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Opera Dragonfly sets out to catch bugs

Opera has released Dragonfly — a set of Web development tools for debugging Web pages. Read more »

iPhone Trojan discovered in the wild

The first iPhone Trojan has been seen in the wild, according to security vendors. Read more »

Microsoft: Virus target won't be in Vista

A new scripting tool targeted by a virus writer will not be part of Windows Vista, the next Windows client release, Microsoft announced Friday. Read more »

Ubuntu-maker launches Bazaar development tool

Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, has released a content-development tool designed to move development into the Internet age. 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 »

Cisco patches security-monitoring system

Networking giant Cisco Systems has fixed several flaws in a security monitoring product meant to protect networks against attacks. Read more »

Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server

Microsoft on Wednesday said it is releasing its first public test version of Windows Server 'Longhorn' as the company works to get the release out the door. Read more »

Ubuntu prepares Gutsy Gibbon

Latest alpha release of the Linux distribution shows off some major enhancements planned for the launch in October Read more »

Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

In an effort to spur adoption of Solaris, Sun Microsystems has begun a project code-named Indiana to try to give its operating system some of the trappings of Linux. Read more »

Microsoft reveals more Longhorn secrets

Microsoft is continuing to drip-feed information about its forthcoming Longhorn Server and has implied that beta one code will be made available to testers by August. Read more »

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Take service management to new levels in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008

The sc (service controller) command manages Windows services from the command line. This can be integral to any semi-automated failover mechanism, service watchdog, or a mass update that requires some configuration to the service. Read more »

Simplify coding and maintenance with class libraries

You use class libraries when you're developing any type of .NET application in order to manipulate the file system, access databases, serialise objects, and launch and synchronise multiple threads of execution. Read more »

JDK 1.4 lets you 'assert' yourself when you debug

Assertion statements, which are new to Java 1.4, are geared specifically to debugging. Here's a look at how you can use them to test code logic. Read more »

ASP.NET Web Matrix: Keeping it simple

Many IT pros are amazed that MS has made parts of the .NET initiative free. The ASP.NET Web Matrix tool is designed to make it easy to code simple apps. Read more »

Avoid bad form data with a little CGI validation code

Validating data from a Web form with a CGI script is a standard practice. Find out how to tweak your form validation code using regular expressions. Read more »

Under the covers of the .NET CLR

.NET promises to let developers write code in numerous compliant languages, but exactly how does the CLR accomplish this feat? Read more »

Deploy apps faster and easier with Java Web Start

Web Start really shines in the deployment of frequently updated applications, specifically internal development tools. Read more »

Parsing XML with Perl

This article focuses on one of the earliest and most frequently referenced core modules, XML::Parser. Read more »

Looking for a Java IDE? Get the IDEA

The land of the Java IDEs is cluttered with products, many of which fall woefully short. Find out why Builder.com thinks IntelliJ's IDEA stands out from the rest. Read more »

Creating XML from MySQL

MySQL makes integrating your data into an XML document as easy as pie. Unfortunately, importing XML into MySQL is more like chocolate cheesecake, but there are solutions available. Just follow this guide and you'll be on your way to integrating Web services with your database in no time. Read more »

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CodeGear ready Ruby release

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- CodeGear have announced this week they will be releasing an integrated development environment(IDE) for Ruby on Rails developers in the second half of 2007. Read more »

The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »

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Gnome 2.16 Preview

With the next major release of the GNOME desktop scheduled for release next month, each passing day sees more of the code frozen. This is the first iteration since version 2.14 was released in April, which saw extensive improvements in performance. Here is our first look at some of the features in Gnome 2.16. Read more »

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