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Windows 7 equals some strange math

In many ways, Microsoft's decision to keep the Windows 7 name was entirely logical -- but to arrive at the number 7, Microsoft does some strange math. Read more »

Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks

Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin. Read more »

Massive, coordinated DNS patch released

A security researcher has responsibly disclosed a fundamental flaw within the Domain Name System (DNS), the addressing scheme behind the common names used on the Internet. Read more »

The GNOME Foundation appoints new executive director

The GNOME Foundation has hired Stormy Peters as executive director to work on strengthening the organisation by drawing in new industry members and contributors. Read more »

The bonfire of online vanities: Web 2.0 critic speaks

Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic. Read more »

Microsoft's mysterious Windows 7 communiqué

Yesterday, Microsoft sent out a press release, which is not uncommon. What is uncommon is to get one unconnected with a product launch, an event or some major change in strategy. Read more »

Flaws found in open source codes

A project funded by the US Department of Homeland Security has praised improvements in open source security, while outlining some common errors. Read more »

Adobe opens up Flash, ditches licensing fees

Adobe is aiming for greater use of its Flash Player multimedia Web software within mobile and other non-PC devices by launching its Open Screen Project — an industry alliance it hopes will garner the support of large vendors in the embedded multimedia space. Read more »

Hans Reiser guilty of first-degree murder

A jury has found Linux programmer Hans Reiser guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 killing of his estranged wife, Nina Reiser. Read more »

'Bad guys' target mobile devices

Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them. Read more »

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Project managers: Stop 'gathering' IT requirements

The failure to gather good requirements is the main cause of project failures. This article says that, instead of gathering requirements, project managers must negotiate requirements among the stakeholders. Read more »

10 ways to get a slipping project back on track

Plenty of things can derail a project plan: underestimated tasks, departing staff, misallocated resources. Here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that's losing ground. Read more »

Security in the Web 2.0 Era

At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »

Did Ballmer hint at a Windows AppStore?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday appeared to hint at the possibility of a Windows application marketplace that would be similar to the Apple iPhone AppStore. But the idea is not without its share of problems. Read more »

First impressions of ASP.NET's MVC framework

Find out why you may want to use Microsoft's Model View Controller (MVC) framework instead of Web Forms. Read more »

Send email alerts when errors are written to the event log

It is common for applications to write to the Windows Event Log when errors occur or a warning is issued, and with the advent of the .NET Framework, Microsoft has provided developers with built-in functionality to read and write data to or from the event log. Read more »

Getting started with Delphi for PHP

This article guides you through a brief tour of CodeGear's Delphi for PHP, a visual IDE for developing applications in PHP. Read more »

Try command-line looping for added efficiency

Using loops, you can take often-used commands that would normally be executed in sequence manually, and have them done automatically. This article tells you what you need to know about getting started with loops. Read more »

The importance of design symmetry in your Java types

Design symmetry means that if one method causes an effect, the logically opposite method should cause the opposite effect. While this can be a subtle point the results may be very significant. 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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TechEd 2007: Michael Twigg

Michael Twigg is the production resources manager for Animal Logic, the creators of the films Happy Feet and 300. We sat down with Michael and asked him how Animal Logic handles the expectations of their clients and meets their deadlines. Read more »

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Adobe briefly considered its own browser

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

Sydney start-up Streem launches news site

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Sydney-based start-up Streem yesterday formally launched a new online news site, saying it would differ from traditional media outlets by paying readers a small fee for any content they submitted. Read more »

Adobe bashes open source alternatives

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Adobe Systems has embraced open source software for some products, but its core Creative Suite line looks like it'll remain proprietary. Read more »

Being happy with Windows NT

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When it comes to making Academy Award winning films, it would appear that Windows NT is the operating system of choice. Read more »

Rational community gets rolling

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- IBM's Rational Software Developer Conference kicked off it's festivities in Orlando, Florida with lights, camera and plenty of action this morning. Read more »

Flash in the pan

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- So Silverlight will kill Flash, will it? Maybe it will. A lot of people have told me this and I began to wonder if the opinion had any validity. Read more »

Is your boss wearing their pjs, or perhaps less?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Next time you are on your phone to your boss and they are at home, best probably not to wonder what their attire is. Read more »

PDF to become ISO standard

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Just prior to the Vista launch fest, Adobe is intending for PDF to become an ISO standard Read more »

The Developer Manifesto

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- I ran across a "Developer Manifesto" while trolling through a vendor Web site and thought I would share it with you. Read more »

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