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Google rolls out music service to masses

November 18, 2011, 4:59am PST

At a Google press event in Los Angeles, the company officially launches its music service and store. Now open to all, the service enables users to upload their music libraries to Google's servers, making those tunes available to stream on Android-based devices. Users can also now purchase songs from three major music labels.
Cracking Open: Amazon Kindle Fire

November 17, 2011, 10:26am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Kindle Fire for a look at the hardware that runs Amazon's Android-based tablet. His teardown analysis reveals a well-built device that's easy to disassemble, a battery that has slightly less capacity than other tablets, and lots of Texas Instruments chips.
TR Dojo: IT security risks that might be lurking under your feet

November 15, 2011, 12:42pm PST

Bill Detwiler shows you five security risks that are likely lurking right under your nose, waiting to explode. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
PARC scientist recalls Jobs' famous Xerox visits

November 11, 2011, 4:30am PST

At a Churchill Club event in San Jose, Calif., former PARC engineer Larry Tesler talks about Steve Jobs' trips to Xerox's PARC, including the one where Jobs eyed the company's graphical user interface prototype, which ended up making it into the Mac OS. Tesler decided to leave Xerox soon after and started working at Apple.
The story behind Apple's NeXT OS in 1996

November 11, 2011, 4:30am PST

At a Churchill Club event in San Jose, Calif., Jean-Louis Gassée discusses why Apple chose Steve Jobs NeXTSTEP OS over Gassée's Be OS. In hindsight, Gassée says, "Thank god that didn't happen, because I hated Apple's management."

TR Dojo: Free alternatives to Windows Explorer

November 9, 2011, 11:47am PST | 2 | Latest comment by CmeeSew

Bill Detwiler shows you five free file managers that could make you want to dump Windows Explorer. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Automatically restart a failed service in Windows 7

November 3, 2011, 11:05am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to configure a Windows 7 service to automatically restart after it fails. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Make the Windows 8 Developer's Preview Start Menu work like Windows 7

October 31, 2011, 8:06am PDT

Bill Detwiler shows you how to make the Windows 8 Start button work like it does in Windows 7. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
United States CIO: Innovation is an endless resource

October 27, 2011, 5:51am PDT

Speaking Tuesday at a Churchill Club event in Palo Alto, Calif., the country's Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel discusses innovation in the federal IT landscape. He says cybersecurity concerns should not be used as an excuse not to innovate.
TR Dojo: Must-know Windows 7 troubleshooting commands

October 25, 2011, 5:33am PDT

Bill Detwiler explains how a handful of lesser-known command-line tools can help you troubleshoot Windows 7 problems. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
Microsoft's Ballmer mocks Android phone

October 20, 2011, 6:02am PDT

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about why users should buy a Windows phone rather than an Android device: "You don’t need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows phone and you do to use and Android phone."
Michael Dell on HP, Apple in 1997, and Steve Jobs

October 20, 2011, 6:02am PDT

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, talks about the state of the PC industry, competition with HP, Apple's near bankruptcy in 1997, and the first time he met Steve Jobs.
TR Dojo: Word keyboard shortcuts for quickly formatting documents

October 19, 2011, 6:58am PDT | 3 | Latest comment by GreggOliver

Bill Detwiler shares five types of keyboard shortcuts that can help you quickly format Microsoft Word documents. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
TR Dojo: Prevent Windows DNS problems with these five simple tips

October 7, 2011, 6:26am PDT | 1

Bill Detwiler shares five helpful tips for keeping the Domain Name System (DNS) running smoothly across your Windows network. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.
Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs

October 7, 2011, 5:41am PDT | 4 | Latest comment by johnbasslosangeles

Apple co-founder and longtime friend Steve Wozniak talks about his "unbelievably fortunate partnership" with Steve Jobs. Wozniak also reveals what Jobs said to him in recent months about his illness. He spoke with Erica Hill, co-anchor of CBS News' "The Early Show."