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Mozilla warns on Adobe, Microsoft hidden Web agenda
Companies building Web sites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of Mozilla Europe has warned. Read more »
SAP: Love those developers, hate that open source
Enterprise software giant SAP is making a renewed push to build ties to the developer community, but that enthusiasm isn't likely to extend to making the source code for any of its core components available. Read more »
AJAX developers 'forget about the network'
If you're using AJAX to develop interactive Web applications, are you making these errors? Read more »
Developer defies MS demands to kill .NET debug tool
UK developer Jamie Cansdale seems to have ignored calls from Microsoft that he remove a free tool called TestDriven.NET from his Web site, despite legal demands that the tool be removed by June 1 -- because it breaches licensing conditions. Read more »
PayPal launches developer Integration Center
PayPal focuses on integration with the launch of new resources for developers. Read more »
Thunderbird gets Mozilla US$3m to 'do a Firefox'
Mozilla wants to reproduce the Firefox Web browser's success with Thunderbird, its open-source e-mail software. Read more »
PHP IDE to go open source
Maguma says it will make its integrated developer environment available under an open source licence later this month. Read more »
Open source specialists offered tech support rewards
OpenLogic will pay developers to provide high-level support for scores of open source products, but not everyone is convinced by the idea. Read more »
Developer Interview: James Gosling
Take a look at Sun Microsystems' recently relaunched Java developer Web site, and you'll see something new: a picture of James Gosling. Read more »
Google crawls into source code search
Google is taking its search expertise to one of its favorite audiences: software developers. Read more »
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Could holding an MCSD land you that next job?
See why one developer believes certification--particularly the Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer--is growing increasingly important. Read more »
How to make money from Open source
Ever pondered how companies make money from free and open source development projects? Could you open source your code and still make a profit? Con Zymaris puts forward the case. Read more »
Train your team to gain long-term benefits
Before you go outside for expertise, you should consider the benefits of spending the money you had budgeted for a consultant on training your in-house staff to handle not only the project at hand but also others down the road. Read more »
Legacy apps and .NET
Maximise your investments by using legacy apps in conjunction with the .NET Framework. Use Host Integration Server to integrate your old apps with .NET to save money. Read more »
Should a freelance developer sacrifice freedom for a regular paycheque?
A freelance Web developer has an offer to become a full-time employee--but should they take it? Career guru Molly Joss offers some advice. Read more »
Settling for less
As competition heats up in the job market, many of you are facing a tough decision: Do you hold out for a position offering a decent salary or accept a job for far less than you used to make? Read more »
Usability skills for every developer
It's easy to get lost in creating clean, efficient code and forget why you're writing it in the first place. Here's how you avoid falling into the trap of forgetting usability. Read more »
Don't deliver more features than the client requests
In project management, goldplating--delivering more requirements than what the client requested--is a no no. Read more »
XP to take on the cost of change
One of the biggest challenges facing software development teams today is making sure that the end product actually meets the business need. Read more »
What users want
Developing usable software for customers is all about understanding your end-users. We asked some of Australia's leading usability experts on their approach to this integral part of software development. Read more »
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Make money from free code
-- The Open Source Developers conference began Wednesday morning at Monash University in Melbourne. Read more »
Spellr.us needs a new dictionary
-- One of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes. 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 »
Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback
-- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. 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 »
Facebook's portal for the masses
-- This week, Facebook took a number of strategic steps toward its goal of giving people the "power to share and make the world more open and connected." That's how founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the mission statement for Facebook. Read more »
Gestation, robots and NASA hacking
-- Firefox 3 made it out the door last week, and set a world record while doing so; after 15 years Wine 1.0 also hit the street. We also look at robots, google developer day and outsourcing in this week's Weekly Roundup. Read more »
You've got patched flaws!
-- Patents and Symantec were made to look very silly this week. Microsoft said that open source was a bigger threat than Google and no prizes for guessing which month the final version of Firefox 3 will appear in. Read more »
Microsoft says "open sesame"
-- While you may have been out last night watching the latest Rambo adventure with Sly Stallone making war for war's sake, Microsoft was busy declaring a truce with the open source community. Read more »
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The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers
Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
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