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Reverse engineering your .NET applications

May 18, 2013 6:30am PDT

The .NET Framework makes it easy to reverse engineer an existing application. Discover what techniques to use to deter prying eyes from deconstructing your code.

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Google App Engine: Taking the cloud to the next level

May 13, 2013 8:44am PDT

Google App Engine is part of Google's PAAS (Platform as a Service) strategy. Discover real world examples of how businesses are building web applications with this product.

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Advice from social media and SEO expert Lisa Weinberger

April 25, 2013 7:26am PDT

If you want to integrate SEO into your social media strategy, read this interview to learn one expert's approach. She also reveals her favorite analytics, SEO, and social media tools.

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Check out the health of your device with the Windows 8 Battery Report

April 19, 2013 9:09am PDT

A new feature in Windows 8 will produce a detailed report on your system's battery usage.

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The great browser shake-up of 2013

April 3, 2013 5:20pm PDT

In a jam-packed 24 hours, Google announces it is forking WebKit, and Samsung teams up with Mozilla to develop a new engine.

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Tips for messaging your target audience on LinkedIn and Facebook

March 29, 2013 8:36am PDT

Once you identify your target audience, the next step is to devise marketing plans for various social media sites. Here are helpful hints on developing strategies for LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Save even more battery life on your Motorola Razr Maxx HD

February 22, 2013 12:21pm PST

Jack Wallen explains how you can use Smart Actions to eek even more battery life out of your Motorola Razr Maxx HD smartphone.

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What you need to know about WebRTC: Web Real-Time Communications

February 22, 2013 6:48am PST

Ryan Boudreaux explains the revolutionary changes that are coming to traditional communications via WebRTC and recommends that you start learning more about it now, starting with these resources.

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Best practices: Optimize web images for search engines

January 22, 2013 8:52am PST

Ryan Boudreaux lists the best practices for optimizing graphic elements on your websites to get the best search engine attention.

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Software Engineer: Most-read posts in 2012

December 18, 2012 8:18am PST

XML, ASP.NET, career advice, and .NET basics are among the most-read topics in TechRepublic's Software Engineer blog in 2012.

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10 roadblocks to implementing Big Data analytics

November 12, 2012 5:06am PST

Before you jump on the Big Data bandwagon, make sure you understand exactly what you're getting into.

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Made in the USA: A practical consideration for the Apple brand?

October 23, 2012 9:54am PDT

Mary Shacklett considers the issue of Apple's overseas manufacturing operations, which recently came up in a Presidential debate.

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Set up a Google Custom Search Engine for your website

October 11, 2012 6:00am PDT

There are both free and cheap versions of the Google Custom Search Engine, and it's easy to set up. Ryan Boudreaux gives you a quick demo.

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Security engineering: A needed profession

September 24, 2012 8:07am PDT

We know what we want when it comes to our digital well-being. Policy makers know what they want. The problem is they're not close to being the same thing. Michael Kassner interviews two advocates...

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Surfing the World Wide Web, raw style

August 30, 2012 6:00am PDT

Marco Fioretti gets to the bottom of the "mysterious" Surfraw program and tells you what you can do with it to power-up your WWW research skills.

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Five ways manufacturers make devices hard to repair

August 16, 2012 10:27am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you five ways manufactures are making our gadgets harder to fix and gives you tips on working around these self-repair roadblocks.

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Run Linux VMs on Google Cloud Platform's Compute Engine

August 15, 2012 8:38am PDT

Ian Hardenburgh introduces the Google Compute Engine, which allows you to run Linux VMs, similar to Amazon's EC2 hosted virtual machines. What does this offering mean to Google's overall cloud...

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Getting started with the Google App Engine

August 9, 2012 7:00am PDT

The Google App Engine is part of Google's bundled cloud platform products. Find out how it fits into the mix and how to start using it.

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It's time to build the USS Enterprise

July 14, 2012 1:38pm PDT

Read about one engineer's proposal that we should build a ship that resembles Star Trek's USS Enterprise within the next 20 years. What do you think of his idea?

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