Tag: takes
News (810)
Windows Phone forgets how to copy and paste
Although previous versions of Windows Mobile have long supported a clipboard to move content around, the Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out this year won't have that ability. Read more »
Microsoft IE9 preview released
Microsoft released what it's calling the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at its Mix conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a prototype that's designed to show off the company's effort to improve how the browser deals with the web as it exists today and support for new web technologies that are coming right now. Read more »
Going beyond Flash, Adobe shows off web tech
Sure, Adobe Systems spends a lot of effort developing and promoting its Flash technology. And sure, a lot of the new "Open Web" technologies are a competitive threat to Flash. Read more »
Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job
Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML, notable tech blogger and until recently a Sun Microsystems employee, has joined Google's Android team in part to show the world what he thinks is wrong with Apple's iPhone. Read more »
Mozilla refreshes its open-source backbone
Ten years on, Mozilla has concluded that its open-source underpinnings are due for a refresh. Read more »
Ex-Novell CTO takes web leadership post
The World Wide Web Consortium has a new leader who wants to streamline some of the group's standardisation efforts and beef up its ties with outside programmers. Read more »
Facebook patents social feeds
Facebook has been awarded a patent pertaining to streaming "feed" technology, more specifically "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network". Read more »
Facebook still pitching itself to open-source crowd
Facebook's rep at the Future of Web Apps event in Miami this week was David Recordon, the company's open-standards guru. That's a crowd that the social network still has yet to win over. Read more »
Microsoft probes possible privacy snafu
Microsoft is looking into reports that some Windows Live customers may have gotten access to other users' information. Read more »
Microsoft plans anti-piracy update for Windows 7
Microsoft said on Thursday that it is planning an update to Windows 7 that will close a number of loopholes that counterfeiters had used to thwart the operating system's built-in anti-piracy measures. Read more »
Features (995)
Anti-social media: Is this social media stuff really the future?
Hype aside, what does social media mean and how should a savvy executive approach it? Read more »
Talking smack about former employers not advisable
The author cautions those who leave their jobs (willingly or otherwise) to be careful about those farewell messages they leave behind. Read more »
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 »
A server virtualisation project success story
Data driven decision making isn't just for budgets anymore. With the right information at the Exchange administrator's fingertips, organisations can enjoy a smoother running email operation. Read more »
GoogleSharing: A way to prevent tracking by Google
A security expert has developed an innovative Firefox add-on that prevents Google from tracking your whereabouts on the internet. 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 »
Five tips for tackling a one-time project
Don't let a one-time project derail your career. Here are tips on how to successfully manage a "once-in-a-career" event. Read more »
Book review: Teach yourself Drupal with this text
Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours makes learning Drupal easy for even non-programmers. Read more »
10 Google Chrome extensions worth checking out
Improve your Chrome browsing experience by adding extensions that provide custom functionality. Read more »
Video (26)
CNET first look at Google Buzz
CNET's Josh Lowensohn takes you through some of the main features of Google's new social publishing tool Buzz, which is being made available to all Gmail users this week. Read more »
Thunderbird 3 takes flight
Thunderbird 3 is finally here, after a gestation period measured in years. The latest version of Mozilla's free e-mail client includes a robust search that's integrated with your desktop, tabbed e-mail reading, and a slick new account wizard. Read more »
Microsoft Word 2010 technical preview
Molly Wood takes you inside the new features of Word, including some cool cut-and-paste tricks. Read more »
Taking security to the cloud
Security-as-a-service was the big theme at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. ZDNet.com editor in chief Larry Dignan talks with senior editor Sam Diaz, and security blogger Ryan Naraine about how companies are securing the cloud. Read more »
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 8 takes some long-needed strides to bring it up to speed with its competitors. It's more secure, with tab sandboxing and more aggressive malicious site warnings, and introduces some slick new features like Accelerators and Web slices. Even with better support for web standards, it's far from perfect. Read more »
10 mistakes to avoid when flashing your BIOS
Flashing the BIOS is not for the faint of heart, but by taking the proper precautions and planning for the worst-case scenario; your chances of success are greatly improved. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to safely flash your BIOS and covers 10 mistakes to avoid. Read more »
Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year. Read more »
Google Chrome
We take a quick look at the new Web browser from search giant Google. CNET Webware's Josh Lowensohn takes you through some of its top features including the deeply integrated search, minimalist interface, and smart use of privacy. Read more »
Mobile takes center stage at LinuxWorld
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about one of the big themes at this year's LinuxWorld Expo--mobility. Diaz discusses how large companies like Motorola are encouraging Linux developers to write software for mobile devices. Read more »
100% free Java coming soon
Simon Phipps, chief open source officer, Sun Microsystems, explains the path that OpenJDK is taking to reach its goal of being fully open sourced. Read more »
Blog (103)
IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg
-- 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 »
Facebook gets its groove on with HipHop for PHP
-- Facebook has released a source code transformer aimed to increase the performance of PHP, while Office 2010 entered the release candidate stage this week. Read more »
Bing Maps gets a makeover
-- Microsoft has enriched Bing Maps with 3D street-view, but is it a match for Google Maps? More news in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Google releases new JavaScript tools
-- Google has open-sourced a new JavaScript toolkit and also released the Google Dashboard. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Flash comes to iPhone
-- Adobe staged its Max 2009 conference in LA this week. A number of announcements were made during the keynote, including that Flash is finally coming to the iPhone. Read more »
Share your #songincode
-- We noticed this amusing trend on Twitter last week, where people are converting song lyrics (or anything else really) into code. Read more »
Google launches Chrome theme gallery
-- Google on Tuesday launched a gallery of 29 themes for Google Chrome (requires Google Chrome 3.0 beta for Windows). But Mozilla, while refraining from sniggering, boasted it's now up to 20,000. Read more »
Is Google asking for antitrust?
-- Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it — so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention. Read more »
Yahoo's Outlook alternative: Zimbra Desktop
-- If you could collect your Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, and corporate messages into a single in-box, would you switch? Read more »
Facebook changes coming in response to user complaints
-- Facebook users haven't exactly been reticent about their dislike for Facebook's recent redesign. And Facebook staff want you to know they're listening. Read more »
Others (4)
Gallery: Jamming it with Web 2.0
"So what is WebJam?" the girl at the bar serving my mate and I a beer asked. She's thinking that maybe there's something to do with music happening tonight, but it's nothing like that. Read more »
Mini-Confs Day 1
Linux.conf.au kicked off today with a series of mini conferences covering a range of topics Read more »
Gnome 2.16 Preview
With the next major release of the GNOME desktop scheduled for release next month, each passing day sees more of the code frozen. This is the first iteration since version 2.14 was released in April, which saw extensive improvements in performance. Here is our first look at some of the features in Gnome 2.16. Read more »
Sneak peek at Tech.Ed 06
In this picture gallery we take a look behind the scenes at Tech.Ed 06. Read more »
Filter Tags
News and features
- Latest
- Popular
- Features
- Most Discussed
-
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 »
-
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 »
-
TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »
-
Filter protesters brave Vic weather
2010/03/08 13:35:35
-
CNET first look at Google Buzz
2010/02/11 10:42:51
-
Disable Flash on your web browser
2010/02/05 09:35:57
What's on?
-
Broadband + home phone + PlayStation®3 in a single package price!