- Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air
- The Apple MacBook Air is thin, light, and a testament to what good engineering and design can accomplish in a notebook personal computer. This latest TechRepublic Cracking Open gallery explores the technology of this ultra thin notebook. by Mark...
- Image gallery, 2008-02-28
- Give an old Mac new life by turning it into an iWipe
- Shawn Morton turns an old Macintosh SE into an Apple-powered, wireless, portable toilet paper dispenser -- the iWipe. by Shawn Morton...
- Image gallery, 2008-03-05
- Sanity check: The 10 best video shows on technology
- After postulating my 10 best technology podcasts last week, I delve into Web video shows this week -- and it should be noted that all of these videos can be downloaded by subscription, just like podcasts. Here is my list of the 10 best Web video...
- Blog, 2008-03-02
- Find the best Cisco router for your needs
- With Cisco's router lineup changing so frequently, it can be difficult to stay up to date. What are the current models of routers, and which router would you use for which situations? What's missing from the lineup? For those of us who have been...
- Blog, 2008-02-28
- Cutting costs in IT the creative way
- It's has been a long time since the heady days of the year 2000 when funding for IT projects seemed to magically appear from nowhere. In fact, after the bust that followed long after, most CIOs and IT managers and directors I know will tell you...
- Blog, 2008-03-02
- Photos: BlackBerry Pearl with diamonds
- Luxury gadget-maker Amosu gives the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 a very expensive and one-of-a-kind makeover. by Andy Smith...
- Image gallery, 2008-02-28
- The Apple MacBook Air tries to fill a niche that doesn't exist
- TechRepublic purchased an Apple MacBook Air so we could take it apart as part of our Cracking Open series. There is no doubt that the MacBook Air is a testament to the technical ingenuity of Apple's engineering and design teams. They were able to...
- Blog, 2008-02-29
- Firefox 3 Beta 3 offers numerous features for developers
- There was a common thread to the reader feedback about my article on Safari 3: Developers are loyal to Firefox. Firefox's support for customization and standards, along with plenty of add-ons, has made it a favorite among developers; however, this...
- Blog, 2008-03-03
- What Microsoft was willing to do for "Wintel"
- The last week of February was a tough one for Microsoft. The long-awaited Vista SP1 ran into issues. In some cases, the update necessary to facilitate the service pack caused some users to experience multiple reboots. In other cases, the service...
- Blog, 2008-03-03
- Sorting character strings using SQL Server
- You are probably familiar with the built-in sorting abilities of SQL Server for columnar data, but what if you need to sort character strings stored in SQL Server fields?Even thoughthis may not be a common need for most users, this issue may come up...
- Blog, 2008-03-03
- Windows XP service pack 3 provides network access protection
- Last fall, I wrote a TechRepublic series on Microsoft's network access protection (NAP or MS-NAP) implementation with the coming release of Windows Server 2008. The Vista client natively supports the MS-NAP implementation while Windows XP needed SP3...
- Blog, 2008-03-03
- Are you prepared to Google your medical records?
- Often one of the challenges in health care from the providers standpoint is the ability to develop a holistic view of the patient in order to see clearly what the foundations of an illness or condition are. The patient who presents with chest pain,...
- Blog, 2008-02-29
- Six secrets to productivity and getting tasks completed
- In response to last week's post, "Five steps to enlightened expectations for managing your workload," TechRepublic member mikifin commented, "This is a good start...." He didn't reply to my query of where to take it from there, but it gave me an...
- Blog, 2008-02-29
- Linux Achilles' heel: Suspend/Hibernate
- I've been working with Linux for ten years now. I have seen issues come and I have seen them go. But there's one issue that has always surprised me because it just seems to never go away: Suspend/Hibernate. I am always so surprised about this...
- Blog, 2008-03-03
- The Feds are data mining World of Warcraft -- surely, you can't be serious?
- The blogosphere is abuzz with recent revelation that the United States Federal Government is spending our tax dollars to develop software that will detect violent extremists infiltrating World of Warcraft and other massive multiplayer games. That's...
- Blog, 2008-02-29
- Black hole routes: The good, the bad, and the ugly
- The entire YouTube network recently went down, across the globe, for about two hours -- thanks to a mistake made by an ISP in Pakistan. That mistake involved a black hole route accidentally distributed around the world. While you may not have a...
