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HTML groups tackle webcam support
The groups responsible for standardising the language used to build websites have begun tackling technology to provide a direct interface to webcams. 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 »
Boom in requests for Linux drivers
A steady stream of manufacturers are requesting Linux drivers for their hardware, suggesting growing adoption of Linux operating systems among enterprises. Read more »
Researchers offer tool for breaking into Oracle databases
During their presentation at the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences next week in Las Vegas, security experts will release a tool that can be used to break into Oracle databases. Read more »
Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt
Nokia's Maemo mobile Linux operating system will use Qt rather than GTK+ for its application development framework. Read more »
Windows 7 catching developers' eyes
While we've heard a lot about Windows 7, we haven't heard too much about the software and hardware that will take advantage of the new operating system. 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 »
Android set to take Linux to the mainstream
For an operating system to wrestle market share from Microsoft's Windows, it will need two things: the OS-maker's support and low licensing fees. Read more »
New antivirus software looks at behaviours, not signatures
It could be argued that security vendors are losing the battle with online scammers whose programs sneak onto computers and drop malicious programs, opening the computers up to remote attacks and turning them into zombies in botnet armies. Read more »
New exploit targets IE 7 hole patched last week
Cybercriminals are exploiting a critical hole in Internet Explorer 7 that was patched a week ago by Microsoft, security firm Trend Micro warned on Tuesday. Read more »
Features (215)
Use QuickProxy for a simple proxy switch in Firefox
Switching proxy functionality on and off in Firefox can be something of a chore using the default menu interface. The QuickProxy extension eliminates the need to jump through several hoops to get to the goal. Read more »
10 open source Windows apps worth checking out
The open source community has a lot to offer, and not just to Linux users. These 10 outstanding Windows tools can make your life easier (for free). Read more »
Workflow Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »
Message Interaction Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 14 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at the more advanced messaging constructs supported by the Oracle BPEL PM. Read more »
Using Corkscrew to tunnel SSH over HTTP
This article shows you how to use the cross-platform program Corkscrew for HTTP-tunnelling. Read more »
Monitor your system for threats with rsec alerts
This article gives an overview of the monitoring and reporting tool rsec, which can help you keep a close eye on your system's security without having to pore over log files. Read more »
Secure remote firewall administration via SSH
We look at a secure remote firewall administration method via SSH that has the advantage of authentication and strong encryption. 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 »
Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 2: dhcpd
We configure ISC’s DHCPd service, which will serve the DHCP-based IP addresses to clients and update the DNS records accordingly. Read more »
Setting up a dynamic DNS service part 1: named
Vincent Danen shows how to configure the BIND side of a dynamic DNS service. Read more »
Blog (17)
Fennec: Firefox for Mobile reaches alpha
-- Mozilla has released Firefox for Mobile alpha code, codenamed Fennec, to users of the Nokia N810 and N800 Internet tablet. We take a look at the features of Fennec. Read more »
Google's browser ported to Mac and Linux
-- While Google work on an official port of the Chrome browser another company has ported the browser for Mac and Linux users to try for free. Read more »
Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback
-- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. Read more »
Sysadmin hijacks San Francisco while Torvalds attacks security circus
-- This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at how one man has taken over the network of the city of San Francisco, take a glance at a local news start-up and Linus Torvalds calls out the IT security sector. Read more »
Google opens up the code for Browser Sync
-- After deciding to discontinue its Browser Sync, Google has decided to make the code open source to let developers continue hacking. Read more »
Lets Shindig!
-- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »
Adobe lead charge for a Java SWT port to Apple's Cocoa
-- Reports out of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week indicate a port of Java SWT(Standard Widget Toolkit) to Mac OS X Cocoa is being readied. Read more »
How Google's App Engine stacks up with Amazon's EC2
-- We compare Amazon's approach to providing infrastructure services to Google's. Read more »
AppEngine: Google's Python boost
-- I'm sure I am not the only person who will be learning a thing or three about Python due to AppEngine curiosity -- for that, Python should give Google thanks. Read more »
Is that $500 million in your wallet?
-- Have we officially returned to the silly season of the late 1990s? If not, there was a momentous step closer taken this week. Read more »
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In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »
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