News (334)
Microsoft IE7's zero-day hole
Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday. Read more »
800 IBM jobs at risk: Union
The Australian Services Union (ASU) claimed yesterday that IT giant IBM was looking to offshore around 800 jobs, many more than the 150 positions the union had originally believed affected. Read more »
2011 ends Firefox's Mac OS X 10.4 support
Mozilla has officially decided that the next major version of Firefox will require at least Mac OS X 10.5 when running on Apple computers. Read more »
Google stingy on malware handout?
To entice security researchers to look for holes in the Chrome browser, Google has announced it will pay US$500 for bugs found in the code. But several experts have said that's not enough money to motivate skilled vulnerability researchers. Read more »
IE exploit code released on the internet
Exploit code for the zero-day hole in Internet Explorer linked to the China-based attacks on Google and other companies has been released on the internet, Microsoft and McAfee warned on Friday. Read more »
2009: ACMA web investigations peak
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action over more offshore hosted websites than in any year prior, as concerns over the government's mandatory internet filtering reached fever pitch. Read more »
Windows 7 has lots of 'GodModes'
Head of Microsoft's Windows division tells CNET that the so-called GodMode settings folder uncovered by bloggers is just one of many undocumented developer features included in Windows. Read more »
Google Goggles' visual search headed for Chrome
It appears that the Google Goggles search-by-sight tool could soon work not just with mobile phones, but through Google's Chrome browser, too. Read more »
Microsoft to plug critical IE hole targeted by exploit code
Microsoft said on Thursday that it will offer six updates for 12 vulnerabilities next week including a critical hole in Internet Explorer that affects Windows 7 and other current versions of the operating system for which exploit code has been released. Read more »
Google hopes Go will give a browser boost
Google, ever eager to renovate the computing industry for the benefit of the web and its own business, is working to link two nascent but potentially significant projects, its experimental Go programming language and its Chrome web browser. Read more »
Features (658)
Anti-social media: Is this social media stuff really the future?
Hype aside, what does social media mean and how should a savvy executive approach it? Read more »
Explore the Semantic Web's standards and real-world applications
Here's an overview of the Semantic Web standards RDF and SPARQL and a look at two real-world applications that have emerged from the Semantic Web concept. Read more »
10 ways to avoid mistakes during project development
The best strategy for dealing with mistakes is to avoid making them in the first place. Here are some tips to help you navigate around common project pitfalls. Read more »
Parse and process HTML with WebBrowser
The author describes how he used the WebBrowser control to parse HTML to extract data from it. Here are some of the issues he faced on this simple project. Read more »
10 things you shouldn't do when working with an upset customer
Nobody likes dealing with an angry user, but it comes with the tech territory. Here are a few ways to keep things from going from bad to worse. Read more »
GoogleSharing: A way to prevent tracking by Google
A security expert has developed an innovative Firefox add-on that prevents Google from tracking your whereabouts on the internet. Read more »
When to use mount points for Windows servers
Windows mount points are a common practice in the Exchange world, yet are sometimes misunderstood elsewhere. Here are a few more use cases for mount points. Read more »
10 things you should never do on a consulting job
There are plenty of ways to shoot yourself in the foot when you're out on a job. This article lists a few of the worst offences. Read more »
Top 10 new features in Exchange Server 2010
You'll find some significant additions to the latest version of Exchange Server. This article runs down some of the most notable new features. Read more »
Code concepts: Database normalisation and de-normalisation
This article provides an overview of the basics of normalisation and de-normalisation, with an emphasis on the Third Normal Form. Read more »
Video (1)
Facebook Shifting Security
Microsoft's Steve Riley and Peter Watson discuss the shift in security in the world of Web 2.0, with particular reference to Facebook and users freely giving away information that they would not have done previously. Read more »
Blog (28)
Google goes Native
-- Google's Native Client exits the research stage and goto statements make their way to PHP 5.3. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Microsoft readying My Phone cloud service
-- Microsoft appears poised to officially unveil a Web-based service that will let users store, share, and back up data from their mobile phones. Read more »
Office 14 screenshots find way to Web?
-- A Russian Web site posts screenshots that it says are of the new version of Office. Read more »
Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone
-- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »
AJAX applications and security
-- Douglas Crockford, the creator of JSON, gave a talk entitled "AJAX Security" at the recent Web Directions South conference. In this talk, Crockford discussed some of the security concerns with AJAX applications and what can be done to address them. Read more »
What's new in CSS 3?
-- At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney on Friday, Jina Bolton presented "Creating Sexy Style Sheets", which gave an insight into some of the new features in CSS 3. Read more »
2Vouch refers well
-- Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". 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 »
Is Streem just Scopical take two?
-- When I wrote about Sydney-based social news start-up Streem earlier this week, the group was less than forthcoming about the real history behind its operations. Read more »
Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer
-- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »
Others (1)
Mini-Confs Day 1
Linux.conf.au kicked off today with a series of mini conferences covering a range of topics Read more »
Filter Tags
News and features
- Latest
- Popular
- Features
- Most Discussed
-
Microsoft shows off IE9 previewThis week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »
-
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 »
-
Google launches Apps Marketplace
Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
-
Filter protesters brave Vic weather
2010/03/08 13:35:35
-
CNET first look at Google Buzz
2010/02/11 10:42:51
-
Disable Flash on your web browser
2010/02/05 09:35:57
What's on?
-
Broadband + home phone + PlayStation®3 in a single package price!