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- See for yourself what is inside the ASUS Eee901
- Find out just what is inside the ASUS Eee in one of TechRepublic's Cracking Open Photo Galleries: Cracking Open the ASUS Eee 901 20G ultra-portable. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: ASUS, Linux, Productivity, UNIX, Open Source, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Cracking Open the ASUS Eee 901 20G ultra-portable
- The ASUS Eee 901 20G is one of the new ultra-portable PC-like devices hitting the market. It is trying to fill a niche where consumers want power and long-battery life in an ultra-small and extremely portable package. We just had to crack open our ASUS 901 take a look inside...
- Tags: ASUS, TechRepublic Inc., ASUS Eee 901 20G, Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Cracking open, product photos, asus eee 901, notebooks. Ultra-portable
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- First Look: The ASUS Eee 20G Model 901
- The ASUS Eee Model 901 with a 20GB solid state hard drive is an ultra-portable PC-like device. It is designed to be used for Web surfing, e-mailing, and light productivity. As a PC-like device it is quite capable. This ASUS Eee is destined to be Cracked Open, but we wanted...
- Tags: ASUS, TechRepublic Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Asus eee, first look, product photos
- Image galleries 2008-07-17
- A tool running in Windows can save data lost in Linux
- Recovering data from a hard drive with a corrupted partition table created by Linux is not something you do every day. However, DiskInternals makes a tool, which runs under Windows, called Linux Reader that can recover your data. Jack Wallen shows you how to install, configure, and use this tool....
- Tags: Tool, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Robots rock the house
- The Trons are a robot rock band -- check them out. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: Music, Robots, 3G, Emerging Technologies, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- The IBM PCjr leaves its mark
- When it comes to history, the IBM PC Jr. may not be highly regarded, but it served Mark Kaelin well. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: IBM Corp., IBM PCjr, Productivity, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Dinosaur Sighting: The IBM PC Jr. does 123 and more
- The IBM PC Jr. is an important artifact in the history of the modern personal computer. The PC Jr. was IBM's attempt to enter the SOHO market. In 1983, the largest computer company in the world was looking to tap a fast growing segment that it had not foreseen as...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., IBM PC, IBM Corp., IBM PC Jr., Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Dinosaur sighting, personal computers, off topic, classics rock
- Image galleries 2008-07-09
- Is that all there is? The end of Microsoft Windows XP
- June 30, 2008, is the last day Microsoft Windows XP can be sold, at least officially. So, the question is: Now what? by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TechRepublic Executive Editor Jason Hiner, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Geek Gifts 2008: The Roku Netflix Player fulfills the promise of streaming video
- The Roku Netflix Player is a small set top box that delivers streaming video over the Internet into your living room in a manner so easy even your grandparents could understand it. Check it out in this Geek Gift Guide. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Streaming Video, Video, Roku Netflix Player, Roku, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Cracking Open the Roku Netflix Player
- The Roku Netflix Player is a small set top box that delivers streaming video over the Internet into your living room in a manner so easy even your grandparents could understand it. We find out what makes it tick in this TechRepublic Cracking Open Photo Gallery. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Roku Netflix Player, Web Site Development, Tv & Home Theater, Internet, Web Technology, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Mark Kaelin, Geek Gifts 2008, Netflix, video streaming, product photos, roku
- Image galleries 2008-06-25
- An alpha male on beta blockers - The genius of George Carlin
- An acknowledgment of a great comedian - George Carlin. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Use an Excel spreadsheet to prototype your reports
- Prototyping is a tried and true method for capturing the design details of user interface design. Less-experienced developers sometimes overlook the output requirements of a system when designing it. Report prototyping often reveals holes in the design for both input functions and data processing functions. Joe Goss has discovered a...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Excel Spreadsheet, Data-processing, Joe Goss, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mark Kaelin, Application development, prototyping, reports, excel, screenshots
- Image galleries 2008-06-19
- The Apple Mac Classic opened and exposed
- TechRepublic examines just what components go into a Mac Classic -- and exposes what technology was like in 1991. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Mac Classic, Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic
- The Apple Mac is one of the most famous and easily recognizable personal computers ever manufactured. In this Cracking Open Photo Gallery, TechRepublic examines just what went into a Mac Classic -- and what technology was like in 1991. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac, Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Cracking open, apple, macintosh, product photos
- Image galleries 2008-06-17
- How do I... create a back-up file for Windows Calendar?
- Windows Calendar is a free appointment calendar that comes with Microsoft Windows Vista. A TechRepublic member asked for information on how to create a backup file for that calendar app. Mark W. Kaelin shows you how. by Mark Kaelin
- Tags: Calendar, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Macintosh Classic
- The Apple Mac Classic is one of the most famous and easily recognizable personal computers ever manufactured. First introduced in 1990, the Mac Classic was Apple's low-end under $1,000 computer, which made it very popular with the education market. In the next few weeks, we'll be Cracking Open this classic...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Dinosaur sighting, apple mac classic, apple, off topic, geekend
- Image galleries 2008-06-06
- A travel log of Blade's Edge Mountains in the World of Warcraft
- Adventurers in the World of Warcraft come to Blade's Edge Mountains when they reach level 65 or so. This is a very exciting time for players, they can see the end of the leveling grind to 70 and eventual access to all of the end game content is within their...
- Tags: Blade, World Of Warcraft, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Mac Classic
- The Apple Mac Classic is one of the most famous and easily recognizable personal computers ever manufactured. First introduced in 1990, the Mac Classic was Apple's low-end under $1,000 computer, which made it very popular with the education market. In the next few weeks, we'll be cracking open this classic...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Mac Classic, Games, Productivity, Personal Technology, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Is Silverlight the way to the future?
- In the past month or so, I have been seeing references to something called Silverlight from Microsoft. The Silverlight runtime library has been added to my PC as part of Windows updates on both my XP and Vista PCs. But to tell you the truth, I didn't pay much attention....
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight Runtime Library, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- It's anime dress up time again
- Anime is not really my cup of tea, but I can understand much of its appeal -- fantasies involving good versus evil, colorful exotic locations, and interesting characters with attributes both heroic and tragic. All the good stuff that make for compelling storytelling. But all that fails...
- Tags: Anime, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
