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Mozilla takes on YouTube video choice

A disagreement between Google and Mozilla is making a once-obscure debate into a real issue for those who watch web video or host it on their own sites. Read more »

Firefox 3.6 due this month; next comes 'Lorentz'

Mozilla hopes to release the final version of Firefox 3.6 later this month and a stability-improving update code-named Lorentz by March as part of a revised updating strategy. 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 »

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 »

Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control

Microsoft on Monday warned of a vulnerability in its Video ActiveX Control that could allow an attacker to take control of a PC if the user visits a malicious Web site. Read more »

HTML 5 drops open-source video codec

HTML 5 will no longer specify Ogg Theora as its video codec, the Google employee who maintains the burgeoning web-coding standard has announced. Read more »

Microsoft rolls out record Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest in March. Read more »

Microsoft wants to 'rescue' apps for Windows 7

The rule of thumb is that if a program runs in Vista, it will run in Windows 7. Conversely, in general, programs that won't run in Vista also won't work with Windows 7. Read more »

Apple's Snow Leopard due early 2009

Apple's OS X Snow Leopard may be on tap for the start of the new year, slightly earlier than expected. 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 »

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Process multimedia with the Java Media Framework API

The Java Media Framework (JMF) API allows developers to process media in many different ways. It deals with real-time multimedia presentations and effects processing. Read more »

Tech Guide: What's inside Apple's Mac OS X Tiger

How does Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, Tiger, look and feel on the desktop? Read more »

First Look: Macromedia's Contribute 3

Macromedia's Contribute 3 is an easy-to-use Web publishing program designed to make editing a Web site as easy as using a word processor. Check out the Builder AU First Look. Read more »

Adding streaming Flash audio to a Web site

Need to add streaming audio to your web site? Micheal Meadhra shows you how with Flash. Read more »

Using AppleScript to build Mac OS X applications

You can easily build applications that use the Aqua UI and interact with other applications on your Mac. We'll show you how. Read more »

Visualise your database with treemaps

In this tutorial we show you how to generate a simple treemap to show which tablespaces have low percentages of free space and include a sample PHP script to generate the results in a graph. Read more »

Patent fight holds up Web standards

The issue over the use of patented technology, which may require royalties being paid, in Web standards is threatening to hold up talks about the future of Web design. Read more »

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QuickTime and Firefox combine for insecurity

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- A vulnerability in Apple Software's QuickTime media player can be exploited to execute remote javascript code, or by tapping into Firefox's chrome engine can execute remote code of any kind. Read more »

Serving Mashed Trailers, No Waiting

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- We've all got a mate that emails us the latest viral video piece. You've seen a lot of them, right? Chopper doing the weather; some amazing car chase; the latest beer commercial. Read more »

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