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Space virus infects orbiting laptops

At least two laptops on-board the International Space Station more than 200 miles above Earth have been infected with a virus. Read more »

Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings six critical updates

Microsoft has released six critical patches for August's 'Patch Tuesday', including a fix for six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Read more »

BlackBerry PDF flaw exposes corporate networks

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is warning businesses to disable the function which allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until it can issue an update, after a security flaw was found in the company's software. Read more »

Researcher to expose Intel security flaws

An independent security researcher has flagged plans to reveal a proof of concept security exploit that could work remotely against any machine using Intel processors, including those used in Apple's famously secure Macs. Read more »

San Francisco admin hijacks city network

A network administrator for the city of San Francisco has been arrested on charges of taking control of the city's computer network and locking administrators out. Read more »

New Linux kernel expands virtualisation support

Open source developers on Sunday released the latest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.26, adding improvements for wireless, virtualisation, multimedia and other features. Read more »

Microsoft probing ActiveX attacks targeting Access feature

Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning about targeted attacks being launched that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database management system. Read more »

Will software set the mobile phone free?

Open source software will mean the end of proprietary phone and software bundles, and create universal compatibility and lower the cost of handsets within three years, according to analyst firm S2 Intelligence. Read more »

Virtualisation to drive staff-owned PCs at work

Virtualisation's ability to separate the operating system from hardware will give companies the choice to let staff run their own devices at work, according to analysts — but security remains problematic today. Read more »

Holograms beamed to handsets by 2010

Holographic mobile handsets capable of projecting, capturing and sending 3D images have been developed by an Indian tech company. Read more »

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How to create a Blue Screen of Death

Feeling nostalgic about the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, which used to plague desktops in the bad old days of Windows? No need to keep those feelings locked away. This handy guide will show you how to force your PC to recreate the infamous error. Read more »

Are you going to upgrade to Windows Server 2008?

There is a lot of hype in the IT industry when it comes to new releases of products. Look at the iPhone, Windows Vista, WiMax, OS X Leopard. This article digs through the hype to help you make a decision for yourself whether migrating to Windows Server 2008 will be worth it in the next 18-24 months. Read more »

Practical tips for setting up a UPS

Today I'm going to share some pointers I learned from my previous experiences in buying and setting up a UPS for a mid-size server room. Read more »

Use FUSE to mount remote ssh directories

Traditional methods for uploading, downloading, or editing remote files predominantly have consisted of using an FTP client. An FTP client works fine for uploading and downloading, but editing remote files is a chore, as you have to download a file, edit it, then upload it again. And privacy with FTP is an issue as well. Read more »

Deploy Java applications with JNLP

Using the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) and Java Web Start for your next distributed application may be an attractive option. For instance, one advantage about JNLP applications is that they're self-installing and self-updating. Read more »

Realise the flexibility of OpenSSH

OpenSSH is one of the most useful tools available. With it, you can access systems remotely and securely, transfer files securely, execute single commands on remote systems, secure normally insecure services, and much more. Read more »

Remote debugging with Visual Studio 2008

If you often have to track down bugs in an application installed on another machine, you should check out Microsoft's remote debugger tool with Visual Studio 2008. This article takes a look at its set-up and usage. Read more »

Explore new task scheduler triggers in Windows Server 2008

The task scheduler in Windows Server 2008 is quite different from what is in previous versions of Windows Server. The key elements to a scheduled task are triggers, actions, conditions, and settings. Read more »

Monitor and manage Java applications with JConsole

The jconsole command launches a graphical console tool that enables you to monitor and manage Java applications on a local or remote machine. Read more »

What virtualisation tools are available for testing?

This article talks about some of the free or inexpensive tools you might use to accomplish your virtualisation testing. Read more »

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Wii remote creates $50 digital whiteboard: IDF

Intel chairman Craig Barrett introduces innovative projects such as a $50 digital whiteboard created from a Wii remote, and a mobile phone that can read bar codes on a health ID card. Read more »

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IT challenges at Lucasfilm

At the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Lucasfilm's director of IT operations, Kevin Clark, spoke about the difficulties in networking and providing data storage for their large collection of companies--including locations in Singapore and the remote Marin Headlands. He discusses how they managed to move to a new... Read more »

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The 2008 Trends and Threats to Internet security

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- I recently came across the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics report, which outlines issues affecting internet security, including application vulnerabilities, phishing, malware and spam. Read more »

Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I should have known it was only a matter of time. I've been covering security conferences on and off for about 14 years and considered myself lucky not to have been hacked, that I knew of. Until Thursday. Read more »

Install usability practices in your shop with Silverback

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Repent Open Sourcerers

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The Anglican Diocese in Sydney is moving away from Microsoft technologies, Access and ActiveX provide another way for remote code execution and a local Aussie team wins the Imagine Cup. All that and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »

Lets Shindig!

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- 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 »

Unlocking the Wii's hidden potential

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In a collection of videos, notable for their lucid explanations, Johnny Lee, a Ph.D. graduate student from CMU's Human-Computer Interaction Institute shows exactly how versatile the "Wiimote" system can be Read more »

It's ego check time for Intel, Negroponte

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I'm especially puzzled over the inane dustup that erupted this week between Negroponte's nonprofit One Laptop Per Child and Intel. Read more »

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 »

Solving the network storage dilemma

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I've had some friends and readers ask me the same question about what to do about the problem of storage in the home and how do you make it accessible to every computer or set-top box in the house on the internal network. Read more »

We don't need an eBay for security holes

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- It's been likened to an eBay for hackers -- new security site WabiSabiLabi is a market place for auctioning security vulnerabilities. Read more »

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    When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Hands up if you missed the Chrome release -- didn't think anyone did. Google's browser arrived with all the fanfare and hype that only Google can produce. Read more »

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    Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

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