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February 25, 2008

Say goodbye to the idea of an IT department. As a 21st century tech professional, your future — and most likely your desk — will be deeply rooted in the business.

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E-readers can provide cheaper, more easily updatable documents to mobile workers. So why haven't they caught on yet in the enterprise?

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Don't laugh. Intrepid young programmers are using dusty old Cobol to boost their careers. Some of them even like it.

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Successor to the well-known Windows blue screen of death, this hangs your system when the progress bar freezes an Explorer window. Here's why it happens and how to make it stop.

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The Starbucks deal with AT&T shows that Wi-Fi has reached a tipping point, where it is increasingly being given away to motivate customers to buy other goods and services.

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February 18, 2008

No need to be jealous of Firefox's plug-ins, because you can get cool add-ins for IE that do everything from blocking annoying ads to grabbing videos.

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The data center's EPO button, mandated by building code, is often a source of confusion and down time. Here's how to approach the problem.

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Your local police department may not look like those on flashy TV shows, but it uses every available resource to get an edge in the battle against crime.

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A plethora of online companies claim they can help corporations and individuals monitor and manage their online reputations. But are they crossing ethical boundaries by tinkering with Web search results?

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Google TV. The Haiti UFO video. The "Metalosis Maligna" documentary. Come on, admit it — youâ¬"ve fallen for some of these recent blog- and video-based hoaxes yourself.

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February 11, 2008

Microsoft a lot right with this radical revision of Windows Server, our reviewer says, from increased security to Server Core.

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A carefully managed single tier of storage may be more cost-effective than several haphazardly managed tiers, Jim Damoulakis says.

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Intel blazes ahead with a brand new CPU microarchitecture while AMD attempts to recover from 2007's missteps in the age-old battle for desktop dominance.

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Whether you've got a home network, small network, enterprise network or anything in between, these 10 freebies can make it more secure, run better and easier to manage. They're useful, easy to learn ... and you certainly can't beat free.

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Jay Cline believes employees shouldn't be surprised to receive a home visit from a corporate auditor if they want to continue working on confidential data at home.

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February 4, 2008

Touch interface technology has been around a long time, but it may be at a tipping point now. Is it time to kiss your mouse goodbye?

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Samsung's 1TB Spinpoint F1 Series hard drive is fast -- so fast that it beat the nearest competitor by more than 11% in access times. But formatting the drive with the latest version of Windows Vista also took 37 hours.

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It's been a great ride, Craig Mathias says, but the notebook's days are numbered. The "everyone gets a CPU" model needs to be replaced by "everyone has access to the Web," he says, and a new type of machine he calls a Web tablet is just the ticket.

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On the eve of Super Tuesday, the New Jersey congressman speaks about his efforts to improve verifiability.

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Unisys shares its experiences of the past 17 months.

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