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Firefox 3.5 'web upgrade' planned for end of June
Mozilla plans to issue a release candidate for Firefox 3.5 on Friday and the final version by the end of the month, Firefox director Mike Beltzner said on Tuesday. Read more »
New Linux kernel adds file-system support
Developers have released the Linux kernel version 2.6.30, adding support for new file systems as well as performance improvements and new hardware drivers. 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 debuts Chrome for Mac, Linux
Google released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux on Thursday, but only in rough developer preview versions that the company warns are works in progress. Read more »
Oracle/BEA: 12 months on
In the heady days of January 2008, database maker Oracle had finally captured the prize that it had been courting for many months, BEA, and in an instant became the largest middleware player in the market. But are the real results yet to appear? Read more »
Microsoft confirms Windows 7 coming this year
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it is planning to release Windows 7 this year, in time for the holiday shopping season. Read more »
Google issues, then reissues Chrome security fix
Google fixed security holes with a new release of its stable version of Chrome -- then released a replacement shortly afterward to prevent a batch of crashes that turned up as well. Read more »
Adobe promises fixes for Reader and Acrobat
Adobe has said it will issue updates to its Reader and Acrobat products on Tuesday 12 May, in a bid to fix recently discovered critical vulnerabilities. Read more »
Firefox 3.0.9 targets 12 security vulnerabilities
Mozilla released an update to Firefox 3 on Tuesday that patches 12 security vulnerabilities, four of which it rated as critical. Read more »
O'Reilly: The web is still learning, but it can teach too
The floor of the exposition hall at this year's Web 2.0 Expo has been a little bit lethargic, to say the least. "It's a lot emptier than last year," said one representative from a social gaming company that had set up a booth. "I think the 'Web 2.0' thing has become a bit of a stigma." Read more »
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How does Ubuntu's Upstart system initialisation compare with runit?
This article takes a look at Ubuntu's Upstart system, which is an event-based replacement for SysV init that handles the starting of tasks and services during boot. Read more »
Perils of adding fields to database tables
If you're not careful, when you add a field to a database table, you may cause all sorts of problems. This article looks at two such scenarios, and how you can plan for their occurrence. Read more »
The 10 most useful Linux commands
Maybe the command line isn't your favourite place to hang out, but to be an effective Linux admin, you need to be able to wield a few essential commands. This article says these 10 are guaranteed to simplify your Linux admin life -- and explains why. Read more »
10 ways to get a slipping project back on track
Plenty of things can derail a project plan: underestimated tasks, departing staff, misallocated resources. Here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that's losing ground. Read more »
What does Google Chrome offer developers?
This article discusses Chrome's tools for working with Web pages and weighs in on whether you should ditch IE or Firefox for Chrome. Read more »
What Chrome took from other browsers
If you've tried Google's new Chrome browser you would have noticed there's something familiar about it. It's no secret Google has adopted certain elements of other browsers. This article looks at seven features Chrome has in common with other popular browsers. Read more »
Why Chrome will win and why it will lose
Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype. Read more »
Why would anyone choose Windows over Linux?
Why would anyone choose Windows over Linux? This article lists some of the advantages of Linux over Windows. Read more »
How to create a Blue Screen of Death
Feeling nostalgic about the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, which used to plague desktops in the bad old days of Windows? No need to keep those feelings locked away. This handy guide will show you how to force your PC to recreate the infamous error. Read more »
A Beginners Guide to Threading
The golden age for programmers is over. For a decade we have been able to get away with writing slow code, knowing that the hardware would pick up the slack. Not so any more, hardware developers have decided that software developers need to raise their game, and get ready for a generation of multi-core processors. Read more »
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iPhone OS 3.0 makes an entrance
-- iiPhone OS 3.0 and Firefox 3.5 release candidate get launched this week. More in this week's Roundup. Read more »
2008: Time to call stumps
-- It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »
Flash vs. Silverlight
-- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »
Making the new Firefox Beta even faster
-- Mozilla fans can now play with the anticipated speedier JavaScript engine in the first beta for Firefox 3.1, as well as explore improvements to the Smart Location Bar and a slick interface for hotkey tab switchi 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 »
Shadow chasing in browsers
-- The punching and counterpunching continued in the ongoing web browser development bout. Each time one browser closes a feature gap, a new feature appears in one of the others -- how we ever put up with the years of browser stagnation, I'll never know. Read more »
Sysadmin hijacks San Francisco while Torvalds attacks security circus
-- This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at how one man has taken over the network of the city of San Francisco, take a glance at a local news start-up and Linus Torvalds calls out the IT security sector. Read more »
RIP: iPhone carrier monopoly
-- Each time an iPhone launch story appears, one can almost feel thousands of credit cards shudder in collective fear. This week the landscape for the iPhone began to crystallise with confirmation of multiple carriers and a very good indication that the iPhone in Australia would be 3G. Read more »
Firefox 3's better performance and memory improvements
-- As beta 5 is due to come out next week, I take a look at some of the new features and improvements in Firefox 3. Read more »
Flickr fans band together to fend off Microsoft
-- This is what happens when Microsoft tries to take over not just a company but also a community: a number of Flickr users have launched a group opposing the attempted acquisition. Read more »
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Firefox: Greens want it, 3.5rc2 not up to par
This week's roundup looks at the situation surrounding a campaign to change Outlook HTML renderer, a Greens MP wants to install Firefox but is restricted and all the photos from the iPhone 3GS launch. Read more »
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Microsoft misses the Outlook pointAsk designers which mail program is the bane of their existence, and you'll find that Outlook tops the list. The reason why the most popular email reader is also the most painful is simple: it uses Word to render HTML emails. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.