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Time Capsule: Unboxing and Setup Assistant

Screen shots of the Setup Assistant that comes with Apple's new Time Capsule 1TB NAS. by Jason O'Grady

Tags: screenshots, Apple, Time Capsule, Unboxing, NAS, hard drive, AEBS, Airport, Access Point, WiFi, 802.11, Wireless

Image galleries 2008-03-03

Understand the inner workings of generics in Java

Generics, an advanced feature of Java 1.5, allow type checking to make sure you fill your Collections and ArrayLists with only the types of Object you intend. Generics also check that you are using the right sort of Comparator for the objects you are sorting. This type checking happens mostly...

Tags: Integer, Generic, Java, Type, Object, Peter Mikhalenko

Blog posts 2007-08-23

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Photos: Unboxing R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid

Unboxing and testing of Hasbro R2-D2 by Jason Hiner

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Jason Hiner, Geekend

Image galleries 2007-12-12

Unboxing Rock Band

Photos of me unboxing the Rock Band bundle for the XBOX 360. by Shawn Morton

Tags: xbox360, rock band, game, video game, TechRepublic Inc., Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Shawn Morton

Image galleries 2007-12-04

The ultimate iPhone unboxing and setup gallery

Before cracking open the iPhone, TechRepublic took 67 photos of the process of unboxing and doing the initial setup for the iPhone. Here is our soup-to-nuts look at the entire process.

Tags: Apple iPhone, photograph

Image galleries 2007-07-02

Unboxing and testing the Apple TV

See the hardware that lurks inside Apple's latest media machine.

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., hardware, TV

Image galleries 2007-03-28

Zune setup (Cracking open the Microsoft Zune)

You forgot somethingHmmm, hey you forgot to take a picture of the guy you bought it from at the store.Next time, give us the cracking open of the device, NOT the box! Sheeeesh!Ah, but did you get it back together again?I used to have so much fun disassembling clocks when...

Tags: kmadison@..., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, gallery, hard drive

Discussion threads 2007-04-20

Put up your fists and start boxing with .NET

Do you know how you can incorporate boxing into your applications? Find out how boxing and unboxing affects your everyday development activities. Developers are a finicky bunch. It seems we love to throw around new words and concepts, which often leads to confusion for people...

Tags: Microsoft .NET, C#, Tony Patton, .NET, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, Boxing, iExample, unboxing process, .NET Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Truth, Value, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools

Technical articles 2005-06-29

Connecting the iPhone to iTunes 7.3 (The ultimate iPhone unboxing and setup gallery)

was that a Window's computer?Should have used a Mac for the "ultimate"Otherwise, great step by step photo's

Tags: arleenw, Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2007-07-05

Put up your fists and start boxing with .NET

Developers are a finicky bunch. It seems welove to throw around new words and concepts, which often leads toconfusion for people who are new to the field. One example I'venoticed lately is the term boxing, so I'll explain what it means and how you can use it inyour apps. ...

Tags: Boxing, Dim iExample, iExample, Microsoft .NET, Tony Patton, unboxing process, Value at Risk

Technical articles 2005-06-29

Force FX Lightsaber from Master Replicas - unboxed and in action

Star Wars lovers can feel like real Jedi knights with the Force FX Lightsaber from Master Replicas. See the unboxing of the product and get a look at it in action. by Jason Hiner

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Action, Jason Hiner, Photograph, geekend

Image galleries 2007-12-19

Nuances of the Java 5.0 For-Each Loop

This paper is an in-depth examination of one of the simplest but most pleasing features in Java 5.0 - the for-each loop. The paper shows various nuances of the enhanced for loop introduced in Java 5.0. The paper discusses possible dangers to be aware of, such as auto-unboxing, null pointers...

Tags: Nuance, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2006-11-07

Gosling: Huge security hole in .NET

Managed vs. Unmanaged Code in .NETWhat Gosling points out is the fact that .NET admits the mix of managed and unmanaged code. It is the use of unmanaged code that opens the security hole. Both C and C++ can handle "anonymous" pointers at will, and if you want to use...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, C/C++, Programming languages, SECURITY, Gastón Nusimovich, Microsoft .NET, pointer

Discussion threads 2005-02-09

Hackers gain shell access to iPhone

It has been less than a week since the iPhone's release, and my head is still spinning from all the iPhone unboxing and cracking open galleries. Already, it appears that the hacker crew of IRC #iPhone channel has managed to gain shell access to the iPhone. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Hacker, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Apple Mac OS X, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-07-07

Top IT news for May 1: Windows service packs sidelined again, Microsoft might raise Yahoo bid, Psystar arrives

Top five headlines Incompatibility sidelines service packs as Microsoft tries to find a Vista strategy Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet Psystar's Open Computer arrives at CNET HP makes memory from a once theoretical circuit ...

Tags: Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Stopping and restarting playback (Unboxing and testing the Apple TV)

Excellent ReviewReally good job of reviewing a new product. Easy for me, weak on networking, to understand. ThanksWhat's the use?Clearly, this appliance is for people that hardly venture outside, much less get out from their couch. C'mon people! Get out, get a tan and allow your skin...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, wrgriffjr@..., Apple TV, TV, Apple Computer Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

Java Programming: Explore the advanced coding features of JDK 1.5

Sun is planning to release a major revision of the Java programming language in summer 2004. This release is code named "Tiger," but it will receive the official designation of JDK 1.5.This version of the Java language will incorporate Java Specification Requests 14 and 175 (JSR-14, JSR-175). It will also...

Tags: Programming languages, programming, Rahul Tyagi, Sun Microsystems Inc., JDK, JDK 1.5, generic, Java

Technical articles 2004-02-11

Two weeks with the Eye-Fi wireless SD card

I love taking digital photos; however, I hate the process of transferring them to my PC. I am constantly searching for the cable to connect the camera to my PC. And with more than one person in our house using the camera, it is very easy for photos to...

Tags: Card, PC, SD Card, Photograph, Camera, Wireless, Eye-Fi, Dongle, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-02-20

Apple TV's drawbacks outweigh its benefits

After more than a week of using, testing, and cracking open the Apple TV, I have yet to understand why anyone would pay $299 for a very limited, albeit easy to configure and use, media player. You can see me testing and cracking open the apple TV in these galleries:...

Tags: Benefit, Apple Inc., TV, Apple TV, Apple iTunes, DVD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Bill Detwiler

Blog posts 2007-04-11

Geek Gifts 2007: R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid by Hasbro

In Star Wars Episode II, as Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker - two self-acknowledged loose canons - are about to leave Coruscant on their dangerous escape mission, Anakin grins and tells Padme, "Don't worry, at least we have R2 with us." That line always draws lots of smiles from...

Tags: Retail Price, Star Wars, Hasbro Inc., Habro, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2007-12-12