[TechRepublic] TR Dojo bloopers for 2011

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | December 20, 2011

Editor's note For years, I've dissected and analyzed the latest biz-tech products to help IT leaders make smart hardware decisions. And, I'm going to do a lot more teardowns in 2012. Beginning Dec. 20th, the TR Dojo newsletter will have a new name, "Cracking Open". The newsletter will still be delivered twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm excited about this change. I hope you are too. -Bill Video: TR Dojo bloopers for 2011 From noisy co-workers and soda machines to flubbed lines and bad attempts at humor, Bill Detwiler shares the TR Dojo 2011 blooper reel. Read more Resource of the day Live Webcast: Google Apps in the Transportation Industry Check out this live webcast to learn how Google Apps can provide the perfect solution to those in the transportation industry who want a secure remote network for their organization. Additional TechRepublic resources   Breaking down the Windows Server 8 Features on Demand option Installing Windows Server 8 brings options to server administrators. Rickatron highlights the new Features on Demand installation in this blog post. Read more 10 holiday-busting IT crises We asked TR members to share their memories of holidays that went awry because of a work emergency. Here are 10 such tales, plus one vacation horror story. Read more Create a custom Microsoft Management Console in Windows 7 It's actually fairly easy to create custom tools in Windows 7 Microsoft Management Console. Greg Shultz reveals how to take advantage of this feature. Read more Work more efficiently by changing Excel's chart defaults If you make the same changes to every chart, STOP! Make them once and save your altered chart as the default. Read more   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr Cracking Open: Amazon Kindle Touch (2011) Featured multimedia   Most-anticipated tech products of 2012 (photos) What gadgets and gizmos are we looking forwarding to getting our hands on this coming year? Here's a look at the top most-anticipated tech products of 2012. View on site 50 sexiest geeks in costume of 2011 TechRepublic has covered quite a few "Cons" in 2011 -- Comic Con, Gen Con, MegaCon, Dragon*Con, BlizzCon, and more. We decided to wrap up the year with a gallery dedicated to the sexiest geeks in costume. Of course, the selections here are objective. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder... and the tight, skimpy costumes on fit bodies sometimes helps. Many thanks to the Flickr folks... View on site Desktop Wallpaper: The spectacle of underwater photography Many of the most fascinating places on the Earth lie beneath the surface of the planet's oceans, which makes for colorful photography and desktop wallpaper. View on site Today's recommended downloads Faster System Response, Less Power Usage with Help from IBM (IBM) Gaining Greater Efficiencies via Primary Storage Compression (IBM) Data Center Project Management (American Power Conversion (APC)) Subversion 1.7 - Why You Should Care (CollabNet) Storage Case Study: Kantana Animation (IBM)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic Last-minute geeky gifts to avoid Wally Bahny thinks these geeky gifts are not worth buying because they will lose their luster after a few minutes or one use. See if you agree with his list. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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