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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 »

Elements of Firefox overhaul arrive for testing

Mozilla, faced with new competitive pressures, has begun work on three separate, significant changes to Firefox. Read more »

Greasemonkey comes to Chrome

Greasemonkey scripts are an easy way to create single-serving enhancements for Firefox, and now they work natively on Google Chrome, too. Read more »

Snow Leopard benefits to be longer term

Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday, but the true importance of the Mac OS X update likely will emerge well afterward. Read more »

Google switches on Apps Script

Google officially rolled out its Apps Script functionality for enterprise users on Wednesday, following a limited pilot release earlier this year. Read more »

Adobe makes Acrobat.com a business with paid accounts

Adobe is taking Acrobat.com out of beta on Monday, and turning it into a business with paid user accounts. 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 »

Windows 7 catching developers' eyes

While we've heard a lot about Windows 7, we haven't heard too much about the software and hardware that will take advantage of the new operating system. Read more »

Apple releases OS X 10.5.7

The update to Leopard operating system includes fixes for a variety of bugs and security issues, as well as expanded hardware support. Read more »

Google plugs PC power into cloud computing

Even at the cutting edge of cloud computing, web-based applications can be frustrating to write and to use. Read more »

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A look at ColdFusion 9's new features

This article looks at some of the best features in ColdFusion 9 and discusses why the application server is still compelling. Read more »

10 open source Windows apps worth checking out

The open source community has a lot to offer, and not just to Linux users. These 10 outstanding Windows tools can make your life easier (for free). Read more »

10 Google Chrome extensions worth checking out

Improve your Chrome browsing experience by adding extensions that provide custom functionality. Read more »

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 »

Using Corkscrew to tunnel SSH over HTTP

This article shows you how to use the cross-platform program Corkscrew for HTTP-tunnelling. Read more »

Mirroring websites with wget

This article demonstrates the basics of wget for mirroring entire websites. Read more »

It's time to consider alternatives to RDBMS

For at least the last 20 years, developers have been trying to figure out how to make the relational database work better for our needs. When do we start trying something entirely different? 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 »

10 ways Microsoft could help Linux

The author supports an alliance between Microsoft and Linux. Find out why he believes both camps could work together for the benefit of all concerned. Read more »

Converting Subversion repositories to Git

This article walks you through the process of converting your version control system from the popular Subversion system to Git, a distributed-repository system. Read more »

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Why Chrome is catching on

When Google introduced a Web browser earlier this fall, the debut was accompanied by much expectation as well as by much skepticism. But Chrome is starting to win over more converts -- including CNET News' Stephen Shankland, who explains why on today's CNET News Daily Debrief with Charles Cooper. Read more »

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'Internet van' turns 30

The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, celebrates a nondescript converted bread truck for its instrumental role in developing the first mobile and wireless Internet connection. News.com's Kara Tsuboi introduces the engineers behind a feat that happened three decades ago this month. Read more »

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Facebook gets its groove on with HipHop for PHP

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Facebook has released a source code transformer aimed to increase the performance of PHP, while Office 2010 entered the release candidate stage this week. Read more »

Share your #songincode

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- We noticed this amusing trend on Twitter last week, where people are converting song lyrics (or anything else really) into code. Read more »

Adobe develops Strobe

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Adobe unveiled an open framework, called Strobe, while Mozilla released version 1.0 of it's Prism, and Google added new features to its search engine. More in this week's Roundup. Read more »

Yahoo's Outlook alternative: Zimbra Desktop

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If you could collect your Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, and corporate messages into a single in-box, would you switch? Read more »

Tools for the Semantic Web

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »

2Vouch refers well

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

Google: Don't give up on OpenSocial

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When Google unveiled its OpenSocial developer initiative at the end of October, observers hailed it as the future of the social Web. But is the search king already too late to the party? Read more »

Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »

Microsoft tips for pitching to Linux geeks

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Sometimes something appears that makes you scratch your head so much that you fear that you may inflict a self-imposed scalping Read more »

Badvista brings the wrong view

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- The winner of the "here we go again" award this week would undoubtedly have to go to the Free Software Foundation Read more »

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    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 »

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