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- Five steps to protect mobile devices anywhere, anytime
- It should not take warnings about Chinese hackers to push users and organizations toward secure mobile computing. Cybercriminals come in all shapes, sizes, and from all ethnic backgrounds. Securing systems is simply the right thing to do. by Tom Olzak
- Tags: Mobile, Network, Mobile Device, Encryption, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Mandriva Spring 2008: The new "definitive" Linux?
- Has Jack Wallen finally found the pinnacle of Linux distributions?The one distribution that will usurp Ubuntu as his OS of choice? You'll have to read his take on Mandriva Spring 2008 and see just how enamored he has become of this distribution once called Mandrake Linux. by Jack Wallen
- Tags: Desktop, Mandriva, Laptop Computer, Linux, Notebooks, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- The MacBook Air of the 80s: The Tandy Model 100
- Debuting in 1983, the Tandy Model 100 was the first truly portable computer. It heralded the era of the notebook computer and was even more shocking than the MacBook Air. Here's a look back. by John Sheesley
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Computer, Radio Shack, Productivity, Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Dinosaur Sightings: Tandy Model 100
- The Tandy 100 was the MacBook Air of the 80's. Come take a look at the first truly portable computer. by John Sheesley
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley, Classics Rock, Vintage Computers, Tandy
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- Secure your laptops, seriously
- Are your users loading laptops with sensitive data? If so, they probably do it without a thought for security. There are alternatives. Don't let your laptops and data become easy prey. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Data, Laptop Computer, Training User, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- ASUS Eee PC is a good option for a lightweight laptop
- The Asus Eee PC 900 is a great out-of-the-box Linux laptop for new users. With the default Xandros install, everything just works. The boot speeds are amazing, and suspend/resume works great. Future versions of the Eee PC promise to be even more powerful while retaining the same form-factor. by Vincent...
- Tags: ASUS, PC, Xandros, Laptop Computer, ASUS Eee PC, Asus Eee PC 900, Boot Speed, Linux, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Vincent Danen
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- How does your workplace cope with disability?
- Access for the disabled is a big issue here in the UK and often the simplest solutions are overlooked. Here are a few thoughts based on my experience. by Jeff Dray
- Tags: Workplace, Disability, Wheelchair User, Disability Awareness, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Notebooks, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jeff Dray
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Security news roundup: New vulnerability affects Firefox 3
- This week's security roundup includes a new vulnerability discovered in Firefox, Microsoft admitting to a mistake with a recent Bluetooth patch, the lack of any progress at cracking the Gpcode.ak ransomware, and the loss of NHS laptops that could expose the personal particulars of up to 30,000 patients. by Paul...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Patient, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, NHS Laptop Theft, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Security, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Network and wireless technologies at CommunicAsia
- CommunicAsia2008 was held in Singapore last week. I managed to squeeze out a couple of days to brave the vast exhibition halls at the Singapore Expo. I am finishing up the fully gallery at the moment, but I shall highlight a few of exhibits -- of the networked and...
- Tags: M2M, Mobile, Network, Ultramobile PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Wireless Technology, Photograph, NTP, Mobile Data, NTP Server, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Advertising & Promotion, WiMAX, Wireless, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Collateral damage: What happens when user support fails the user?
- As a support person, your first priority is to protect your end users and help them do their job with the tools they're given. The story of what happened to Michael Fiola is a cautionary tale that all support personnel should take to heart. by Tricia Liebert
- Tags: Job, Laptop Computer, Michael Fiola, Recruitment & Selection, Notebooks, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tricia Liebert
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Photos: Toshiba takes on MacBook Air, gamer laptops
- Toshiba's new notebooks include a super-skinny model with a bigger hard drive than the MacBook Air, a flaming red gaming laptop, and one that runs on Cell-chip technology. by CNET News.com
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple MacBook, Photograph, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Games, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, CNET News.com, news, macbook air, apple
- Image galleries 2008-06-18
- Top 10 IT headlines for June 13: Network engineer gets 5 years of jail time, Dell unveils MacBook Air competitor
- Top 10 IT headlines for Friday, June 13: Network engineer will go to jail for destroying former employer's data, 2008 will be a big year for laptop growth, Dell launches new product line to compete with Eee PC and MacBook Air, Firefox Mobile tries to catch up, and more. by...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Network, CNET Networks Inc., Information Technology, Apple MacBook, Strategy, Notebooks, Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Is encryption part of your strategy yet?
- Encryption, or the lack thereof, is in the news recently, as a laptop belonging to Stanford University was recently stolen. The problem is that the laptop contained personal information for some 72,000 current and former employees. The data on the laptop was not encrypted and this incident is...
- Tags: Strategy, Encryption, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Linux success on UMPCs nudges Microsoft's XP strategy
- Microsoft announced that it would allow computer manufacturers to preinstall Windows XP Home on low-cost desktops through June 30, 2010 at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes convincingly that what really drove Microsoft's magnanimous gesture toward its XP users -- was the unlooked-for...
- Tags: Strategy, Ubuntu, Ultramobile PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Photos: Netbooks, Atoms show off at Computex
- At the Computex 2008, the spotlight is on tiny, new notebooks and the tiny, powerful chips that run them. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Computex, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, CNET News.com, news, netbooks, computex 2008
- Image galleries 2008-06-04
- Sanity check: Is Apple's sway over the media and tech now complete?
- For a company that owns less than ten percent of the computer market and isn't even one of the top five revenue generators in the technology sector, Apple still attracts more attention from the media and the tech industry than any of its larger competitors. And, three stories in May...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Media, Apple Inc., Productivity, 3G, Tablets, Advertising & Promotion, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Sales, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Top 10 IT headlines for May 27: Cisco gets into open source, tablet Mac could be on the way, Samsung accelerates SSDs
- Top 10 IT headlines Cisco gets into open source in a big way CNET Rumor: Tablet Mac coming this fall (updated 3x) ZDNet Close to half of government laptops encrypted, 1.2 million more to go TechRepublic Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple Macintosh, Open Source, Information Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc., Tablets, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Close to half of government laptops encrypted, 1.2 million more to go
- Over 800,000 licenses for encryption software have been purchased through the Data at Rest DAR Encryption program last year. The DAR program is run jointly by the General Services Administration and the Department of Defense. Excerpt from InfoWorld: "Sales have been very brisk," says Fred...
- Tags: U.S. General Services Administration, Laptop Computer, Encryption Software, Data At Rest Program, Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- Photos: Meet the OLPC's $75 laptop
- The One Laptop per Child project shows off its laptop of the future. The XO-2, it says, will be dirt cheap, easier to tote, and also an e-book.Even with the price of what used to be known as the "$100 laptop" still hovering closer to the $200 mark, the organization...
- Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO-2, XO, Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, CNET News.com, news, OLPC, laptop
- Image galleries 2008-05-22
- Windows XP comes to the OLPC
- After years of dispute and half-hearted discussions, the OLPC One Laptop Per Child organization have come full circle and will be putting Microsoft's Windows operating system onto its XO laptop. Limited trials will begin next month, with a general release expected as early as September this year. ...
- Tags: Hardware, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, One Laptop Per Child Project, Operating Systems, Paul Mah, Software, XO
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
