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Google's Chrome 4 brings extensions to Windows

Google has released its "stable" version of Chrome 4.0, an incarnation under development for months that brings extensions to customise Chrome features and a host of technologies for more powerful web programming. Read more »

2009: ACMA web investigations peak

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action over more offshore hosted websites than in any year prior, as concerns over the government's mandatory internet filtering reached fever pitch. Read more »

Plurk holding Microsoft's feet to code-copying fire

Microsoft's apology on Tuesday about a contractor copying blogging site software from a small company called Plurk might not be enough to take the lawyers off alert. Read more »

Office 2010: You're not getting in without an invite

The next version of Office moved a step closer to reality on Monday as Microsoft released an invitation-only technical preview of Office 2010. Read more »

Microsoft rolls out record Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest in March. Read more »

Google makes IPv6 push

Although it's been hard for companies to financially justify the expense of embracing the next-generation standard for wiring together the internet, the incentives are now arriving -- and Google itself stands to benefit from the resulting democratisation of networking. Read more »

Adobe issues fix for zero-day Reader vulnerability

Adobe Systems on Tuesday issued a security update to fix a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 that could allow an attacker to take complete control of a computer and for which exploits had been reportedly found in the wild for nearly two months. Read more »

Microsoft ramps up anti-piracy offensive

Microsoft today released the results of a survey which it claimed showed that close to half of Australians believed that pirating software was "OK", and that the younger you are, the more likely you are to think it's acceptable. Read more »

Windows 7 beta: We like it

Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days. Read more »

Google plans Picasa beta for Mac

Google plans shortly to release a beta version of Picasa for Mac OS X, helping Apple fans catch up to Windows and Linux users already employing the free tool for editing, cataloguing and uploading photos. Read more »

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Development trends to watch in 2010

What will be important development trends in 2010? This article covers .NET 4, Visual Studio 2010, cloud computing and more. Read more »

Flash cookies: What's new with online privacy

If you thought refusing HTTP cookies prevented tracking, think again. Website developers have found a way. Read more »

10 ways to ensure that you finish work on time

In these times of financial uncertainty, there is a lot of pressure to work longer and longer hours and to be seen doing so. Read more »

The pros and cons of using Twitter as a server notification tool

Twitter is breaking out of its "look at me" shackles and has real business value. This article suggests using Twitter for server notifications. Read more »

Monitor your system for threats with rsec alerts

This article gives an overview of the monitoring and reporting tool rsec, which can help you keep a close eye on your system's security without having to pore over log files. Read more »

How do I ... monitor websites and their changes with Wysigot?

Have you ever wanted to employ an application that will monitor sites you follow and inform you of any changes? Read more »

Six tips for using Twitter as a recruitment tool

Job boards that charge for job postings might be becoming a thing of the past if Twitter has anything to say about it. Read how one company is using Twitter as a way to recruit people for jobs. Read more »

10 Firefox extensions that help keep you safe

Being safe while you surf the web is extremely important, yet safe surfing sometimes seems like an oxymoron. For users of the Firefox browser, downloading security extensions can help increase your level of protection from worms, hackers, phishers and the like. Read more »

Take the pain out of meetings

We've all experienced the soul-deadening boring meeting. In fact, unless someone is dedicated to making it otherwise, the boring meeting is a corporate staple. Be the first one on your block to end the meeting pain, by following these tips. Read more »

Twitter: Under attack

We all knew it was going to happen sooner or later. So it's no surprise that Twitter is under attack. The important thing now is knowing what to do about it. Read more »

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Mobile devices get app virtualisation

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- At its annual conference in San Francisco, VMware announced plans to bring virtualisation to smartphones, which will allow users to run applications including those that are designed for different platforms. Read more »

Windows 7 less annoying, but also less secure?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Microsoft's efforts to make Windows 7 less annoying than Vista may also be making it less secure than its predecessor. Read more »

The Geolocation API

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- The W3C's has proposed a Geolocation API -- an interface that can work out the location of the hosting device. Currently only Firefox is implementing it. Read more »

Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »

Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I should have known it was only a matter of time. I've been covering security conferences on and off for about 14 years and considered myself lucky not to have been hacked, that I knew of. Until Thursday. Read more »

Google Gears screenshots

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Here is a bit of eye candy of the new Google Gears installation and sample code. Read more »

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