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Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?

Adobe's attempt to bring its AIR platform to all handheld devices smells strongly of Sun's attempt to dominate the smartphone market with Java. But will the software giant's efforts suffer the same fate? Read more »

Adobe exports Flash-built iPhone apps

Adobe announced today that Flash developers will be able to create applications that run natively on the iPhone, but the ability to have Flash plugged into Safari remains missing. 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 »

64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel

Apple's OS X 10.6 operating system Snow Leopard by default loads with a 32-bit kernel, despite running 64-bit applications. Read more »

Windows 7 to spur 64-bit adoption

Consumers have had the option of 64-bit Windows computing since the release of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition in May 2005, four years after the release of Windows XP 32-bit. At the end of 2006, Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit versions were released simultaneously. Read more »

Speedy Opera 10 beta reconfigures as web suite

Opera 10 has entered beta with the unexpressed goal of becoming more than a mere browser. Read more »

Red Hat releases version 5.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3 became globally available today, with the new enterprise OS featuring virtualisation improvements, support for Intel's Core i7 architecture, and inclusion of the Open Java Development Kit from Sun Microsystems. Read more »

Windows 7 beta: We like it

Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days. Read more »

Disk encryption is no silver bullet, researchers say

Disk encryption, which people rely on for protecting sensitive data on laptops, can fairly easily be foiled, security researchers said in presenting a paper on a so-called "cold-boot attack" at the Usenix security conference on Wednesday. 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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A server virtualisation project success story

Data driven decision making isn't just for budgets anymore. With the right information at the Exchange administrator's fingertips, organisations can enjoy a smoother running email operation. Read more »

Preparing for Exchange Server 2010's hardware and software requirements

Exchange 2010 is out and about and ready to deploy. This article provides you with some assistance on getting prepared for this latest release in the Exchange line. 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 »

The 10 most useful Linux commands

Maybe the command line isn’t your favorite place to hang out, but to be an effective Linux admin, you need to be able to wield a few essential commands. These 10 commands are guaranteed to simplify your Linux admin life. Read more »

Hyper-V R2 scalability and cross-processor migration features introduced

Microsoft has been racing to catch up in the enterprise virtualisation space, and the company's efforts appear to be bearing fruit. Feature sets and scalability are quickly making gains against market leader VMware. This article introduces two new Hyper-V R2 features that are coming and contrasts them against similar VMware offerings. Read more »

10 must-have Linux web-based tools

There's no shortage of web-centric Linux tools -- the trick is figuring out which ones are best for your needs. This article offers a list of those that Jack Wallen thinks are the cream of the crop. Read more »

Running Exchange Server 2007 in a virtual environment

In efforts to virtualise everything from the lowliest application server to the highest-end database server, Exchange servers look like scrumptious candidates. After all, those servers just run e-mail, right? Not so fast. Although Microsoft does support virtualising Exchange in certain scenarios, there are a number of caveats and requirements. Read more »

Architecting memory for systems on Windows Server 2008

The initial provisioning of RAM on systems is quite important, and with Windows Server 2008, it becomes even more critical now that 64-bit servers are common equipment. This tip breaks down how RAM can be used in Windows Server 2008. Read more »

Turning over the desktop: VDI, Terminals and more

This article talks about some of the reasons you might consider VDI. Here, he'll go over some of the ways by which a VDI implementation takes form. Read more »

Improve MySQL performance with MySQLTuner

This article covers the basics of the MySQL Tuner tool, which analyses your configuration and suggests changes that will boost the performance of your MySQL installation. Read more »

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Just how much memory is Firefox using?

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- According to our logs 40% of you use Firefox: can you tell how much memory it's using? Here's a few tricks you should know if you're trying to cut it down to size. Read more »

Widgets - Revenge of the shiny things

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- 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 »

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