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The LG C1300 cellular phone is one of the many new flip phones found on the market today. This is not my preference of cell phone styles, so dismantling this flippin’ phone is going to be a treat for me.

Images from Apple’s double-sided fullscreen/touchpanel patent application

The previous tutorial in this series looked at how to set up an advanced SOHO configuration for the Cisco 871W wireless router. Now we’re turning out attention to the more affordable Cisco 851W. Along with the graphical walk-through, we’re providing companion templates that generate configuration output.

The latest version of VMware Workstation is a worthy upgrade: It’s familiar enough to use without diving into the manual, yet delivers a crop of new, useful features.

Visual Sciences, formerly known as WebSideStory, is bolstering its reach into the enterprise with a series of 3D applications.

The good folks at Alienware recently sent TechRepublic one of their Area-51 7500 gaming desktops for review. We take a look inside this super-performing premium gaming system and drool over the components.

Numerous options exist for protecting Windows systems from malicious traffic. While Windows boasts its own Firewall, many deride it as ineffective. More expensive (and more difficult to administer) hardware-based firewalls are another option.

All many users require, however, is an effective software-based firewall. PC Tools Firewall Plus 2.0 monitors systems and prevents unauthorized access. Better yet, it’s free and operates with no limitations or time limits. Here’s how it works.

Data protection is paramount, yet many Windows users don’t possess the time or knowledge necessary to properly safeguard files, databases and other information. Simply Safe Backup provides a free option home users can employ to direct backups to an FTP server, back up databases, use Zip, tape and even CD and DVD drives for backups and more.

A (very reasonably priced) Professional Edition is also available for business use. The Free version will meet many Windows users needs, however. Here’s why it’s often the right tool for protecting important data.

You can buy one for less than $50, but DVD players are still packed with powerful electronics. Follow along as we crack open an ALBA 65/A DVD player.

Performance tests compare Intel’s ICH8R hot-swap platform to a variety of RAID solutions.

T-Mobile is the first carrier in the United States to release a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade and they are now providing it for free to Dash owners. The upgrade improves usability and adds key productivity applications.

Is Windows Vista really slow to start up? Microsoft has already measured startup times for you, but they haven’t documented the settings. Here’s an exclusive look at how to use Vista’s Event Viewer to track down performance problems.

Zimbra is an open-source, Web-based alternative to existing mail servers and clients such as Microsoft Exchange and Outlook.

In late April 2007, Microsoft released the Beta 3 version of Microsoft Server, code named Longhorn. The evaluation copy is our best indication yet of what features will be included in the next official release of Microsoft Server. In this first look gallery, we show you the basic installation and configuration screens found in Beta 3.

Every administrator requires ready access to Windows system, service and hardware information. Axence NetTools packs all that data into a single app, while adding an entire suite of powerful networking utilities. But how well do all those tools work together? Erik Eckel test drives Axence NetTools Professional in this Right Tool gallery.

The business world is full of users who have neither the opportunity nor the inclination to figure out Excel’s shortcuts. They end up wasting a lot of time (and adding to your support burden) because they just don’t know the smartest ways to work with spreadsheet data. Here are some highly useful tips that can streamline typical tasks and boost productivity.

Check out the many interfaces of Internet Explorer versions 1 to 9

How threats will develop over the next few years.