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Google's math == FAIL!

Google's calculator has some trouble handling math with some large numbers, an issue that's not unheard of in computing circles but that might not sit well at a supremely nerdy company that's named after a humongous number. Read more »

Analyst predicts bleak future for Aust ICT economy

A visiting analyst has warned that an over-reliance on a temporary minerals boom and a decline in the number of science and engineering graduates will erode Australia's ICT capacity and hinder its unprecedented stretch of economic growth. Read more »

Intel learns from insects to make 80-cores practical

Researchers at chip giant Intel are looking to create insect-like exoskeletons that will help make 80-core processors work with today's software and hardware. Read more »

Updated Python language released

The next version of the open source programming language Python was released this week featuring performance gains, bug fixes and new language enhancements. Read more »

Offshoring takes centre stage in election

Coalition ICT Minister Helen Coonan yesterday delivered a vigorous reply to Labor's IT industry policy announcement, claiming the opposition was trying to "freeze Australia in time" over its approach to off-shoring. Read more »

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Location-based publishing and services

Geocoded content is transforming our Web. By adding geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) to our media, we can help others find it through location-based search engines and web maps. Read more »

10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years

If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Read more »

SPARQL: A query platform for Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web

This document explains how SPARQL might be used for querying information in a Web 2.0 environment and how the SPARQL Protocol works for remote queries. Read more »

Making MIDI Music: As easy as "A B C_Minor"

A powerful new Java API allows developers to make MIDI music as easily as declaring it as a series of notes in a string. Read more »

Optimise your PostgreSQL database with data types

This document outlines the most important data types supported by PostgreSQL, describing when and how each should be used. Read more »

Exposing product information via Web services

The .NET Framework simplifies the Web service creation process. Learn how to create a Web service that interfaces with SQL Server and returns the applicable information from the Northwind database. Read more »

The trouble with using ems for font sizing

There are certain advantages and disadvantages for each font size specification method. In this article we take a look at ems and percents. Read more »

Kill runaway Oracle processes on Windows

Need to know how to use the Orakill command? We show you how in this Builder AU article. Read more »

Easily format string output with String.Format

The .NET Framework provides a clean approach to string concatenation with the String class's Format method. Learn about the syntax for formatting string values. Read more »

Utilising XML documents in BizTalk 2004 orchestrations

The uses of xPath and other XML data-handling techniques are a little different in BTS2K4 orchestrations. Here's an overview of the rules. Read more »

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    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 »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Since its release in May last year, Gears has supported only Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. With the addition of Safari into the Gears fold, it closes the loop of major browsers to support Gears Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

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    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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