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Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. Read more »
Exploit code makes IE flaw more dangerous
The threat posed by a critical flaw in Internet Explorer has been ratcheted up by the release of a program designed to exploit the vulnerability, security researchers warned on Thursday. Read more »
Shuttleworth defends Firefox licence in Ubuntu
Mark Shuttleworth, whose company, Canonical, funds the Ubuntu operating system, has stepped in to try to resolve a dispute on Ubuntu developer's forum Launchpad. Read more »
Open source licence victory in model-railway case
A federal appeals court in the US has upheld the right of a copyright holder to distribute software under a free or open source licence while preventing such code being used commercially without following the licensing conditions. Read more »
QuickTime 'evil pink box' flaw hits Second Life
Researchers have shown how to exploit a flaw within QuickTime, allowing an attacker to make money stealing from innocent Second Life victims. Read more »
Nvidia to blame for many early Vista crashes
Interesting information has surfaced in the documents that have been released as part of the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit. Read more »
Understand the ASP.NET DataGrid control
Need to get up to speed on the ASP.NET DataGrid control features? Try this introduction article on for size. Read more »
IE plus Firefox equals 'critical' security risk
Firefox combined with Internet Explorer on the same desktop opens up a zero day vulnerability that is highly critical, according to security researchers. Read more »
VMware shares secrets in security drive
Virtualisation vendor VMware has quietly begun sharing some of its software secrets with the IT security industry under an unannounced plan to create better ways of securing virtual machines. Read more »
Debian joins Sender ID licence backlash
Microsoft's royalty free licensing of Sender ID technology isn't good enough, says the open-source project. Read more »
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Tracking down bugs in ASP.NET code
One of the trickier aspects of Web development is debugging. In this article we'll look at some of the new ways you can debug your ASP.NET code. Read more »
Threading in C#
Using multiple threads can help you achieve greater performance, scalability, and responsiveness in your applicationsââ,¬"but you need to be careful. Follow these tips to avoid danger. Read more »
Store dynamic page responses with output caching in ASP.NET
In ASP.NET, you can cache either an entire dynamic page or a portion of a page. Find out how to perform smart page caching based on a requesting URL, POST parameter, or query string. Read more »
ASP.NET offers new state management techniques
State management is a tricky aspect of Web development. Find out how ASP.NET's new features make it easier for developers to manage state information. Read more »
A better way to create XML documents in .NET
Creating XML documents in .NET isn't difficult, but it can be tedious. Here's what you need to know about .NET's streaming model for writing XML. Read more »
Enhancing your SOAP::Lite Web service
Find out more about using the SOAP::Lite toolkit to improve your Web services, including how to work with parameters and access SOAP headers. Read more »
JAXP facilitates DOM development with Java
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Creating component-based applications
Component-based development with Java is fulfilled with JavaBean technology. Use this tutorial to get a jump on using JavaBeans in your next app. Read more »
Java-XML offers best of both worlds
Working with XML is now the norm, but handling XML within Java is not as straightforward as often advertised. Follow these techniques to make it easier. Read more »
WMLScripting for smarter wireless content
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No, you can't have private attributes in Python
-- Is the lack of privacy a real shortcoming of the language, or is our judgment clouded by the old conventions of C++ and Java? Why do we need private variables anyway -- at what point does defensive programming become paranoia? Read more »
The 2008 Trends and Threats to Internet security
-- I recently came across the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics report, which outlines issues affecting internet security, including application vulnerabilities, phishing, malware and spam. Read more »
Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
QuickTime and Firefox combine for insecurity
-- A vulnerability in Apple Software's QuickTime media player can be exploited to execute remote javascript code, or by tapping into Firefox's chrome engine can execute remote code of any kind. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.

