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Windows Phone forgets how to copy and paste
Although previous versions of Windows Mobile have long supported a clipboard to move content around, the Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out this year won't have that ability. Read more »
Mozilla issues new Firefox test release
For eager beavers who want a taste of Firefox to come, Mozilla issued a second preview release of the browser. Read more »
Start-up claims Microsoft China took its code
A start-up says that a microblogging service recently launched by Microsoft in China "rips off" its user interface and also contains a huge percentage of similar code. Read more »
Bing Maps Beta: Very cool, but limited
Microsoft's Bing took a major step forward on Wednesday in adding rich mapping and image data to its search engine, but until it assembles more data, pretty pictures aren't enough to beat the Google Maps juggernaut. Read more »
GitHub picks Sydney sysadmins
Git-based online hosted service, GitHub, has chosen Sydney company Anchor to implement and manage its infrastructure. Read more »
Microsoft launches Bing 'Visual Search'
You see that headline? "Visual Search" is in quotation marks because Monday's announcement at the TechCrunch 50 conference about Bing's new search feature is a bit of a canard. Read more »
Security experts' sites hacked on eve of Black Hat conference
Websites of a handful of security experts and groups were hacked and passwords, emails, IM chats and other information was posted on the internet on Tuesday, the eve of the Black Hat security conference. Read more »
Android developers: Time to make the Donuts
With Cupcake barely starting to cool, Google's Android team has started circulating the ingredients that will make up the Donut release of its Android mobile operating system. Read more »
HP researchers develop browser-based darknet
Two researchers for Hewlett-Packard have created a browser-based darknet, an idea that could make it easier for businesses to keep eavesdroppers from uncovering confidential information. Read more »
Gates: Natal to bring gesture recognition to Windows too
Microsoft doesn't just want to bring gesture recognition to the Xbox with Project Natal. It also wants the technology in Windows, according to a very good source — Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Read more »
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Giving Samba its due
Here's some healthy praise to a tool often overlooked in the accolade department. Can you think of a tool more deserving of open-source love than Samba? Read more »
Explore the Semantic Web's standards and real-world applications
Here's an overview of the Semantic Web standards RDF and SPARQL and a look at two real-world applications that have emerged from the Semantic Web concept. Read more »
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 »
A developer's hands-on review of Delphi 2010
.NET and Visual C++ developers should check out Embarcadero's Delphi 2010 -- as long as they don't mind learning a new system, a new language and a new way of doing things. Read more »
Linux botnet discovery points to lazy administrators
Recently, a Russian security researcher discovered a 100-node Linux "cluster" that was running a botnet which was, in turn, connected to a group of desktop machines. Altogether these machines were serving up malware. Read more »
Update Windows scripts using these handy PowerShell commands
It may be time to upgrade batch files to PowerShell for automating the role of administering a Windows Server, so we've provided commands to use when updating Windows scripts. Read more »
10 ways to stay sane in your cubicle
If you're stuck in a cube 40 hours a week, you may need a few coping strategies to keep from going crazy. This article offers some survival tips to help make your workdays more bearable -- and maybe even enjoyable. Read more »
Reap the green IT benefits of thin client computing
This article notes that applying a selective and rigorous methodology to a thin client migration will position IT teams to reap the enhanced green IT and ROI benefits that the computing model offers. Read more »
Hyper-V R2 scalability and cross-processor migration features introduced
Microsoft has been racing to catch up in the enterprise virtualisation space, and the company's efforts appear to be bearing fruit. Feature sets and scalability are quickly making gains against market leader VMware. This article introduces two new Hyper-V R2 features that are coming and contrasts them against similar VMware offerings. Read more »
The 'Jolly Green' sleeping server
Can you imagine having smart servers in your datacentre that know when to sleep and work? Companies such as Microsoft are looking for more efficient ways to turn servers on and off throughout the day and night. Read more »
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Enable 'GodMode' in Windows 7
You don't need to pray to Bill Gates, or even Steve Ballmer, to activate some pretty cool powers in Windows 7. This simple folder hack puts nearly every Windows 7 customisation tweak in one place. Read more »
Microsoft Word 2010 technical preview
Molly Wood takes you inside the new features of Word, including some cool cut-and-paste tricks. Read more »
How I build cool stuff for government
Diana Mounter's second place-getting presentation is on how to build cool applications for local government (and she's not even a developer). Read more »
Cool things with HTML5, SVG and SMIL
Andreas Bovens shows off some cool tricks with HTML5, VIDEO and AUDIO tags, SVG and SMIL in the latest versions of Opera at Webjam8 Read more »
Blog (31)
SMB bug gets seven-year itch
-- This week's roundup looks at the Great Firewall of Australia, seven year-old security holes, Android's big bug and we chase Steve Ballmer around Sydney. Read more »
Azure: A matter of trust
-- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »
StartupCamp Melbourne: The review
-- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »
Cinergix waves Australian flag
-- Just one Australian start-up appears to have made the final cut for the US-based DEMO and TechCrunch50 conferences this week: Melbourne-based firm Cinergix, which has produced an online collaborative process design tool dubbed Creately. Read more »
Going the extra step but not the extra mile
-- 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 »
10 PR 2.0 tips for startups
-- You’ve got a great product and spent much of your budget on developing your software or service and now you’re left with a marginal budget for marketing and PR. Sound familiar? Read more »
Do you trust data in the cloud?
-- Cheap hosted storage, app engines, and hosted code libraries. Can you really trust your data, or your client's data in the magical Web 2.0 cloud? Read more »
Bootstrappr comes out of stealth mode
-- bootstrappr is a new blog that will track the fortunes of Australia's technology start-up scene. We'll hang out at Barcamp and keep an eye on twitter, test out the latest and greatest from Aussie entrepreneurs, and be the first to tell you when they fall in a heap. Read more »
Google opens up the code for Browser Sync
-- After deciding to discontinue its Browser Sync, Google has decided to make the code open source to let developers continue hacking. Read more »
Google to allow third party code in Gmail?
-- According to executives from the company, Google are preparing to open Gmail to developers outside the Googleplex labs. Read more »
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LCA Open Day
Yesterday was show and tell day for linux.conf.au with a pavilion full of gadgets, toys and cool stuff Read more »
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