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Microsoft uses TechFest to tout new user interfaces
Although it is not open to the press this year, Microsoft is using this week's TechFest internal science fair as an occasion to talk about some of the work it is doing to find new ways of connecting with computers. 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 fixes 8 IE holes, including one used in attacks
Microsoft on Thursday issued a cumulative critical patch for Internet Explorer that fixes eight vulnerabilities, including a hole targeted in the China-based attacks on Google and other US companies. Read more »
Snow Leopard benefits to be longer term
Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday, but the true importance of the Mac OS X update likely will emerge well afterward. Read more »
Apple on Windows 7 - 'just another version of Vista'
While Microsoft is trying to position Windows 7 as an exciting new version of the operating system, Apple on Monday tried to characterise it as the same old Windows. Read more »
Google plugs PC power into cloud computing
Even at the cutting edge of cloud computing, web-based applications can be frustrating to write and to use. Read more »
Sun steps into the cloud-computing fray
Sun has launched the Sun Open Cloud platform, in a bid to gain a place in the growing cloud-computing market and challenge companies such as Amazon. Read more »
Australian Twitter use hits all-time high
Australian use of the Twitter micro-blogging service hit an all-time high for the week ending 10 January 2009, as a number of factors contributed to its growth. Read more »
Avoid using IE if possible: AusCERT
Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) has recommended organisations "consider using a web browser other than Internet Explorer until a patch becomes available" — an option that many large firms cannot seriously consider. Read more »
Azure manages to avoid a Hailstorm of criticism
Microsoft's Hailstorm prompted an avalanche of criticism when it was proposed seven years ago, but developers seem to have few qualms with Windows Azure, which embraces many of the same notions. Read more »
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10 things you should never do on a consulting job
There are plenty of ways to shoot yourself in the foot when you're out on a job. This article lists a few of the worst offences. Read more »
The big Linux Achilles: Documentation
Linux does have one glaring Achilles heel -- documentation. This article has a proposed solution for this problem. Read more »
Celebrating freedom with open source
Happy Independence day to our US readers. And with this celebration, I thought it would be a good day to remind everyone what open source is all about, at least on a fundamental, non-TCO-ROI level. Read more »
The roots of agile project management
Here’s a brief history of agile project management. By brushing up on these fundamental concepts, you’ll gain insight into the challenges and problems that agile techniques are designed to resolve. Read more »
10 reasons why open source makes sense on smartphones
Open source brings a host of benefits to the mobile market, starting with cost savings but the advantages go much further — from better security to more customisation options to more prolific application development. Read more »
Will Linux own the cloud?
Many people have strong opinions about the efficacy of cloud computing and what it all means. The battle intensifies along the lines of proprietary vs. open source technology. Will cloud computing finally declare a winner? Read more »
Transition to .NET with this developer's tips
This article offers tips on how to ramp up on .NET for your new job. 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 »
Five strategies for 2009 IT gold
This article offers strategies that will help your IT projects be successful this year. The five points cover relationships between IT and its environment, as well as address culture and process. Read more »
Manes: Let’s get more ‘concrete’ about service orienting
Anne Thomas Manes says her statement that SOA is "dead" has been misinterpreted. Discover what her real point was about SOA. Read more »
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Microsoft looks to hardware for protection
Scott Charney, VP of the Trustworthy Computing Group, talks about some "fundamental engineering changes" that have to happen to properly secure software -- including binding Windows and other apps with PC hardware. Read more »
Is desktop security broken beyond repair?
At the AusCERT 2007 conference in Queensland last week, keynote speaker Ivan Krstic, who is the director of security architecture for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, told attendees that desktop security was fundamentally broken. We asked several security experts who attended the conference if they agreed and how the problem could be fixed. Read more »
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Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
DataPortability has big names on board, but a long road ahead
-- There's been plenty of talk about data portability over the past few weeks, what with Facebook taking issue with a Plaxo script that imported user data from one social network to the other. But the news has mostly dealt with tiffing and squabbling -- until now. Read more »
Competition: Send me to WebDU
-- We have five passes to give away to the upcoming webDU conference in March, worth $800 each. Read more »
Irwin.Grieve(smhStory);
-- Tutorial: How to write an application to grieve for you whenever SMH tells you to. Read more »
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