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RailCorp wrestles with Conficker
RailCorp has confirmed that some of its workstations had been infected with the Conficker virus, although it insisted that the virus had caused no operational impact. Read more »
Snow Leopard benefits to be longer term
Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday, but the true importance of the Mac OS X update likely will emerge well afterward. Read more »
Avoid using IE if possible: AusCERT
Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) has recommended organisations "consider using a web browser other than Internet Explorer until a patch becomes available" — an option that many large firms cannot seriously consider. Read more »
OpenSolaris tackles Ubuntu dominance
Sun has crafted the second release of OpenSolaris with a number of improvements in an attempt to make it more competitive with desktop-orientated Linux distributions such as Canonical's Ubuntu. Read more »
Google's one trillion page crawling task
In a blog posting on Friday, Google shared some detail about the challenges of one aspect of its search operation, the Web indexing and processing that must take place before the results are delivered to users. The short version: Google has no choice but to think big. Read more »
Dell and HP still the life of the XP party
Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative, with Dell and HP's Australian offices staying cagey about their intentions. Read more »
Windows-based ATMs an easy touch for hackers
Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines. Read more »
Ubuntu 'Intrepid Ibex' to improve mobile Linux
Fans of Ubuntu, the version of Linux developed by start-up Canonical and its open-source allies, now have a name and a priority for the version due in October: Intrepid Ibex will be designed to make mobile computing better. Read more »
Ubuntu bucks trend, goes for KVM virtualisation
Heading in a different direction from its main rivals, Ubuntu Linux will use KVM as its primary virtualisation software. Read more »
Ubuntu users get easy access to Windows apps
Ubuntu can now access Parallels Workstation for Linux, which allows users to run Windows applications, via the operating system's built-in update tool. Read more »
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10 mistakes that rookie IT consultants make
IT consulting is a tough, competitive field, and there are ample opportunities to mishandle the job. This article offers some cautionary advice for IT consultants who are just starting out. 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 strategies for dealing with co-worker tensions
During the course of your career, you won't see eye to eye with all your co-workers. But you can minimise problems if you apply a few tricks to ease the tension. These tips can help you resolve -- or at least survive -- those sticky situations. Read more »
PowerShell 2.0 - Community Technology Preview (CTP) 3 released
Microsoft recently released the third Community Technology Preview for PowerShell 2.0. Sporting a vast number of improvements, PowerShell 2.0 is shaping up to be a robust, reliable choice for administrators with enterprise-grade features critical in many organizations. This article walks you through some of the highlights. Read more »
Turning over the desktop: VDI, Terminals and more
This article talks about some of the reasons you might consider VDI. Here, he'll go over some of the ways by which a VDI implementation takes form. 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 »
10 surprising things about Windows Server 2008
When you take a look at Windows Server 2008, you'll discover big changes -- including some legitimate improvements. This article outlines a few of the unexpected aspects of the new OS, both good and bad. Read more »
Using Mirrored Media Sets in SQL Server 2005
Mirrored Media Sets is a new feature in the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005. It enables the creation of redundant copies of a backup file to reduce the possibility of a backup device malfunction. Here's how you make it work. Read more »
Explore new task scheduler triggers in Windows Server 2008
The task scheduler in Windows Server 2008 is quite different from what is in previous versions of Windows Server. The key elements to a scheduled task are triggers, actions, conditions, and settings. Read more »
What virtualisation tools are available for testing?
This article talks about some of the free or inexpensive tools you might use to accomplish your virtualisation testing. Read more »
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How to make a brand homeopathic
-- There was once a time when the word Java was used another person knew what you were talking about. It was either the language, the island or the coffee -- it was hard to take either of those three definitions out of context. Read more »
Anti-Virus software hit with 6 critical vulnerabilities
-- Kaspersky Labs announced over easter that their latest maintenance pack fixes six critical security vulnerabilities in their anti-virus software. The security flaws affect the Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security products, including both the workstation and server editions. Read more »
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