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Giving Samba its due

[program:linux] -- Here's some healthy praise to a tool often overlooked in the accolade department. Can you think of a tool more deserving of open-source love than Samba? Read more »

Tags: linux, open source, operating systems, samba, software, unix

Microsoft shows off IE9 preview

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

Tags: windows phone 7, h.264, ie, mix, google

Using a hybrid XSLT solution to send an email

[program:c#] -- Edmond Woychowsky recounts how a hybrid XSLT solution that he used recently reminds him of his college days. Read more »

Tags: .net, c#, email, programming languages, server, software development, xml, xslt

IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

Tags: h.264, ogg, opera, browser, open source, mozilla, microsoft

Windows Phone forgets how to copy and paste

[news] -- Although previous versions of Windows Mobile have long supported a clipboard to move content around, the Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out this year won't have that ability. Read more »

Tags: copy, iphone, paste, windows mobile, windows phone, windows phone 7 series

Use QuickProxy for a simple proxy switch in Firefox

[program:webtechnologies] -- Switching proxy functionality on and off in Firefox can be something of a chore using the default menu interface. The QuickProxy extension eliminates the need to jump through several hoops to get to the goal. Read more »

Tags: internet, mozilla firefox, proxy, security, web browser, web browsers

The lost art of paying attention

[strategy:career] -- People want their information the fastest way they can get it. Should we learn to reshape the way we communicate? Read more »

Tags: e-mail, project manager, toni bowers

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 apps: photos

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 apps: photos[program:windows] -- During Mix10 in Las Vegas, Microsoft showed off several prototype apps for the Windows Phone Series 7, highlighting content in gaming, news, social networking and multimedia. Read more »

Tags: applications, apps, microsoft, mobile phones, smart phones, windows mobile

Will Google Buzz be Wave's demise?

[news] -- If Google Wave eventually fails to live up to the promise and hype that accompanied its launch, consider its demise an inside job. Read more »

Tags: buzz, email, gmail, google, social networking, wave

Microsoft IE9 preview released

[news] -- Microsoft released what it's calling the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at its Mix conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a prototype that's designed to show off the company's effort to improve how the browser deals with the web as it exists today and support for new web technologies that are coming right now. Read more »

Tags: browser, internet explorer, microsoft, preview, release

Going beyond Flash, Adobe shows off web tech

[news] -- Sure, Adobe Systems spends a lot of effort developing and promoting its Flash technology. And sure, a lot of the new "Open Web" technologies are a competitive threat to Flash. Read more »

Tags: adobe, css, demo, flash, html, programming, research, software, web, web 2.0