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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 »
Microsoft controlling Govt 2.0 funds
The Government 2.0 Taskforce yesterday released a draft contract for those receiving money from its Project Fund, which revealed that any funding contracts will be between successful bidders and Microsoft, not the Commonwealth. Read more »
Office 2010: You're not getting in without an invite
The next version of Office moved a step closer to reality on Monday as Microsoft released an invitation-only technical preview of Office 2010. Read more »
Facebook vanity URLs coming this weekend
Facebook's 200-plus million members will be able to customise the URLs to their profiles starting at midnight US Eastern time on Saturday, according to a post on the Facebook blog. Read more »
Microsoft gives Bing stronger search filter option
Microsoft has tweaked the search filters on its new Bing search engine following criticism that its smart motion video feature allowed web surfers to watch porn without visiting adult websites. Read more »
Adobe promises fixes for Reader and Acrobat
Adobe has said it will issue updates to its Reader and Acrobat products on Tuesday 12 May, in a bid to fix recently discovered critical vulnerabilities. Read more »
Google starts fixing Android 'reboot' bug
Google has begun fixing a bug that would reboot T-Mobile's G1, the first Android-powered phone, any time a user typed the word "reboot." Read more »
Keystrokes can be recovered remotely
Wired keyboards, like those found on desktop PCs, emit electromagnetic waves that can be read remotely, according two Swiss researchers. Read more »
World Bank gets hacked
The computer network used by the World Bank Group has suffered a series of at least six intrusions since mid-2007, according to a report. Read more »
Acrobat 9 crashes with malformed URLs
Certain URLs can cause Adobe Acrobat 9 to suffer a denial of service or crash, says a researcher. Read more »
Features (591)
Using a hybrid XSLT solution to send an email
Edmond Woychowsky recounts how a hybrid XSLT solution that he used recently reminds him of his college days. Read more »
Experiencing ASP.NET MVC deja vu
Find out why the author is experiencing ASP.NET MVC deja vu and why he's encouraging other web developers to check out ASP.NET MVC. Read more »
Change default applications easily in GNOME
This article walks you through the easy steps for changing the application defaults associated with certain file types in the GNOME desktop. Read more »
Code concepts: LINQ's expression trees
In this overview about LINQ's expression trees, we show how you might use expression objects in your projects. Read more »
Hands-on programming: Create a function library from an external configuration
This article incorporates information from his T4 templates and lambda expressions columns into this tutorial on creating a function library. Read more »
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 »
Hands-on programming: Extract plain text from documents with Syncfusion's components
The author recently tried Syncfusion's Essential DocIO and Essential PDF to help him extract text from documents that he downloaded from the internet. Here's the code that he wrote to get the plain text from the document. Read more »
Message Interaction Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 14 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at the more advanced messaging constructs supported by the Oracle BPEL PM. Read more »
Hands-on programming: Using Bing from .NET
Justin James shares his recent Bing experience and provides a code snippet that will put you well on your way to writing a Bing-enabled application. Read more »
Code concepts: .NET's lambdas
This article provides an overview of what lambdas in .NET are and explains how to use them. Read more »
Blog (9)
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 »
Safari gets Gears
-- Since its release in May last year, Gears has supported only Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. With the addition of Safari into the Gears fold, it closes the loop of major browsers to support Gears Read more »
Bootstrappr comes out of stealth mode
-- bootstrappr is a new blog that will track the fortunes of Australia's technology start-up scene. We'll hang out at Barcamp and keep an eye on twitter, test out the latest and greatest from Aussie entrepreneurs, and be the first to tell you when they fall in a heap. Read more »
When simplifying becomes patronising
-- Assumption is the mother of many things, and it allows well-intended simplification to go a step too far Read more »
July book giveaway
-- Help out in the Builder AU forums and win a book! 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 »
Try… Catch… Win!
-- As a .NET developer, there are a few “best practices” that you should always consider. And one of the biggest is that every application you write should include error trapping to trap critical and non-critical errors that may occur. And the .NET framework makes it easy to use “Try… Catch” statements to intercept any errors that occur and allow you to handle the exception. Read more »
Google destroys Security Through Obscurity
-- Google Labs' new Code Search makes it easier for hackers to find database
username and password details by entering strings that are commonly used
within configuration files. Read more »
Application Threat Modeling v2
-- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »
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