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Facebook launching Twitter-like 'Lite' site?
Facebook, it appears, was not about to let Google get this week's award for shadowy new projects. On Tuesday night, a number of users -- including Mashable blogger Ben Parr -- received notifications that they were beta testers for something called "Facebook Lite". Read more »
Mozilla gives add-on developers a tip jar
Mozilla has introduced a new pilot program for Firefox developers to make a little money off add-ons they've created 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 »
Google Squared goes live with mixed results
Google turned on Google Squared on Wednesday, letting the public test out its attempt to present search results in grid format. Read more »
Google tweaks Android UI in version 1.5
Google is planning some noticeable user interface changes to Android 1.5, which is expected to be released at the end of April. Read more »
Adobe re-launches AIR application directory
On Tuesday, Adobe Systems re-launched its directory of AIR applications, calling it a "marketplace." There are, however, no premium applications that cost money -- at least not yet. Read more »
Microsoft details PC-as-a-service vision
Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing — a vision which the software giant claims would benefit suppliers and PC users, despite a likely higher cost of ownership to consumers. Read more »
Developers want Ballmer to show money
Australian developers have asked Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer what the company will do to address a Microsoft coding landscape that hasn't offered financial rewards like those available to iPhone and Facebook developers. Read more »
Microsoft relaxes virtualisation rules
Microsoft has eased up its server licensing rules so that organisations can make more efficient use of servers in virtualised environments. Read more »
Interview: Red Hat's new CEO
Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »
Features (121)
Workflow Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »
Configuring VoIP in Twinkle
If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, this article suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use. Read more »
Employee vs. hiring manager: On the topic of being overqualified
Many people have heard and are confused by the label of "overqualified". Here we ask a manager what exactly is meant by that term when delivered to a job candidate. Read more »
Protect web server directories from unwanted browsing
The reddit social news aggregation site now has a category just for web server directories that are not protected from unauthorised browsing. 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 »
Google Apps is now an Exchange-replacement
Google announced a new feature of Google Apps for its enterprise customers that allows users to sync their mail, calendar and contacts with Microsoft Outlook. This enables Google Apps to replace Exchange on the back-end. Read more »
The 10 most useful Linux commands
Maybe the command line isn't your favourite place to hang out, but to be an effective Linux admin, you need to be able to wield a few essential commands. This article says these 10 are guaranteed to simplify your Linux admin life -- and explains why. Read more »
HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses features, pain points, adoption rate, and more
In this interview, HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses his favourite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, the pain points he expects HTML 5 will address, and much more. He also talks about what he would change in the original HTML spec if he could go back in time. Read more »
Loading a new storage driver during the Windows Server 2008 install
Learn about Windows Server 2008's new way of passing drivers to the installation program during the install process. Read more »
10 common mistakes to avoid when you're installing Linux software
Installing software in Linux is nothing like it used to be, but there are still some pitfalls to watch out for. If you follow this little guide, your Linux life will be made simpler and safer. Read more »
Blog (7)
Symantec's dirtiest websites
-- Symantec issued a list of 100 "Dirtiest Websites of Summer 2009", which have an average of 18,000 threats. Read more »
Microsoft and Yahoo join forces
-- Microsoft and Yahoo have united this week to jointly battle Google, and Mozilla revealed plans to make Firefox look more like Chrome. 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 »
Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 developer features
-- The latest Firefox alpha release -- 3.1 alpha 2 is more significant for developers than end-users. Read more »
Q&A with EditMe: A wiki for non-geeks
-- Finally, a wiki CMS solution that you can safely give to your clients to use. But sshhhh... don't call it a wiki... Read more »
Virtualisation -- threat or menace?
-- It sounds like VMware's Rosenblum has this opportunity figured out, and I suspect that Microsoft's Virtual PC managers do too. It'll be interesting to watch this market develop over time. Read more »
A Web 2.0 tool guide for the rest us, anyone?
-- If one of the blogging world's better known geek bloggers doesn't know where to find simple, plain English descriptions of the new Web 2.0 development tools coming down the pipe, what hope is there for the rest of the interested but non-Alpha geek world? Read more »
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