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Sun threatened by Microsoft, Apple over patents
Revealing a bit of previously hush-hush history that's relevant today, Sun Microsystems' former chief executive said that both Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft founder Bill Gates had threatened Sun for infringing their patents. Read more »
Gates calls China censorship 'limited'
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and web giant Google over cyber attacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the internet were "fortunately ...very limited." Read more »
Microsoft'll fix it for you: Automated 'fix it' buttons solving PC problems
Microsoft says that rather than struggle to fix their own PC problems, computer owners have shown they'd rather just click a "Fix it" button and let the computer take care of itself. Read more »
Microsoft files lawsuits over online 'malvertising'
Aiming to crack down on a growing problem, Microsoft said it filed five lawsuits on Thursday against parties it suspects of posting online advertisements laden with malicious code. Read more »
Microsoft reiterates case against Word injunction
Microsoft on Monday reiterated its case in an appeal of an injunction ordering it to stop selling Word in its current form and argued against fines totalling $240 million for patent infringement and wilful infringement. Read more »
Twitter blackout confirmed as denial-of-service attack
Twitter was inaccessible for several hours on Thursday, followed by a period of slowness and sporadic timeouts, and more outright downtime. The microblogging site is blaming an "ongoing" denial-of-service (DoS) attack but has not said anything further. Read more »
Microsoft gives Bing stronger search filter option
Microsoft has tweaked the search filters on its new Bing search engine following criticism that its smart motion video feature allowed web surfers to watch porn without visiting adult websites. Read more »
'Linux Defenders' aim at Microsoft patents
A Linux advocacy group on Tuesday said it is publicly seeking invention data that could help overturn three Microsoft patents that the software maker has charged are infringed by some implementations of the Linux kernel. Read more »
Debian gets FreeBSD kernel support
The open-source Debian operating system on Sunday gained support for the FreeBSD kernel, allowing users to run the same operating system on two different software cores. Read more »
Microsoft: Social network concepts work great in business
During an on-stage chat at Web 2.0 Expo, Steven Elop, Microsoft's president of the business division, defended himself against conference instigator Tim O'Reilly's challenge that Microsoft's traditional office apps aren't making, and may not be able to make, a successful transition to the web. Read more »
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Once and for all: Assertiveness is not bad
Many employees confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness. Here's a lame attempt to explain the difference. Read more »
Are employee self-evaluations worthless?
A study from Cornell brings the value of employee self-evaluations into question. Judging by the results of the study, can self-evaluations be trusted? Read more »
How JavaScript became a browser-war battleground
After lurking inconspicuously within the code of websites for more than a decade, JavaScript has emerged to become a key battleground in a second era of web-browser wars. Read more »
Use this process to estimate a project's effort hours
Once you understand the effort that's required for a project, you can assign resources to determine how long the project will take and estimate labor and non-labor costs. Here's a process you can use to estimate the total effort required for your project. Read more »
The 7 most important communication skills an IT leader should have
Everyone wants to tell IT pros that they need to develop people skills, but no one really tells what those skills are. Here are the most important skills an IT leader should have and how to develop them. Read more »
10+ things you should know about rootkits
Malware-based rootkits fuel a multibillion dollar spyware industry by stealing individual or corporate financial information. If that weren't bad enough, rootkit-based botnets generate untold amounts of spam. Here's a look at what rootkits are and what to do about them. Read more »
Why Apple's iPhone is like a 1981 IBM PC
Is the iPhone just a clunky 1981 IBM PC in a sexy black case? Rupert Goodwins asks some serious questions about its enduring appeal. Read more »
Sun's Java certifications: Are they worth the effort?
Can Java certifications be beneficial for your career? Here's a quick overview of Sun's Java certification offerings, along with my thoughts about how much stock I put into these certifications. Read more »
Be aware of the threat of hidden keystroke-logging devices
Learn about the different versions of keystroke loggers, and get tips for protecting your organisation and your users from this threat. Read more »
How to issue the "hard no"
If you polled managers and asked them to list the things they have the most difficulty doing, somewhere near the top of the list would be -saying no." I can already hear many of you saying, -Well, my boss tells me no all the time." But it is, in fact, a difficult act for more managers than you think. Read more »
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Vista's annoyance was planned?!!? -- Club Builder
We shouldn't be surprised that Vista's security prompts were designed to be annoying. We also look at the new security paradigm and how playing dumb can help defend piracy. Read more »
Wikimedia Foundation Defends Jimmy Wales
Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, defended Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales who is under fire for allegedly misusing foundation funds. Read more »
Ballmer: 'Vista is great for consumers'
Ballmer: 'Vista is great for consumers'. Microsoft CEO defends Vista's critics. Read more »
Blog (8)
If PHP then goto is the future
-- Few things can spark more religious fervour amongst programmers than the mention of a goto statement. Read more »
Still many questions about software for mobile computers
-- The great thing about the development of future mobile computers is that no one school of thought has come to dominate the territory. Of course, that's also a problem. Read more »
5 reasons restricting hacking is not like gun control
-- Let's get it out of the way: Guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people. People with hacking tools can steal your personal data, shut down your system and deface your web site -- but is that any reason to ban them? Read more »
Builder AU's June book giveaway
-- Help out in the Builder AU forums and win a book! Read more »
Watch Out For More Fanboys
-- With every release of a new laptop you hear a collective sigh from the knockers, they're waiting for the reaction on various lists from the Apple devotees that they love to call "Fanboys". Read more »
What's a Beta these days?
-- Betas are now so widespread that the term is becoming meaningless. Read more »
Attack Modeling vs Threat Modeling
-- Traditional Threat Modeling from an adversarial approach is actually Attack Modeling. So what is Threat Modeling then and how does it differ from Attack Modeling? Read more »
Application Threat Modeling v2
-- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »
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Microsoft shows off IE9 previewThis week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. 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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Google launches Apps Marketplace
Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
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