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MySQL releases dodgy v5.1

Sun Microsystems late last week released version 5.1 of the open source MySQL database software, but the software's founder simultaneously warned of a number of bugs present in the included new features that still needed to be fixed. Read more »

Copyright attack: Sydney net cafe fined

The Sydney CBD internet cafe raided by the Australian Federal Police late last year has been fined $82,000 in the Downing Centre Local Court for copyright violations. Read more »

Spam report: volumes rising again

Spammers knocked offline two weeks ago when their hosting company, McColo, was shut down are finally coming back online, security researchers said this week. Read more »

Microsoft puts Exchange, SharePoint online

For perhaps the first time in its history, Microsoft made the case on Monday that businesses shouldn't run its software. Instead, the software maker argued that corporations should let Microsoft run the software for them. Read more »

Sun remains silent on ANZ staff cuts

Sun Microsystems, which recently announced it was shedding up to 6,000 jobs globally, is still unsure if or how its 640 staff based in Australia and New Zealand will be affected, according to the company's managing director. Read more »

Sun to shed up to 6,000 jobs

Sun Microsystems late last week announced plans to shed between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs. Read more »

Microsoft explains seven-year patch delay

Microsoft has offered an explanation as to why it took the company seven years to issue a patch for a known vulnerability. Read more »

Hackers attack White House

It was revealed last week that the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain were hacked in recent months. Now, a report has surfaced that the White House has suffered multiple attacks in recent months as well. Read more »

Windows 7 Server gets its day

After two weeks of focus on the desktop version of Windows 7, it's server counterpart finally got a day in the sun. Read more »

Sun releases MySQL 5.1

Sun Microsystems has released the updated 5.1 version of the MySQL open source database software it recent acquired, promising improved performance and management of larger database applications. Read more »

Features (1155)

How do I run code automatically when SQL Server starts?

The need to run a stored procedure or SQL Agent Job when SQL Server or SQL Agent starts is a common requirement in the world of SQL Server administration. This article gives an overview of the ways to execute SQL stored procedures or SQL Agent jobs on startup. Read more »

Protect your JavaScript with obfuscation

This article takes a closer look at the concept of code obfuscation and provides a sampling of obfuscator tools that will help you protect your JavaScript code. Read more »

Key features in the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft plans to release an R2 edition of Windows Server 2008 in 2009 or 2010. Here are the key features of the R2 release that you need to know. Read more »

Quickly Install a LAMP server on Ubuntu

Here are some quick and easy steps to installing a LAMP server on a running Ubuntu machine. Read more »

Script Table definitions using TSQL

Generating scripts in SQL Server using TSQL has never been easy. This article will show you how you can use TSQL in SQL Server 2005 code to script a table's definition. Read more »

Deciphering the term "rich Internet application"

Web 2.0 has become a cliched term when it comes to describing websites. A new term has popped up to cover online applications: RIA, or rich Internet application. Does it mean the same thing as Web 2.0? 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 »

Security in the Web 2.0 Era

At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »

Introduction to Policy-Based Management in SQL Server 2008

New to SQL Server 2008 is Policy-Based Management. This new technology allows for defining polices to ensure your database guidelines are met. This article gives an overview of this new technology. Read more »

Use the FileSystemWatcher to monitor directory changes in C#

One of the more interesting objects included in the Microsoft .NET Framework class library is the System.IO.FileSystemWatcher. This object allows you to be notified when certain events occur in a directory, such as file creation, deletion, or modification. Read more »

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Improved GUIs with Windows Presentation Framework

Visual Studio 2008 allows developers to take further advantage of WPF, David McAmis shows you how. Read more »

Future operating systems to remain as Windows and Linux

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Convergence of kernel philosophies

Gernot Heiser, professor of operating systems at UNSW, explains how monolithic kernels are taking some ideas from microkernels, but never shall the two meet. Read more »

Super Techies: Dan Bricklin

In this Super Techies interview, software inventor Dan Bricklin shares with CNET News.com's Dan Farber his thoughts on software innovation past and present. Bricklin discusses how he dreamed up the first electronic spreadsheet, VisiCalc; developing handwriting applications for the tablet PC; and his current role as the inventor of Wikicalc,... Read more »

Super Techies: Marc Benioff

In this Super Techies interview, tech star Marc Benioff talks with CNET's Dan Farber about his career as a business entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Benioff discusses his early work as a programmer for Apple; honing his sales and marketing skills with industry mogul Larry Ellison at Oracle; and his current... Read more »

Gosling, the ATO and useless stats -- Club Builder

This week on Club Builder: James Gosling tells us why Emacs sucks, the ATO feels uncomfortable with using open source and who's to blame for IFRAME attacks? Read more »

rproxy set for revival

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Ballmer on Microsoft's API opening

Microsoft chief executive discusses the software giant's recent concessions regarding open source software. Read more »

Steve Ballmer on Europe and Server 2008

In an interview with News.com's Ina Fried the Microsoft chief executive talked about where Microsoft's new server products as well as relations with Brussels. Read more »

Opening Up! -- Club Builder

Microsoft has opened up some APIs and is giving students free software. We also talk DRM and GPLv3 and finish with the deadliest gun in gaming history. Read more »

Blog (68)

Will Microsoft build native Mac and Linux tools?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- If the future is in Microsoft's online services why isn't the company building native tools for Mac and Linux developers? Read more »

Sun's JavaFX RIA platform MIA?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Adobe and Microsoft have taken the early lead in the RIA market but Sun is still waiting to get out of the starting blocks with JavaFX. Is Sun too late to the party? Read more »

Google wards off zombies

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Google, whose servers constantly crawl the Web, doesn't have anything against spiders. But zombies, well, that's another matter. Read more »

Azure: A matter of trust

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »

Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »

Flash vs. Silverlight

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »

AJAX applications and security

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Douglas Crockford, the creator of JSON, gave a talk entitled "AJAX Security" at the recent Web Directions South conference. In this talk, Crockford discussed some of the security concerns with AJAX applications and what can be done to address them. Read more »

Microsoft prescribes more REST

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Details have begun to emerge about the next versions of Visual Studio and Windows Server this week -- and the message from Redmond is to REST up Read more »

.NET looks to REST

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- With news that REST will play a big part in the next version of the .NET Framework, it is timely to take a look at ADO.NET. Read more »

Ubuntu gets jaunty

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's Roundup looks at Ubuntu's new Jaunty Jackalope, new rules of virtualisation, the world of browsers and more. Read more »

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