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- The US economy is going downhill - time to cut back?
- Recent news items: -Monthly car sales down again. -Homes sales continue to plummet. -Financial markets tank in all sectors today. -US Dollar at lowest levels in 40 years. -Inflation continues growing, and the Federal Reserve Bank can't tame it....
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- Blog comments are destroying the Internet
- Joel on Software has solved the root of all problems on the Internet: Anonymous blog comments. Now, before we launch into a hate-filled tirade about what an idiot Joel is (my tirade will be polite, you see), let's make a clear distinction: Joel...
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- TechRepublic Exclusive: Elisa Camahort, co-founder of BlogHer
- Last year, I had the pleasure of attending BlogHer 2007. The annual conference, held in July, was hosted at the Navy Pier in Chicago. To quickly get up to speed on this event, check out the links to my previous BlogHer coverage at the end of this...
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid
- These days, we tend to communicate via the keyboard as much as we do verbally. Often, we're in a hurry, quickly dashing off e-mails with typos, grammatical shortcuts (I'm being kind here), and that breezy, e.e. cummings, no-caps look. It's expected....
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- Does Microsoft have what it takes to bring you into its mesh?
- Microsoft wants you and everyone you know to join its cloud, or the mesh network it aims to create for all of your devices to communicate with applications and to each other. At the Mix '08 confab, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie said,...
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- Security consultant alleges FBI backdoor into major wireless carrier
- A computer security consultant has come forward with allegations that the FBI has direct high-speed access to the internal systems of a major wireless carrier. The CEO of New York-based firm Bat Blue, Babak Pasdar, won't name the wireless...
- Blog, 2008-03-06
- Gartner denounces iPhone (again) and doubts the impact of Google Android
- When the Apple iPhone was released to massive hype and fanfare last June, Gartner doused the party with a bucket of ice water by saying businesses and IT departments should be "extremely wary" of allowing employees to use the iPhone for corporate...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- When techs try to communicate with management
- Let's face it, companies need techs. There's no way they can run their business today without them. But unless your company is in the business of writing software or developing computer hardware,most business owners and managers do not understand...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- Strata8 followup, part 2
- In Part 1 of Strata8 Followup, I discussed some issues and concerns that I raised in my original article on Strata8 - Strata8 - new approach to in-building wireless telephone usage. In Part 2, I'll conclude with discussion of the bigger picture of...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- Fixing a defective Rock Band guitar is quick and easy
- The guitar that came in our Rock Band bundle suffered from the downward strum issue that many people have reported online. Either the strum bar on the guitar doesn't recognize a downward strum at all or it will recognize each downward strum twice....
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- Study shows viral SSIDs could be creating a massive wireless botnet
- A study of Wi-Fi networking at U.S. airports has revealed a viral SSID attack that is potentially infecting thousands of travelers and opening them up to data leakage on their laptops. The viral SSID attack could also be used by hackers to create a...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- Is Windows 98 still an option?
- Windows XP may rule the desktop now, but until about 2002, the main desktop operating system of choice for many businesses was Windows 98. Windows 2000 Professional never got a lot of traction and Windows XP faced a lot of the same launch...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- 10 traits to look for when you're hiring a programmer
- Programmers come with a wide range of skill sets, hail from many countries and cultures, and can have differing backgrounds and experiences. Nevertheless, certain qualities can mean the difference between a great programmer and someone who's not so...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- Download TechRepublic's 2008 IT Skills and Salary Report
- TechRepublic has published jointly with Global Knowledge the 2008 IT Skills and Salary report. The survey encompasses a total of 7,193 responses from IT folks. This report is the place to go if you're looking for information on any of these...
- Blog, 2008-03-05
- Cisco IOS Command Chart (IOS v.12+)
- Becoming proficient with Cisco equipment means remembering a whole new set of commands. These command charts give you a quick way to look up the needed IOS commands and switches when you need them.
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- FastAnswer: Deleting User Accounts w/o Deleting Data Files
- When you delete a user account on Windows XP, you can also lose the user's data if you're not careful. This FastAnswer show you how to keep from losing data when deleting a profile.
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