans entering the civilian workforce and for those who are hiring them.

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Favorite IT jokes submitted by the TR community

November 4, 2010 8:43am PDT

On October 7, 2010, Senior Editor Sonja Thompson posted the following question on TechRepublic's Facebook page: "What's your favorite IT joke? Please keep it clean, folks." Here are a few cartoon...

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TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Funny signs

November 22, 2010 8:36am PST

We challenged the TechRepublic community to submit their camera phone photos of funny and/or interesting signs. Take a look at the entries.

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10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise

December 20, 2009 11:08am PST

To make sure you realize all the benefits of open source, run these simple background checks on an open source project.

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Use CloudLock Community Rating System for apps security

April 1, 2013 11:45am PDT

The CloudLock Community Rating System offers Google Apps Administrator another layer of transparency over the apps installed in their domain.

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Linux vs. Windows: Suspending logic and reason for blind faith

November 11, 2010 7:58am PST

TechRepublic member dcolbert discusses his opinion about the "many eyes" vs. "security through obscurity" security model debate. He thinks that both are a mystical, spiritual belief that an end...

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See why ASP.NET and MySQL is a powerful combination

April 26, 2005 1:31pm PDT

MySQL continues to gain market share due to its ease of use and price. The open source community has extended its reach by developing a connector to be used with the .NET Framework. Learn more...

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