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One business user's migration from BlackBerry to Android

June 17, 2013 11:11am PDT

There's always a learning curve when transitioning from one technology to another. Read about one user's experience switching from BlackBerry to Android, which yielded some unexpected results.

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Seven apps that will help make IT pros more productive

June 17, 2013 7:33am PDT

There are ways IT pros can improve our own productivity by using applications, which will benefit you and the company you work for. Here are seven to look at.

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Has the CIO lost Big Data?

June 17, 2013 4:55am PDT

Big Data technology has increasingly become embedded in business units, and budgets, and initiative ownership is shifting away from the CIO and toward line of business ownership. What can you do...

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8 tips to make SMB websites better

June 13, 2013 10:30am PDT

Small, DIY websites often try to do too much, resulting in poor user engagement and lost business opportunities. Here are a few things to focus on.

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ReadItToMe reads your SMS, calls, and app notifications

June 11, 2013 5:11pm PDT

Jack Wallen takes a look at ReadItToMe, an Android application that tells you who is calling and reads your text messages to you when you need hands-free mobile computing.

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Tech companies that are sitting on cash piles

June 7, 2013 7:23am PDT

Apple, Inc. has been the recipient of great scrutiny over its $137 billion cash surplus. They're not the only one sitting one sitting on a giant cash pile.

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Using Google's YouTube API in your Android apps

June 4, 2013 9:59am PDT

Explore how to embed YouTube videos in your Android apps using Google's new API.

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OpenOffice and LibreOffice: How to manage hybrid PDFs

June 4, 2013 5:45am PDT

If you have many PDF files to manage, it may become difficult to tell which are uneditable and which are hybrid (editable). Here's a tip for sorting out the difference.

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DARPA's Plan X and the future of the U.S. cyber defense infrastructure

June 4, 2013 5:30am PDT

Plan X sounds like a summer sci-fi movie, but it's actually one of DARPA's latest projects, aimed at improving the nation's defense of critical infrastructure targets.

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Improve the image of your IT department

June 4, 2013 4:55am PDT

Sometimes the stereotypical image of your department keeps you from getting the job done. Learn how to fight this image to benefit your employees and the company as a whole.

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Leadership lessons for IT from the White House

June 3, 2013 7:14am PDT

What leadership lessons can IT learn from the recent scandals in the White House?

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18 maxims of successful IT consulting

June 1, 2013 5:39am PDT

Chip Camden shares IT consulting lessons he's picked up over the years. After you read his pearls of wisdom, post your favorite consulting one-liners in the discussion.

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10 highly valued soft skills for IT pros

May 31, 2013 12:00am PDT

Today's IT pro needs both technical expertise and soft skills -- that's nothing new. But the scope of those in-demand soft skills just keeps growing.

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IT needs to understand the move from BI to data analytics

May 28, 2013 6:52am PDT

How exactly do the areas of data and predictive analyses differ from business intelligence and what should IT leaders be doing differently?

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Does IT eat its young?

May 27, 2013 6:53am PDT

Sometimes IT is less than welcoming to new blood. Is your IT department willing to destroy its future in order to maintain its current all-stars?

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Indian IT suffering from a shortage of innovative management specialists

May 24, 2013 3:07am PDT

The dearth of innovative IT managers who can think critically is hampering India's growth in the consulting partner market.

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The Internet of Things: What you need to know

May 23, 2013 11:20am PDT

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.

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Survey: Which technologies are on the SMB IT roadmap?

May 23, 2013 8:13am PDT

TechRepublic would like to know which technologies your organization is using, or considering, and which ones aren't on your IT roadmap. Participate in the next survey and let us know.