[TechRepublic] Using your browser as a terminal

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Editor's note Hello again. We'll start this week with the fun and patriotic: if you haven't seen it already, do yourself a favour and watch the much-criticised Collins class submarine take on the US Navy, and win. Users of PuTTY should check out the browser extensions in our browser-as-a-terminal article, even just to poke around at the source for educational purposes. In other news, an iOS rookie has shown that you don't need to be an Apple guru to take out hackathons. One piece of housekeeping: this will be the last Wrapper for a fortnight, as I will be renewing my acquaintance with the fine people of Canada. See you again on my return! --Chris Using your browser as a terminal Web programming creeps into PuTTY-replacement territory, as we look at two browser extensions that allow SSH functionality. Read more Resource of the day Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership Check out this white paper to learn how today's investments have moved past total cost of ownership. Friday fun day: Aussie diesel sub outwits US Navy Finish off the week with this entertaining video of an Aussie submarine outwitting its US counterparts in war games off the coast of Hawaii. Read more iOS rookie claims zombie prize One month and 100 hours later, an iOS novice has walked away with the first SAPI bounty. Read more A bad week for launches You'd be wrong to expect that internet giants Yahoo and Spotify would be able to launch new services without incident. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Should IT be unionized? Patrick Gray thinks unionization is exactly the wrong answer for IT, and the dynamic career IT he has been given me would not be possible in a unionized environment. Read more Poll Results: TechRepublic members look forward to Windows 8 tablet In a bit of a surprise result, it seems TechRepublic readers are looking forward to a Nook running Windows 8. Read more What draws you to open source? Jack Wallen is taking a poll about IT pros' attitude toward open source software. Do you use it primarily? As an alternative for some situations, as needed? Or are you wedded to proprietary only? Read more Take your JavaScript skills to the server with node.js The node.js framework makes JavaScript programming easier by embracing real-time application development with an event-driven, non-blocking I/O approach. Read more Featured multimedia   Five password recovery tools to use in a pinch When you've lost a critical password for a system you administer, one of these tools may save the day. View on site Today's recommended downloads Diskeeper 2011 Server Edition - Free Trial (Condusiv Technologies) Quest Migration Assessment Tool (QMAT) (Quest Software) Simplified Management in the Real World with VMware vCenter Operations (VMware) The Impact of Disk Fragmentation on Servers (Condusiv Technologies) Enabling Pervasive Business Intelligence (Oracle) Connect with TechRepublic Five airport survival apps Traveling by air can mean assorted aggravations and delays. Here are five handy apps to make your travels go more smoothly. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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