Tag: hard drive

Google Docs adds live sharing to folders

Google Docs has long let users share documents between one another, but folders -- a feature Google begrudgingly added to Docs back in mid-2007 -- have largely been left out of the picture. Read more »

Adobe tries keeping Flash in web vanguard

There's a major movement afoot to rebuild the web as a foundation for interactive applications. But Adobe Systems, whose Flash technology already plays that role as a nearly ubiquitous browser plug-in, believes its technology will stay a step ahead of the game. Read more »

Picasa 3.5 adds facial recognition

Google has introduced an updated version of its Picasa software that can recognise faces in photos stored on users' computers. 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 »

Netspace's green box: Contest winner

It's been a highly entertaining week for ZDNet.com.au and Builder AU staff as we sifted through quite a few hilarious reader captions. Read more »

Chrome security in limelight with Google OS plan

The techniques Google uses to protect Chrome users from browser-based attacks have taken on new importance with the company's plan to make the software the centerpiece of a Netbook operating system. Read more »

Microsoft's server boss: No Azure in a box

One of the limiting factors for Windows Azure — Microsoft's operating system for the cloud — is that it only runs in Microsoft's data centers. Read more »

Windows 7 testers have long path to upgrade

Going from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is relatively straightforward. So one might think that moving from a pre-release version of Windows 7 to the final version would also be simple. Read more »

Tech.Ed attendees get free HP netbook

Microsoft has raised the stakes for conference swag, with paying attendees of its September Tech.Ed conference in Australia having the opportunity to go home with a new HP laptop. Read more »

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What to expect in Windows 7 RC

In this hands on, the Windows 7 Release Candidate continues to impress with big new features, improvements to old ones, and a longer trial period despite dropping native Bluetooth support. Read more »

10 old-school Linux tools I refuse to let go of

No matter which platform you prefer, there are probably a few old tools you just can't part with. Read more »

Three storage features eliminated from Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 eliminates several staples from the Exchange diet and for good reason. Learn which three major storage-related features didn't make the Exchange 2010 cut. Read more »

System monitoring with Conky

This article explains how to use the monitoring tool Conky to get crucial information on system performance. This system monitoring tool can operate in window-less mode, so it persistently anchors to the desktop, preventing it from being moved or closed. Read more »

10 outstanding Linux backup utilities

A dependable backup tool is not a luxury -- everyone needs to have one. But that doesn’t mean you need to spend a fortune to get the feature set that meets your needs. Read more »

Reap the green IT benefits of thin client computing

This article notes that applying a selective and rigorous methodology to a thin client migration will position IT teams to reap the enhanced green IT and ROI benefits that the computing model offers. Read more »

Use encrypted filesystems with Linux Logical Volume Manager

Take advantage of the volume encryption feature in the Logical Volume Manager (LVM). Read more »

How do I ... use CSS to create an image map on my website?

Thanks to the rise of Flash technology, image maps are rarely used anymore. However, CSS does allow you to create an image map with some subtle mouse over effects with a few slick modifications to the

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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 »

10 ways to make Linux boot faster

On those infrequent occasions when you need to reboot Linux, you may find that the process takes longer than you'd like. This article gives you a number of tricks you can use to reduce boot times. Read more »

A Beginners Guide to Threading

The golden age for programmers is over. For a decade we have been able to get away with writing slow code, knowing that the hardware would pick up the slack. Not so any more, hardware developers have decided that software developers need to raise their game, and get ready for a generation of multi-core processors. Read more »

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Ratbags burn, smash and 'nuke' hard drives

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Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access

[blogs:syslog] -- Significantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network. Read more »

2008: Time to call stumps

[blogs:syslog] -- It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

Pirates rejoice!

[blogs:syslog] -- This week's roundup brings news about Vista first service pack, PDF's standards push and a video of why the Web needs changing. Read more »

Apple shipping the Mark Webber of hard drives

[blogs:betaliving] -- The hard drives within Apple computers seem to pull mechnical failure and random incidents into play whenever you think things are fine -- just like our man in F1: M. Webber. Read more »

Hans Reiser trial gets under way

[blogs:syslog] -- The murder trial of Hans Reiser, the 43-year-old Oakland, Calif.-computer programmer accused of killing his wife, is scheduled to begin Tuesday in what the San Francisco Chronicle predicts will be one of the most sensational local trials in recent memory. Read more »

Solving the network storage dilemma

[blogs:syslog] -- I've had some friends and readers ask me the same question about what to do about the problem of storage in the home and how do you make it accessible to every computer or set-top box in the house on the internal network. Read more »

The return to the king

[blogs:betaliving] -- Does the arrival of Web applications on the desktop warrant the death pronouncement of the desktop or is it just hot air? Read more »

Anti-social Web 2.0 to save your bacon

[blogs:betaliving] -- Even if you don't buy into the whole "social" part of Web 2.0, it's still useful if you are an endemic procrastinator. Read more »

Debugging the manual #1

[blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- The most taxing part of solving most problems in IT is taking the effort to read the user manual and find the right documentation, right? Read more »

BitLocker experiences

[blogs:] -- With Windows Vista on the eventual Horizon, I've been working with the Betas and having a look at the security features. One of the ones I'm anticipating with great enthusiasm is Bitlocker. Bitlocker is a drive encryption system that actually encrypts the entire contents of a drive. Being the paranoid sort I am, I figured it would be a great thing to set up and use. Read more »