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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 »

Magnet allows tongue driven PC

Engineers have developed technology that would allow people with severe disabilities to operate a wheelchair or computer by moving their tongue. Read more »

Linux coders join green revolution

Programmers have begun serious work to cut consumption, extend PC Linux battery life and ease server costs. Read more »

Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix

Microsoft on Tuesday in the US issued five security bulletins with fixes for eight flaws, including a "critical" zero-day vulnerability in Windows that also affects Vista. Read more »

Microsoft cursor flaw may affect Firefox users

The animated cursor vulnerability in Windows could also affect those using Firefox on Windows machines, according to one of the security researchers who discovered the flaw. Read more »

Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw

A zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the Windows cursor could be spreading rapidly. Read more »

New hacker trick may expose Oracle databases

A new attack technique increases the risk of commonly found bugs in Oracle's database software, a security researcher has warned. Read more »

Spying an intelligent search engine

While most would agree that Google has set the current standard for Web search, some technologists say even better tools are on the horizon thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. Read more »

Vista looks to get tablets on write track

Microsoft tunes Windows Vista to help tablet PCs make better sense of your scribbles and scrawls. Read more »

Microsoft: Windows patch is flawed

Microsoft has acknowledged that a security patch issued in January for its Windows 98 and Windows ME operating systems may cause performance issues for customers who have downloaded the update. Read more »

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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 »

10 ADO best practices

You can work more efficiently with data when you know how to take advantage of the ActiveX data objects (ADO) library. This article offers some pointers that will help you use ADO objects effectively and avoid potential code snafus. Read more »

Avoiding cursors with SQL Server 2005

Sometimes cursors are necessary when executing queries in SQL Server, but most of the time they can be avoided entirely. This article shows where cursors can traditionally be used, and how you can use features packaged in SQL Server 2005 to avoid them. Read more »

MAX 08: Adobe lays out future directions

At Adobe's MAX conference this year -- Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch identified three trends that Adobe will address: client and cloud computing, devices and desktop computing, and social computing. Read more »

Capturing SQL Server 2005 database file size information

It's very important to capture trends of the sizes of your SQL Server 2005 database because it allows you to plan for future space needs, notice types of problems, and plan for time periods of heavy volume. I'll show you the simple method that I use to capture this information. Read more »

Using vi key bindings in bash and zsh

By default, most shells use emacs-style key bindings for command-line editing and modification. For users of vi or vim, however, you can configure shells to use vi key bindings instead. Read more »

Sometimes a variables table is better than hard coding into a package

When writing PL/SQL packages, there are times where it's better to store a variable in a table instead of coding it into the package. It's most useful for a variable that you might want to change fairly often. Read more »

Find sequence gaps using Oracle's analytic functions

Sequences of values occur frequently in database tables. Whether generated naturally as part of the data, or assigned by an Oracle sequence object, the intent is to number the rows with a unique, ever-increasing number. Gaps in this numbering may occur for various reasons. Read more »

Four ways to avoid TOO_MANY_ROWS errors in Oracle PL/SQL

When you use SELECT in a PL/SQL block, it's important to make sure that exactly one row will always be returned by your query. If more than one row is returned, the TOO_MANY_ROWS exception occurs. There are four ways to make sure your code is safe from this error... Read more »

Desktop RSS with Adobe AIR

Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is currently in public beta; it allows developers to build dual platform applications for the desktop with existing Web 2.0 technologies including Flash and Ajax. Read more »

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