[TechRepublic] McCain vs. Obama: Who would be better for tech?

November 03, 2008

TechRepublic Daily Digest Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters Welcome: charles Update my profile | Unsubscribe from this mail Blogs | Photos | Downloads | Forums McCain vs. Obama: Who would be better for tech? From Net Neutrality to H-1B visas to data privacy and other economic and policy issues, the next U.S. president will influence many important developments in the technology industry. See what we know about the stances of Barack Obama and John McCain on tech issues. Subscribe to Tech Sanity Check RSS SponsoredCompare your salary against other IT professionals in Canada Join the activeTechPros community for free access to salary benchmark charts and download a copy of Canada IT Salary & Skills Snapshot 2008. New at TechRepublic Ancient word processors highlight the lack of modern software diversity One of the claims of superiority that Microsoft claims with Windows over the Mac is the amount of software that's made to run under Windows. Even though there are thousands of programs available, the actual diversity of software seems to have diminished compared to the 80's. How does the BlackBerry Bold hold up to heavy use? With the BlackBerry Bold finally launching in the United States on Election Day just next week, here is a review of my month's experience of the Bold from the perspective of a heavy user. MS Windows 7 pre-beta gets a security patch 13 days early Is the release of a security update for MS Windows 7 two weeks before it's available to the public a sign of security troubles to come, or is it a sign that Microsoft is finally paying real attention to security? EMC AX4 - A failover update EMC's AX4 failover features work as advertised, much to the delight of Scott Lowe. Sometimes, it's nice to celebrate the small successes! Shrinking and defragmenting virtual disks in VMware Workstation Over a period of time your virtual disk will begin to degrade. In this post, you will learn how to shrink and defragment a virtual disk in VMware Workstation. Prevent router changes from multiple users with Cisco IOS configuration lock If multiple network admins were to connect to a router and modify the configuration at the same time, changes could be lost or only partially implemented, resulting in network downtime. David Davis introduces a new Cisco feature called IOS configuration lock that helps prevent such clashes 10 ways to get a slipping project back on track Plenty of things can derail a project plan: underestimated tasks, departing staff, misallocated resources. Here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that's losing ground. How can TechRepublic help you decide about products? A recent study by Jupiter Research and BuzzLogic has suggested that blogs are more influential in product decisions than friends on social networks. What can a site like TechRepublic, which has a mix of bloggers and social networking, do to help you make better product decisions? Check out Today in Blogs on TechRepublic. White Papers from our partners Compare your salary against other IT professionals in Canada IP telephony from A to Z: The complete IP telephony eBook (ShoreTel) Webcast: The 2008 Aberdeen Group Email Security Benchmarking Report (Google) Does fragmentation affect SANs, NAS, and RAID? (Diskeeper) IT Service Management: Four key benchmarks for improving IT performance (Tripwire) Poll: Choosing a virtualization vendor Which company will be your virtualization vendor of choice? Take the poll. Fast Track. Express color printing keeps productivity right on schedule. Easy to operate and engineered to meet the demands of high-volume office environments. Intelligent network features help maintain an uninterrupted workflow. All aboard for high performance printing! Learn about the Phaser(TM) 6360 Network Color Printer. TechRepublic's Best of Site Sanity check: Five reasons why Windows Vista failed Sys admin job announcement sent in Several tweaks to speed up Windows XP Sanity check: Five things Microsoft has to do for Windows 7 to succeed Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic. To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is cgpedley@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright © 2008 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic, TechRepublic.com and the TechRepublic logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. Used by permission. CBS Interactive Inc. 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.