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Kindle Fire vs. iPad: Join the debate and vote In the latest ZDNet Great Debate, Jason Hiner will be arguing that the iPad is a more productive tablet than Amazon's Kindle Fire. Cast your vote. Read more Resource of the day Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud Software configuration management, or SCM software is the type of tool that is perfectly suited for the cloud. Tune into this webcast to learn more about cloud based SCM tools. More from TechRepublic   Linux Mint 12: A much-needed, much-improved Linux desktop With the best of both GNOME worlds, Linux Mint has managed to create the perfect combination of new and familiar features. Jack Wallen examines the latest release, "Lisa". Read more 10 steps for transforming desktops to universal clients for the cloud If you're developing a strategy to transform your desktops and applications into universal clients, this roadmap will save you a lot of frustration. Read more Rackspace: Cloud options for the small and medium business Steven Trippe describes the basic options in Rackspace's cloud services for small and medium businesses to consider. Here's what you need to know to get started. Read more Five tools for creating sharp-looking apps A drab app is likely to be an overlooked app. Here are few tools that can add some visual punch to your applications. Read more Want to motivate your team? Here are 20 things to start doing now Ilya Bogorad shows you how to create a dynamic, exciting, motivating environment in an otherwise unexciting, underperforming or stodgy organization Read more News from ZDNet   Amazon Kindle Black Friday sales up 4x compared to last year Also, 'a lot of customers buying multiple Kindles.' Read more Facebook: Worth $100 billion after IPO? Facebook will be in a rich neighborhood after its IPO and potentially be worth more than Cisco, Disney and Amazon. Read more Apple iPad sales worries appear overblown Apple delivered some modest price cuts to the iPad and drove sales on Black Friday. The move should keep worrywart analysts at bay for a bit. Read more Register now to hear HP experts on latest support strategies for unique challenges of virtualized and cloud environments While the technology to support and fix these virtualized environments is essential, the people, skills and knowledge to manage these systems are perhaps the most decisive elements. Read more How to avoid chaos in the cloud Enthusiastic adoption of cloud services leaves IT with a governance headache. Okta is one of a new breed of vendors aiming to help get on top of the problem. Read more Cloud in 2012: The awkward teenage years are upon us James provides his top 10 predictions for the cloud computing market in 2012. Read more Linux Mint 12: A Great desktop Linux stays Great If you want a Linux desktop that's both full-featured and comes with a familiar GNOME 2.x style desktop, look no further than the latest version of Linux Mint 12. Read more AT&T: Is the T-Mobile effort worth the hassle? For AT&T, T-Mobile's spectrum outweighs the distractions from an ongoing battle with regulators over a $39 billion acquisition. Read more Microsoft: Don't forget, we've had voice control in Windows Phone for more than a year But is it as good as Siri? Read more Intel to introduce an Ultrabook dock with Thunderbolt support next year? Like it or not, the PC laptop world is becoming an Ultrabook world, and Intel is looking to expand its notebook platform's footprint big-time in the coming year. Part of its strategy is geared... Read more Google Chrome extension lets you choose Facebook app permissions A new Google Chrome extension called OOptOut lets you pick and choose which Facebook permissions you need to allow in order to install a given Facebook app. Read more Featured multimedia   Tools for creating slick-looking apps Appearance has a lot to do with which apps people choose. Here's a rundown of some great tools that make it easy to jazz up the looks of the apps you build. View on site Today's recommended downloads Anatomy of a Data Breach (CDW & Symantec) Improving Disaster Recovery with WAN Optimization (Riverbed) VMware Solutions for Small and Midsize Business Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (CDW & Symantec) Bel-Art: A Case Study in IT Efficiency (CDW & VMware)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner TechRepublic's gift guide for Star Wars fans Gift buying for your Star Wars fan will be easy this year with these great suggestions. $appContext.getApiUtil().retrieveUrlContent("http://medusa-api-nls.cnet.com/wi?$request.getQueryString()", 60000)

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