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Review: PowerUSB energy-saving power strips

January 3, 2013 9:47am PST

PowerUSB's power strips are designed to help users better control the energy consumption of their PCs and peripherals. Find out if Donovan Colbert thinks these products are good options for SMBs.

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What enterprises need to learn from the consumer space

January 3, 2013 8:26am PST

Here's a look of some of the most popular consumer apps, how they re-define the user experience and how to apply this knowledge to the enterprise world.

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Get Spotify on your Linux desktop (and why you should)

January 2, 2013 7:21am PST

Get Spotify on your Linux desktop (and why you should) article root USA only music site "Spotify is currently not available in your country. Sign up to be first in line when Spotify launches in...

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Get Spotify on your Linux desktop (and why you should)

January 1, 2013 10:55am PST

Get Spotify on your Linux desktop (and why you should) article root until I saw the paycheck saying until I saw the paycheck saying $4760, I didnt believe that my brother woz like actualy...

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Field Testing of Mobile Applications: An Effective Approach

January 1, 2013 12:00am PST

Field testing of software applications developed for mobile devices is a challenge due to unique features of mobile devices. Unreliability of wireless networks, limited bandwidth, changing...

Provided by: International Journal of Computer Applications

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A New Approach for Dynamic Job Scheduling in a Volunteer Desktop Grid

January 1, 2013 12:00am PST

Nodes in a volunteer desktop grid are based on the volunteer participation of desktop nodes owned by the individual users. The volunteer nodes contribute their idle resources for public execution...

Provided by: International Journal of Computer Applications

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The Tactical Realities of Building a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

January 1, 2013 12:00am PST

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has made the transition from global strategy to a practical reality with the development of advanced best practices. These progressive strategies enable IT...

Provided by: Insight

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Tablets in the Enterprise: Comparing the Total Cost of Ownership

January 1, 2013 12:00am PST

Windows 8 tablets provide a PC experience, which for many workers is essential to maintaining productivity. With Windows 8, users can run familiar desktop applications, maintaining productivity...

Provided by: Intel Corporation

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Get Spotify on your Linux desktop (and why you should)

December 31, 2012 6:00am PST

Jack Wallen not only shows you how to install Spotify on your Ubuntu desktop, but reminds us how important it is to install, use, and even purchase these titles!

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Manage MySQL databases from a Windows desktop with Toad

December 31, 2012 1:42am PST

Manage MySQL databases from a Windows desktop with Toad article root I'm using MySQL Workbench at the moment How does TOAD compare to it? Call me spoiled, but I really miss Microsoft here. Its...

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Manage MySQL databases from a Windows desktop with Toad

December 28, 2012 10:02pm PST

Jack Wallen walks through the process of installing Toad for MySQL, connecting to a server, creating a database, and creating a table on the new database.

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What businesses would like to see from Apple in 2013

December 27, 2012 9:00am PST

Erik Eckel drafts a holiday wish list of things businesses would like to see from Apple in 2013. What would you add?

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A Generative-Oriented Model-Driven Design Environment for Customizable Video Surveillance Systems

December 22, 2012 12:00am PST

To tackle the growing complexity and huge demand for tailored domestic video surveillance systems along with a high demanding time-to-market expectation, engineers at IVV Automacao, LDA are...

Provided by: Springer Healthcare

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NASA Images: More desktop wallpaper from the space program

December 21, 2012 1:43am PST

Last week's NASA-based desktop wallpaper gallery was so popular we thought you would like to see more examples of the kind of images available for free from the NASA website.

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What applications are available on Windows RT?

December 21, 2012 12:49am PST

What applications are available on Windows RT? article root My argument exactly 'You can, of course, use the desktop applications in the normal way with keyboard and mouse, but if you’d like to...

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Desktop Wallpaper: The spectacle of underwater photography

December 20, 2012 1:17am PST

Many of the most fascinating places on the Earth lie beneath the surface of the planet's oceans, which makes for colorful photography and desktop wallpaper.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Northern lights

December 20, 2012 12:11am PST

The Winter Solstice is approaching, which means winter, which means cold weather and long nights. And for the kid in all of us it brings up memories of the North Pole. Imagine going to work under...

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Deploy an on-premise VM to Windows Azure with App Controller

December 19, 2012 11:54am PST

John Joyner shows the steps to deploying an on-premise VM to Windows Azure as a cloud service using App Controller. This feature is new with System Center 2012 SP1.

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Shutdown Windows 8 right from the desktop

December 18, 2012 7:09am PST

Shutdown Windows 8 right from the desktop article root Why do you do things the hard way? Windows has had hot keys forever and they still exist in Windows 8. For shutting down from the desktop in...

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