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Opera CEO: Chrome has been very good for us
Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner was in town today, so I spent a few minutes with him talking about the browser company he co-founded way back in 1995. With browser battles raging, I wanted to know how this almost historic company was holding up. Read more »
Exploit tool reveals inner working of the iPhone
An iPhone debugging tool has been released that reveals the inner workings of Apple's popular gadget. Read more »
Apple fixes Safari, scores 5bn iTunes downloads
Apple on Thursday released a new version of Safari for Windows that includes a security fix for a high-profile carpet-bombing desktop attack vulnerability. Read more »
Apple previews OS X 10.6: Snow Leopard
Apple has previewed OS X 10.6 at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, code-named Snow Leopard. Read more »
Apple's WWDC: New iPhone, new OS X, new .Mac?
Expect to hear new details about the future of Apple's Mac OS X and Web business next week at the Worldwide Developers Conference — and we think there might be a new iPhone, too. Read more »
Mac OS X gets first open-source virtualisation tool
Sun has released a major update to its open-source desktop virtualisation tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Apple's Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements. Read more »
Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure
The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild. Read more »
Ubuntu more secure than Leopard, Windows Vista?
Ubuntu Linux was the only system left unscathed in a multi-platform hacking competition last week, but does that mean it is more secure? Read more »
Apple's Leopard hacked in 30 seconds
Apple's Leopard has been hacked within 30 seconds using a flaw in Safari, with rival OSes Ubuntu and Vista so far remaining impenetrable in the CanSecWest PWN to OWN competition. Read more »
Apple OS X flaw exposes Keychain password
Apple has confirmed a security glitch that, in many situations, will let someone with physical access to a Macintosh computer gain access to the password of the active user account. Read more »
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Why Apple's iPhone is like a 1981 IBM PC
Is the iPhone just a clunky 1981 IBM PC in a sexy black case? Rupert Goodwins asks some serious questions about its enduring appeal. Read more »
Ian Griffiths talks Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 1)
Windows Presentation Foundation is one of the most interesting new developments in .NET 3.0, we sat down with WPF trainer and author Ian Griffiths to talk WPF, Silverlight and what Microsoft has over the competition. Read more »
Perl 101
Perl is commonly referred to as 'duct tape of the Internet'. Get Perl into your toolbox by following this introduction by Nick Gibson. Read more »
Interview: Microsoft's security guru, Steve Riley
Before the start of Tech.Ed 06 Builder AU caught up with Steve Riley who works at Microsoft as a Senior Security Strategist to talk about Vista's new networking stack, security vs usability, and the uptake of IPv6. Read more »
Developing Applications for Intel-based Macs
A new processor architecture has massively boosted Mac power and capabilities, but what does it mean for developers? Stephen Withers investigates how to port your Mac apps. 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 »
Take the .NET open source plunge with Mono
Mono is an open source platform based on the .NET Framework. Find out how to increase your options by providing a vehicle for developing on both Windows, OS X and various UNIX/Linux platforms. Read more »
Review: Java Development from Linux to Mac
Local tech writer, Ben Stringer reviews the move from a Linux development environment for Java to one with an Apple PowerMac G5. Read more »
Review: Altova XMLSPY 2004
If XML is the "new currency" for the Web, then Altova's XMLSPY is the money changer. Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis takes a look at this latest installment from Altova. Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Jakob Nielsen
Builder AU recently caught up with usability guru Jakob Nielsen to talk about the Web, open source software, the future of 3D interfaces and mobile devices. Read more »
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Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot on a Mac
In this Quick Tip, learn how to start your own Wi-Fi hotspot on a Mac if you have a wired Ethernet connection. Read more »
Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
Hollywood would have IT pros believe that the biggest threat to network security comes from international super hackers or high school kids trying to download games like global thermonuclear war. In reality, we face a far more mundane threat–our end users, particularly those wielding USB storage devices. Read more »
Ballmer's Best and Firewalls -- Club Builder
With Steve Ballmer in the country this week, its time to present the "Best of Ballmer". Club Builder also looks at the goverment's firewall plans as well as news from Microsoft's PDC conference. Read more »
Blog (12)
Share a keyboard and mouse with Synergy
-- Even in the era of virtualization, many IT pros (including myself) have a small army of computers sitting on, under, and around their desks. Read more »
Quick Tip: Forwarding X11 to OS X
-- Just because you are on a Mac doesn't mean you can't run your Linux applications. Here's how you can bring penguin power to your Mac. Read more »
OS X Leopard source code released
-- The core set of components under the hood of Apple's Leopard operating system has been released to developers. Read more »
OS X + NFSv4 == SSHFS + open bitterness
-- Has anyone, who isn't a die-hard Darwin fanatic, ever tried to recompile their kernel in OS X? If you answered yes then you are among a rare breed of user indeed. Read more »
The return to the king
-- Does the arrival of Web applications on the desktop warrant the death pronouncement of the desktop or is it just hot air? Read more »
Live Blog: MIX 07 Keynote
-- Live blog from the MIX 07 Keynote. Will we see an announcement regarding Silverlight? It certainly appears so. Read more »
Set up Apache, PHP and MySQL like a n00b on OSX
-- Need to set up a local development environment for Web applications using Apache, MySQL, and PHP on your Mac? This one click solution will mean more work and less fussing around in Terminal. Read more »
Get more out of Safari with Debug mode
-- Safari's debug mode can open up a few nice features like a JavaScript consol and mask Safari as Internet Explorer. Read more »
Widgets - Revenge of the shiny things
-- In a world without widgets, would you start up separate applications for the weather, a dictionary, a screen ruler, a gmail peeker and an app that checks your favourite web comic everytime your machine boots up? Read more »
Do crash dialogs work?
-- Typically it's the small things that will end up annoying users; and it's those same small things that can impress users. Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending 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 »
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Interplanetary Internet a possibility
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.