TR Community scoreboard for Nov. 5, 2010 - Optimize the desktop

Sure, tablets are a hot topic these days, but the TechRepublic community had a lot to say about Jason Hiner's tips for enhancing a desktop computer. Find out what other discussions and TechRepublic members were the most active on the boards.

1. Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer (Jason Hiner)
2. 10 popular Windows applications that should be ported to Linux (Jack Wallen)
3. KeyScrambler: How keystroke encryption works to thwart keylogging threats (Michael Kassner)
4. Never assume an employee knows his own performance issues (Toni Bowers)
5. The next front in the cookie wars: Fighting the Evercookie (Michael Kassner)

1. Oz_Media (117 posts)
2. TobiF (94 posts)
3. Palmetto (82 posts)
4. robo_dev (65 posts)
5. SinisterSlay (62 posts)

1. TobiF (7 thumbs)
2. robo_dev (4 thumbs)
3. OH Smeg (3 thumbs)
4. billyparsons (2 thumbs)
5. Churdoo (2 thumbs)

1. santeewelding (109)
2. Michael Jay (28)
3. Palmetto (15)
4. MehulBhai (12)
5. JamesRL (7)
6. seanferd (7)

Here are a few other links that you should check out:

• Hal 9000 highlights TechRepublic Questions of the Week - Nov. 1, 2010
• TechRepublic swag from around the world
• TR Member pet pics
• TR Member tattoo pics
• TR Member costume pics
• TR member Garden Club gallery

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