How tech is helping to stop Africa's elephant crisis
How tech is helping to stop Africa's elephant crisis
The Great Elephant Census is aiming to accurately count and track African elephant populations in order to save them from illegal poaching -- and techies are enabling them to do it. Read more →
Founders: Enterprise vs. consumer startups
Founders: Enterprise vs. consumer startups
Startup founders face different challenges depending on their audience. Here's what you need to know if you are considering a run with an enterprise startup rather than the traditional consumer path. Read more →
MCX and the battle for mobile payments
MCX and the battle for mobile payments
Previously unknown outside the retail industry, the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) made waves as several participants recently disabled Apple Pay support. Read more →
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4 concepts for working collaboratively in Google Apps
Put these four ideas into practice to improve document collaboration at work.
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When encryption is not the answer
Adobe Digital Editions has raised privacy concerns among users. Find out why encryption is not the answer.
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Android Studio: A stable environment and a UI designer that knocks my socks off
William J. Francis shares his first impressions of making the jump from ADT Eclipse to Android Studio as his main development machine.
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10 ways to stay on top of emerging technologies
Knowing your way around established technology isn't enough anymore. You also have to look beyond today's solutions and be ready for what lies ahead.
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Photos: A roundup of the Android phablet craze
As lines blur between smartphones and tablets, the phablet has become the best of both worlds for many business users. Here are some of the best Android phones between 5.5 and 6.9 inches.
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Research: Security, MDM and big data top IT leaders' priorities for next three years
The latest Tech Pro Research survey on the future of IT shows that security, mobile device management and big data are IT leaders' top priorities for the next three years.
from Tech Pro Research
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4 ways to improve your time management
Always short on time? Here are 4 techniques to help you get a handle on your productivity.
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4 Techniques for time management
Always short on time? Here are 4 techniques to help you get a handle on your productivity.
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Ubuntu GNOME 14.10: Unifying the Linux desktop
Jack Wallen addresses the state of unification in the Linux desktop and how GNOME might well be the major driving force.
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How to easily stop incessant app notifications
Jack Wallen shows you how to easily stop notifications from appearing in your notification bar.
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10 places to recycle your cell phone
Here are 10 places to take your phones so they can be refurbished, reused, or recycled and diverted from the landfill.
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Microsoft and Dropbox ink partnership for Office integration
Mobile Office users will soon be able to access and edit documents stored on their Dropbox accounts.
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MCX and the battle for mobile payments
Previously unknown outside the retail industry, the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) made waves as several participants recently disabled Apple Pay support.
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IT Leaders' Tech Predictions for 2015-2018
Consumers, businesses and IT professionals alike know that technology is no stranger to change. Ever since the 1980’s, when the era of home and business computing for the masses truly began, systems, ...
from Tech Pro Research
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Keep data migration costs low with swing or rental hardware strategies
When procuring hardware for a data center migration, buying a small footprint to use as swing hardware or renting a subset or the entire footprint of your destination environment are possible options.
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Pro tip: Migrate iPhone data to your new Android device
Migrating photos, music, contacts, and calendars from your old iPhone to your new Android device is easy. Jack Wallen explains how.
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How to migrate from iPhone to Android
TechRepublic's Android specialist Jack Wallen walks you through the process of migrating from iOS to Android.
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System cleanup: Five good degunking tools
Here are several effective tools for getting rid of accumulated junk, obsolete apps, and system-clogging fragments.
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Is Google Inbox a worthy replacement for Gmail?
Jack Wallen gets his golden ticket to Google Inbox and offers up his take on the next evolution of Google mail.
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Bringing back the first computers: The world's greatest restoration projects
Rebuilds of computers ranging from the IBM 1401 to the World War II-era Z1 that are in the running for a prestigious computer conservation award.
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Top 20 Nikon Small World images in 2014
2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. Take a look at this year's top 20 images.
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Peering into the crystal ball: IT leaders predict major tech trends
Blackberry makes a comeback? IoT takes off? IT leaders predict the major tech trends of the next three years in the latest Tech Pro Research report.
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Research: Security, MDM and big data top IT leaders' priorities for next three years
The latest Tech Pro Research survey on the future of IT shows that security, mobile device management and big data are IT leaders' top priorities for the next three years.
from Tech Pro Research
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Five page layout tools that won't break your budget
A solid page layout app can help you produce polished marketing materials, in-house publications, and compelling correspondence -- and you don't have to spend a fortune to do it.
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Surface Pro 3 now available to US government agencies
The Surface Pro 3 has met all GSA criteria and is now available for purchase by US government customers.
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Photos: The life of Alan Turing
Before you head to the theater to see the Alan Turing movie, "The Imitation Game," here's a primer on his life.
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Gartner's top 10 technology trends for 2015: All about the cloud
Gartner analysts suggest you keep a close eye on the items listed in its latest trend report. Michael Kassner examines the technologies on the list and finds a common thread: cloud.
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Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document
Use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.
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Windows 10: What CIOs think of it so far
Tech chiefs think Windows 10 is a step in the right direction, but does it offer any reasons for firms to migrate from Windows 7?
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IBM says most security breaches are due to human error
A recently released report from computing giant IBM attributes some 95% of IT security breaches to human error and that over 75% of attacks are targeted at just five industries, proving when it comes ...
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IT Leaders' Tech Predictions for 2015-2018
Consumers, businesses and IT professionals alike know that technology is no stranger to change. Ever since the 1980’s, when the era of home and business computing for the masses truly began, systems, ...
from Tech Pro Research
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Apple Pay: More secure or just different?
Two security analysts look at what Apple Pay has to offer for securing mobile credit payments.
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List open ports and listening services
You should turn off any services you don't actually need so that they will not become avenues of attack for security threats. Different systems will have different services running by default, even b...
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Add horizontal lines to a Word document
Susan Harkins shows you two easy ways to insert a horizontal line into a Word document.
