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Fake Steve Jobs R.I.P
By: Davey Winder
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs has quite likely seen the last entry as former Forbes Magazine journalist Daniel Lyons announces the death of his cult online persona. But will a new blog under his own name have the same impact as the satirical postings of the Fake Steve Jobs?
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By: Davey Winder
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs has quite likely seen the last entry as former Forbes Magazine journalist Daniel Lyons announces the death of his cult online persona. But will a new blog under his own name have the same impact as the satirical postings of the Fake Steve Jobs?
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…With a Swurl on Top
By: David Heath
You have a blog, you Twitter, there are endless photos on Flickr and Picasa; there are even frequent uploads on YouTube. You're known on all of them by different names – how can you possibly keep all your family and friends aware of these places? Enter Swurl.
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By: David Heath
You have a blog, you Twitter, there are endless photos on Flickr and Picasa; there are even frequent uploads on YouTube. You're known on all of them by different names – how can you possibly keep all your family and friends aware of these places? Enter Swurl.
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Will Great Firewall of China crumble during Beijing Olympics?
By: Davey Winder
The EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media has labelled China's censorship of the Internet as unacceptable. The International Olympic Committee, meanwhile, maintains it is confident that China will deliver on promises for free reporting during the games. Can the Great Firewall withstand the intense media scrutiny?
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By: Davey Winder
The EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media has labelled China's censorship of the Internet as unacceptable. The International Olympic Committee, meanwhile, maintains it is confident that China will deliver on promises for free reporting during the games. Can the Great Firewall withstand the intense media scrutiny?
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Apple patent hints at videoconferencing for iPhone
By: Stephen Withers
A new patent application from Apple could be interpreted as meaning the new expected 3G iPhone will have integrated videoconferencing features. Is this realistic?
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By: Stephen Withers
A new patent application from Apple could be interpreted as meaning the new expected 3G iPhone will have integrated videoconferencing features. Is this realistic?
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Now we are talking Web 2.0
By: Stuart Corner
Telstra has revamped its nowearetalking web site with the addition of a range of web 2.0 features to make it more interactive and customisable - and a more powerful weapon with which to sway public opinion in its favour.
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By: Stuart Corner
Telstra has revamped its nowearetalking web site with the addition of a range of web 2.0 features to make it more interactive and customisable - and a more powerful weapon with which to sway public opinion in its favour.
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Pipe Networks presents: the saga of a submarine cable - warts and all!
By: Stuart Corner
Pipe Networks has launched a blog site on its project to build its PPC-1 submarine cable link from Sydney to Guam, promising to be "as honest and as open as we can during the project and [to] keep you updated with the highs and lows of the project."
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By: Stuart Corner
Pipe Networks has launched a blog site on its project to build its PPC-1 submarine cable link from Sydney to Guam, promising to be "as honest and as open as we can during the project and [to] keep you updated with the highs and lows of the project."
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On Apple Software Update, Safari, and the blogosphere
By: Stephen Withers
The degree of sophistry shown by some IT commentators astounds me.
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By: Stephen Withers
The degree of sophistry shown by some IT commentators astounds me.
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Norton Online Living Report: scary stats for parents; social networking strong
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Symantec have released their first ever ‘Norton Online Living Report’, a bi-annual survey that gives a snapshot of how different cultures and countries approach the Internet and lets us see how our daily lives are affected by the online world, with some very interesting stats for parents on children’s Internet use.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Symantec have released their first ever ‘Norton Online Living Report’, a bi-annual survey that gives a snapshot of how different cultures and countries approach the Internet and lets us see how our daily lives are affected by the online world, with some very interesting stats for parents on children’s Internet use.
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Linux, the language of love
By: David M Williams
It’s St Valentine’s Day in much of the western world (and, it seems, the World of Warcraft too). Did you know Linux is unique among operating systems due to its inherent romanticism? Here’s how Linux helps sling forth Cupid’s arrows on this day. Spice up your love life with these seven sure-fire tips.
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By: David M Williams
It’s St Valentine’s Day in much of the western world (and, it seems, the World of Warcraft too). Did you know Linux is unique among operating systems due to its inherent romanticism? Here’s how Linux helps sling forth Cupid’s arrows on this day. Spice up your love life with these seven sure-fire tips.
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Sony Walkman is dead – long live the Sony Ericsson walkman phone!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
While there will always be a place for the music player that does little more than play music, the SE W980 Walkman Phone is a great example of how converged devices are becoming so sophisticated they truly CAN be jacks of all trades, and masters of them all, too.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
While there will always be a place for the music player that does little more than play music, the SE W980 Walkman Phone is a great example of how converged devices are becoming so sophisticated they truly CAN be jacks of all trades, and masters of them all, too.
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The dark side of open source: Hacking MySQL
By: David M Williams
Open source software advocates – like myself – will point out that a user can have confidence in the application’s integrity because the program code is readily viewable. However, not everyone who reads source code has pure intentions. Here’s how MySQL has been cracked in the past, and how you can keep safe.
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By: David M Williams
Open source software advocates – like myself – will point out that a user can have confidence in the application’s integrity because the program code is readily viewable. However, not everyone who reads source code has pure intentions. Here’s how MySQL has been cracked in the past, and how you can keep safe.
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Open source, the Access slayer
By: David M Williams
Forget vampires, there’s a world of evil in corporations across the globe infesting desktops everywhere. It’s the database product known as Microsoft Access but fear not: there is a chosen one, the [Silicon] Valley open source software revolution born with special strength and a destiny to fight Access.
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By: David M Williams
Forget vampires, there’s a world of evil in corporations across the globe infesting desktops everywhere. It’s the database product known as Microsoft Access but fear not: there is a chosen one, the [Silicon] Valley open source software revolution born with special strength and a destiny to fight Access.
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Open source software and the future of the world
By: David M Williams
Torvalds has been to Linux.conf.au and Torvalds has spoken. During a wide-ranging interview the Linux founder speculated on the future of hardware and the control that open source offers vendors. The ramifications of this are remarkable. