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LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Inventor-Bot

June 17, 2011, 6:47am PDT

Geekend contributor Wally Bahny shares video footage of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Inventor-Bot he built.
LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Printer robot

June 17, 2011, 5:48am PDT

Geekend contributor Wally Bahny shares video footage of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Printer bot he built.
LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Lizard robot

June 17, 2011, 5:46am PDT

Geekend contributor Wally Bahny shares video footage of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Lizard bot he built.
LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Jeep robot

June 17, 2011, 5:45am PDT

Geekend contributor Wally Bahny shares video footage of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Jeep bot he built.
Final Discovery space shuttle launch

March 1, 2011, 9:27am PST

TechRepublic contributor Justin James shares a video his wife took of the last Discovery space shuttle launch. Read the Geekend post for more details about his family's adventure.

LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Alpha Rex robot in action

November 10, 2010, 10:03am PST

For his TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2010 review of LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0, Wally Bahny built the Alpha Rex model. See the Alpha Rex robot in action.
TR Hot 5: Pointing the finger(print) at the iPad

May 28, 2010, 5:17am PDT

In the final episode of TechRepublic's Hot 5, Sonja Thompson recaps the hottest discussions on the forums. Find out what topics made this week's Hot 5 list, and then be sure to visit the TechRepublic Out Loud blog every Friday for a roundup post with this updated information. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
TR Hot 5: Linux newbies beware!

May 21, 2010, 4:06am PDT

In the second-to-last episode of TechRepublic's Hot 5, Sonja Thompson recaps the hottest discussions on the forums. Find out what posts made this week's Hot 5 list and which members were the most active on the boards. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
TR Hot 5: Workplace sexism heats up the forums

May 14, 2010, 3:54am PDT

TechRepublic Head Blogs Editor Toni Bowers let the TR community prove her right in the forums with all the comments she received from her post about workplace sexism. Find out what other discussions made this week's Hot 5 list. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
TR Hot 5: Terry Childs' verdict from an IT perspective

May 7, 2010, 4:19am PDT

The story about former SF net admin Terry Childs' felony conviction made this week's Hot 5 list. Does the TR community agree with the guilty verdict? Watch the video to find out the answer to this question and to view the other hot discussions of the week. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
TR Hot 5: iPad support has nothing to do with feminine hygiene

April 23, 2010, 3:46am PDT

"Why IT departments should support iPad users" is just one of the discussions that made this week's Hot 5 list. Watch the video to view the rest. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
In memory of OldER Mycroft (Brian Drake)

April 19, 2010, 6:31am PDT

In case you missed the announcement in the discussion forums, TR member OldER Mycroft (OM) passed away. Not only was OM active in the discussion and questions forums, but he also participated in the TR Member Spotlight interview series, sent in numerous photos for the TROLOV video series, and even recorded an audio greeting for TechRepublic's 10-year anniversary celebration. We've compiled some of these photos and audio clips in memory of a valued TR community member whose intelligence, humor, and friendship will be greatly missed both on and off the site. RIP, OM. For folks who can't view Flash video, you can choose to just listen to the audio file.
TR Hot 5: Expand the dev team with a second X chromosome

April 16, 2010, 4:58am PDT

It was another action-packed week at TechRepublic, and this episode of the Hot 5 will give you a quick look at the hottest posts in the discussion forums. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
TR Hot 5: Passwords that make IT security pros cringe

April 9, 2010, 5:43am PDT

This week's episode of the TechRepublic Hot 5 is dedicated to gadgetgirl, because when I asked for Hot 5 topic suggestions on Facebook, GG came through. She took a straw poll at work last year, and here are the hot 6 passwords most selected by end users ("...so much for all this security awareness training I do...."). If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.
TR Hot 5: Hiring strategy offers less, expects more

April 2, 2010, 4:52am PDT

In this episode of TechRepublic's Hot 5, the TR community turns into members of the Robot Skeleton Army! You'll also get a peek at the hottest discussions of the week. If you're not a fan of video, you can choose to just download the mp3.