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SANS names top hacker targets

Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been named one of the Internet's top 20 hacker targets by a leading security organisation. Read more »

Apple fixes 26 Mac OSX flaws

Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws. Read more »

Mac community must wake up to security

Apple Macintosh users believe they are immune from security problems and need to wake up to the potential of attack -- before they are rudely awoken by a destructive piece of malware. Read more »

Desktop virtualisation opens new doors for users

When Apple released Parallels Desktop in June 2006, it showed most users for the first time what they could achieve with desktop virtualisation. Read more »

Apple's Leopard shows up on file sharing sites

A file purporting to be a preview version of Apple's next Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" operating system showed up on file sharing sites over the weekend. Read more »

Samba 3.2 adds cluster support

The Samba project on Tuesday released a major update to the file and print components of the server software, adding clustered file system support, compatibility improvements and other changes. Read more »

Microsoft's strategy for online success

The software giant is striving for greater compatibility with its rivals to ensure it plays as central a role online as it does on the desktop Read more »

Red Hat release Fedora with virtualisation

Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance virtualisation, programming tools and other software at the frontier of open-source development. Read more »

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Integrate Macs into a PC environment with built-in OS X tools

You no longer have to fear a mixed Windows and Mac environment. Find out how several OS X tools, including SMB access, Samba, Personal Web sharing, and FTP access, make mixing PCs and Macs easier than ever. Read more »

Securing Mac OS X

While OS X is secure out of the box, the following tips will help you determine whether your configuration is consistent with your needs. Read more »

How the Mac was born, and other tales

Steve Jobs will be the star attraction when the Macworld Conference and Expo opens to the public Tuesday, but many Mac fans might be just as interested in hearing from one of the original Mac's creators. Read more »

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther

Panther adds new and useful features, but at the expense of some old standbys. Current Jaguar users need not apply. Read more »

FileMaker Pro 8

With improved data-export tools, beginner-friendly templates and support for massive files, FileMaker Pro 8 is a great choice for novice or professional users who need to develop powerful databases. Read more »

Three free bug-tracking tools

Everyone's development budget is tight these days, but that's no excuse to skimp on project essentials like bug tracking. Try these three free bug-tracking tools for size. Read more »

SQL Anywhere Studio 9.0 proves to be a capable DBMS

SQL Anywhere Studio Version 9.0 from Sybase provides a feature-rich DBMS with a small footprint suitable for mobile devices. Find out more about what this DBMS can do for your next database project. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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