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Extensions return to Chrome for Mac
Google released a new version of Chrome for Mac OS X on Thursday that restores a key feature, extensions, that had been missing for weeks. Read more »
Offline Gmail access now a full-fledged feature
After more than five years as a publicly available test version, Gmail shed its beta label in July. Now one feature key to the net giant's cloud-computing aspirations, offline access to Gmail, also has grown up less than a year after its debut. Read more »
Google Apps bug sends emails to wrong inbox
As a result of a bug in a Google Apps email migration tool, some students at a US university found other students' email in their inbox over the weekend as Google was moving their email from Exchange to Gmail, Google confirmed on Friday. Read more »
Windows 7 testers have long path to upgrade
Going from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is relatively straightforward. So one might think that moving from a pre-release version of Windows 7 to the final version would also be simple. Read more »
PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins
The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of the open source database management software, with more than 290 additions and changes to features. Read more »
TransGrid outage causes Equinix blip
Equinix's large Sydney datacentre experienced an outage today flowing from a TransGrid electricity equipment fault in the Hunter Valley. Read more »
Horror story: Qld Health datacentre disaster
On 20 May, a brief electricity brown-out struck a Queensland Health datacentre, starting a chain of incidents that resulted in serious outages of over 20 health applications. Read our blow by blow account of an event that constitutes every CIO's nightmare scenario. Read more »
Java makes Google App Engine more mainstream
In a case of converging technologies, Google App Engine took several steps toward the mainstream on its first birthday on Tuesday at the same time that the concept of cloud computing in general is becoming more accepted. Read more »
Microsoft previews Windows Mobile 6.5
Overnight Microsoft officially unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. Read more »
Salesforce.com outage hits thousands of businesses
Thousands of businesses were left without access to their applications Tuesday after Salesforce.com's servers suffered a service disruption. Read more »
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Determine a Windows Server build date with these one-liners
With Windows Server systems, it can be difficult to determine when a system was built. Here's how you can determine a system's build date with two quick commands. Read more »
Flash cookies: What's new with online privacy
If you thought refusing HTTP cookies prevented tracking, think again. Website developers have found a way. Read more »
10 outstanding Linux backup utilities
A dependable backup tool is not a luxury -- everyone needs to have one. But that doesn’t mean you need to spend a fortune to get the feature set that meets your needs. Read more »
Export DNS zones to a text file
Managing DNS zones is easy enough until something goes wrong; but there is a way to make DNS zone data more accessible in lieu of a restore. Read more »
10 handy Firefox about:config hacks
If you really want to fine-tune your Firefox functionality, you have to roll up your sleeves and tinker with the about:config page. This article shares some simple hacks to make Firefox work the way you want. Read more »
VMware embraces the cloud with vSphere
VMware has launched vSphere, the latest rendition of what used to be called Virtual Infrastructure. vSphere comes in three product segments and seven editions, one of which is the familiar (and free) ESXi edition. Here's a brief overview of the new editions and some of the features. Read more »
10 tech mistakes small businesses make
Small businesses must concentrate their time and energy on knowing their own industry -- and that often means that effective technology practices get overlooked. This article explains the most common tech missteps encountered, along with preventive measures IT consultants can take to assist in correcting these problems. Read more »
10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
The new year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source software -- from an explosion in the mobile arena to large-enterprise scalability to widespread adoption of OpenOffice 3. Read more »
Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!
Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. This article discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth properly, and what can be done to correct the problems. Read more »
An outage: Lessons learned
This article talks about two outages that occurred at a college and lessons learned from them. Read more »
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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 »
Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access
-- Significantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network. Read more »
Microsoft's PDC Potpourri
-- While not game-breaking in their own right, these little titbits complete the picture from Microsoft's recent PDC conference at Los Angeles. Read more »
Windows 7 is Vista--
-- The prevailing consensus is that Windows 7 will be Vista++, but it may actually be Vista--, as Microsoft confirmed that they would be removing the built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing and movie making Read more »
iPhone root password cracked in three days
-- It's been out just three days, but already the Apple iPhone has been taken apart both literally and figuratively. The latest: inquisitive Apple fans have hacked into the firmware and discovered the master root
password to the smart phone. Read more »
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