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Unveiling Apple's iPad: Live blog
After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has had its say. See the train of events in this blog from the high-profile press event which kicked off in San Francisco at 10am PST — 5am Sydney time. Read more »
Bing Maps Beta: Very cool, but limited
Microsoft's Bing took a major step forward on Wednesday in adding rich mapping and image data to its search engine, but until it assembles more data, pretty pictures aren't enough to beat the Google Maps juggernaut. Read more »
Google Chrome gets HTML video support
Google has begun supporting a new HTML feature to show video in its Chrome browser as an alternative to Adobe Systems' much more widely used Flash, but the technology overall remains rough around the edges. Read more »
Opera offers Turbo to speed up slow web browsing
Browser maker Opera Software has released a test version of software called Opera Turbo, designed to use compression and the company's own servers to speed browsing over slow internet connections. 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 »
Adobe AIR for Linux exits beta
Adobe this week took the Linux version of its Adobe Integrated Runtime product out of beta, bringing it up to speed with the versions available for Windows and Mac users. Read more »
Ballmer calls for finance crisis resolution
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer expressed hope yesterday that the US Congress would take action to address a deepening financial crisis, which he warned could ripple across spending on all levels of the economy. Read more »
IBM warns standards bodies to shape up
IBM has issued a warning to international standards body ISO in the wake of its approval of Microsoft's OOXML. Read more »
ASCII: An artful way around spam filters
An old computer art form is making a comeback as a newer way to evade spam filters. 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 »
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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 »
10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise
To make sure you realise all the benefits of open source, run these simple background checks on an open source project. Read more »
10 ways to ensure that you finish work on time
In these times of financial uncertainty, there is a lot of pressure to work longer and longer hours and to be seen doing so. Read more »
Managing servers and other systems from the iPhone
Server administration can be a 24/7 job, but who wants to be tethered to a laptop all the time? This article tells you about an iPhone app that can help decouple the administrator from the server and make life a little easier. Read more »
The Evolution of Linux
This article shows how Xorg has evolved into something unexpected. Read more »
Batch scripting of Windows host file changes
DNS is the manageable way to resolve computer names to IP addresses, yet Windows admins usually use host files because they always work. But when you need to make a change to a bunch of host entries, where do you start? Read more »
Consider running the browser service on Windows Server 2008 DCs
Although NetBIOS is reportedly on the way out, it is still a critical part of most Windows Server environments. This article explains why, in some configurations, the browser service should be running to facilitate NetBIOS. Read more »
Should web developers keep up with browser statistics?
This article explains why developers may want to keep up with web browser statistics and describes where to find this information. It also discusses how browser market share impacts your development work. Read more »
Avoid problems when redirecting via drop-down lists
One of the most important skills a developer needs is the ability to debug and fix problematic code whether it is their own or another developer's handiwork. This article shows how to solve a problem involving redirection and drop-down lists. Read more »
Improving the mobile Web user experience
Traditionally our experience with the mobile Web was pretty terrible, but the good news is that this is starting to change, at least according to Oliver Weidlich, usability specialist at Ideal Interfaces. Read more »
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Chrome DNS shortcut revealed
-- The Chromium Blog has detailed one of the shortcuts that Google Chrome uses to enhance the browsing experience: DNS prefetching. 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 »
No, you can't have private attributes in Python
-- Is the lack of privacy a real shortcoming of the language, or is our judgment clouded by the old conventions of C++ and Java? Why do we need private variables anyway -- at what point does defensive programming become paranoia? 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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Google launches Apps MarketplaceGoogle 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 »
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