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Microsoft IE7's zero-day hole

Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday. Read more »

Microsoft discontinuing mid-market server

Microsoft is discontinuing its Windows Essential Business Server product, a bundle aimed at mid-size businesses, the company said on Friday. Read more »

Office 2010 business launch in May

Microsoft has said that it plans to finalise the code for Office 2010 next month and, as expected, it kicked off a program enabling those who buy Office 2007 in the coming months to get a free upgrade to the new version. Read more »

Microsoft offers upgrade deal for developers

Microsoft announced on Tuesday two new programs for those looking to move to its next generation of developer tools software. Read more »

Mozilla drops Mac OS X 'Tiger' support

Mozilla has announced that future versions of the Firefox browser will no longer support Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'. Read more »

Latest Firefox beta offers file-handling feature

Mozilla, determined to release Firefox 3.6 before year's end, is also determined to squeeze as many features as possible into the new browser. Read more »

Mozilla: Firefox 3.6 won't be late

Mozilla may have released the first beta of Firefox 3.6 nearly two months late, but the organisation believes the final version will still arrive on schedule before the end of the year. Read more »

Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6

Those keen to try out Mozilla's latest browser -- and its new process to update the software more frequently -- now can try Firefox 3.6 beta 1. Read more »

Firefox 3.6 to be pushed through as a minor release

Mozilla is hoping to push through Firefox 3.6 as a minor release, so users can get the update faster. Read more »

Adobe to buy Omniture for $1.8 billion

Adobe said on Tuesday that it has reached a deal to acquire web analytics firm Omniture for $1.8 billion, or $21.50 per share. Read more »

Features (227)

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008

This article discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation. Read more »

Making the choice between virtual and physical servers

"Virtualise everything" is a popular MO in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense. Read more »

Yahoo updates YUI tool for slick web interfaces

Yahoo on Tuesday released version 3 of its Yahoo User Interface (YUI) library, a software collection programmers can use to endow websites with fancy user interface elements written in JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets. Read more »

System 76: Making pre-installed Linux hardware a reality

Read about System 76 and you might be tempted to make a purchase. Read more »

Yahoo opens up for future

Yahoo is putting its faith in openness to attract more users to its online services and ultimately generate more revenue. Read more »

Transition to .NET with this developer's tips

This article offers tips on how to ramp up on .NET for your new job. Read more »

Installing Data Protection Manager 2007 as a VM in a lab environment

This article describes how to install DPM 2007 as a virtual machine in a lab environment. Here are the gotchas to look out for and an explanation of the benefits you can realise. Read more »

Avoiding cursors with SQL Server 2005

Sometimes cursors are necessary when executing queries in SQL Server, but most of the time they can be avoided entirely. This article shows where cursors can traditionally be used, and how you can use features packaged in SQL Server 2005 to avoid them. Read more »

Introduction to Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008

This article takes a look at the great new auditing features available in SQL Server 2008. Read more »

What is in your toolbelt?

As a DBA, you probably have several tools to help you in a bad spot. Have you heard of SQL Professional Toolbelt? It can be a handy addition to keep your SQL Server humming. Read more »

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Outlook 2010 technical preview

Microsoft's workhorse Outlook program gets an update in the 2010 suite, but is it enough to upgrade? We look at an early version. Read more »

Watch Windows 7 RC in action

Microsoft impressed many with its Windows 7 beta, and the new Release Candidate looks even better. More than mere bug fixes, the Windows 7 Release Candidate improves on device management and search-term highlighting, and includes support for a virtual XP mode to run older programs. Read more »

Worst 2008 predictions

We check up on the worst guesses for what would happen this past year. Read more »

Five services you can turn off in Windows Server 2003

Disabling unnecessary Windows Server 2003 services can strengthen your server security. Unfortunately, there are over 100 services to consider. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to disable Windows Server 2003 services and discusses five services that you may want to turn off. Read more »

Charney: 9/11 attacks made security an asset

Until 9/11 security was simply a cost, says the VP of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group – the stock exchange being knocked out suddenly changed this. Read more »

Torvalds surprised by resilience of 2.6 kernel

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Blog (138)

Google Earth adds Mars roving

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- While you might never become an astronaut and have the chance to ride a Mars Rover on the Red Planet, Google has now rolled out an Earth-bound alternative for the masses. Read more »

Adobe briefly considered its own browser

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

Blog against poverty

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Worldwide Blog Action Day is 15 October, in 2008 the goal is to raise awareness and conversation around the worldwide topic of poverty and in the process raise money for the cause. Who's in? Read more »

Going the extra step but not the extra mile

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- I've always been a big fan of going the extra mile with error messages, it's a good way to show that you actually care about the product to take the time to customise it even when things are amiss -- and yes, things will go wrong, you will not create the perfect application. Read more »

SEO is voodoo

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Anyone who claims to know everything about search engine optimisation is either a fool or a liar. Read more »

Microsoft says "open sesame"

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- While you may have been out last night watching the latest Rambo adventure with Sly Stallone making war for war's sake, Microsoft was busy declaring a truce with the open source community. Read more »

OpenID Foundation scores top-shelf board members

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If the OpenID Foundation were a liquor cabinet, it just got stocked with some Grey Goose, Rhum Clement, and Gran Patron. Read more »

Hope you are seated

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- With projects winding down for the year, have you accidently found yourself fulfilling promises you never thought you'd keep in 2007? Funnily enough, this week has been full of news of projects we thought had retired to the beach house for the summer. Read more »

Wireless theft -- what's the harm?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Hand up if you have logged in to use some poor schmuck's unprotected wireless connection to overcome a bandwidth drought? Read more »

This week's news regex: Open[A-Za-z]+

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If there were announcements to be made this week, many of the usual suspects chose Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco as the place to make them. Read more »

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  • Staff Microsoft shows off IE9 preview

    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    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 »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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