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The most stressful elements of breaking in to full-time consulting When you became an independent consultant, was the most stressful part finding enough business to stay afloat, the feast or famine syndrome, or something else? Read more Resource of the day Video: Panasonic Chooses Collaboration When Panasonic went looking for a system of collaboration tools, they turned to a partner that they knew they could rely on for quality products and support. Check out this video to see who they chose, and why. Post-close requests from clients: When is enough too much? Read advice on how many hours you should eat on clients' post-final invoice tasks, and how to avoid these requests in the first place. Read more Reduce injury risks and gain efficiencies with ServerLIFT devices If your large consultancy can justify the cost, an IT equipment lift such as ones from ServerLIFT offers a number of benefits. Read more Download TechRepublic Pro's Data Backup Policy to avoid data loss TechRepublic Pro's customizable Data Backup Policy will help your organization determine what needs backing up and specify where to find that information. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Keep your IT consultancy running smoothly with MyIT CRM If you're looking for a solid CRM tool to handle the business end of your IT consultancy, Jack Wallen recommends giving the open source MyIT CRM a try. Read more 2012 Sophos security report: The threat landscape Patrick Lambert breaks down the threat types that the Sophos 2012 security report identified in their annual survey. What's still around and what threats are on the rise? Read more Big Data challenges and how the cloud can help Thoran Rodrigues explains the evolution of Big Data processing, highlights the challenges, and considers how the cloud can contribute to the Big Data boom. Read more 10 features Ubuntu 12.04 will bring to the table The improvements just keep on coming for Ubuntu. Jack Wallen runs down some of the more notable changes. Read more Reducing the risk of contracting malware on Macs Wil Limoges offers best practices for Mac users to reduce their exposure to malware like the Flashback trojan that has been taking its toll on the unwary. Read more Review: Universal Extractor If you need a single tool to extract every single imaginable archive out there, Universal Extractor has it covered. Read more Taking notes on the iPad: Philosophy, function, and apps Find out why and how Patrick Gray uses his iPad as an electronic notepad, including some of his preferred note-taking applications. Read more 10 tips for using OneNote to keep your good ideas from getting away OneNote makes it easy to preserve, organize, and retrieve ideas and info you might otherwise forget or lost track of. These basic pointers will get you started. Read more Featured multimedia   Slideshow: Burn discs in a backwards compatible format Greg Shultz shows you how to find and use the Master optical disc format in Windows 7 to make discs readable by legacy systems. View on site Five uninstallers to degunk your computer Uninstalling programs often leaves a mess behind. These tools will make sure all traces are removed. View on site Five apps for getting rid of aggravating crapware Get rid of that unwelcome crapware by running one of these safe, easy-to-use tools. View on site Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Tired of manually taking notes? Here are some convenient audio note-taking alternatives. View on site Raspberry Pi unboxing A close-up look at one of the most anticipated computers of 2012, the $40 Raspberry Pi. View on site Today's recommended downloads Why LotusLive Won Out for One Translation Agency (IBM) Case Study: Signature Mortgage and Electronic Paperwork (IBM) Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership (SuccessFactors) Workforce Visibility (Workday) Business Execution: Executive Buyer's Guide (SuccessFactors) Perennial favorites   An independent IT consultant's code of ethics Big trouble for little white IT consulting lies What to do when you get in over your head Own up to your IT consultancy's mistakes Connect with TechRepublic Subscribe to SMB Tech TechRepublic's SMB Tech newsletter will feature tutorials and advice on the technical challenges faced by IT pros working for small and medium businesses. SMB Tech is launching soon, so subscribe to it today! TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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Kindle Fire owns over half of Android tablet market

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Kindle Fire owns over half of Android tablet market The Kindle Fire burst onto the tablet scene a short time ago, and already owns over half the Android tablet market. Read more Resource of the day Video: Panasonic Chooses Collaboration When Panasonic went looking for a system of collaboration tools, they turned to a partner that they knew they could rely on for quality products and support. Check out this video to see who they chose, and why. More from TechRepublic   Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery Fixing up ICS on Samsung Galaxy S II The next digital battlefield: Your wallet News from ZDNet   First time Apple product buyers spell trouble for PC world Google hits back at FCC over Wi-Fi data collection fine FTC hires former DoJ lawyer in Google antitrust investigation Nokia loses global cellphone lead to Samsung for first time since 1998 Samsung's record Q1: By the numbers Google better get its own tablet released, and soon Apple pulls Bluetooth OnOff from the App Store Intuit to acquire Demandforce for $424m; SaaS for SMBs The race to be the leading cloud platform I hate Ubuntu, but my mother-in-law loves it Building a budget PC for under $360 News from CNET   How CISPA would affect you (faq) One-minute Molly Rant: Apple is not the world's developer Samsung tops Apple in global mobile phone shipments House bill to put government spectrum on auction block Will AT&T and Verizon 4G LTE ever be compatible? New iPad lands in India and eight other countries today Apple's Texas move 'in peril' after attorney calls contract 'rigged' A ride on MIT Media Lab's digital bandwagon Inventing the future of digital media at MIT (photos) Did Facebook spend $1B to keep Instagram from Twitter? How Steve Jobs wanted to surprise 1 millionth iMac buyer Shuttle Enterprise makes its last flight Featured galleries   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Raspberry Pi unboxing Today's recommended downloads Why LotusLive Won Out for One Translation Agency (IBM) Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership (SuccessFactors) Video: Panasonic Chooses Collaboration (IBM) Case Study: Signature Mortgage and Electronic Paperwork (IBM) Silver Peak's Advantages in a Disaster Recovery Environment (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.)   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) or my Google+ feed (+Jason Hiner). Connect with TechRepublic CIO Insights newsletter: Subscribe today! TechRepublic's CIO Insights newsletter highlights the world of technology and business from the point of view of CIOs, IT directors, and other senior tech professionals. Go go to our Newsletters page to subscribe to CIO Insights today. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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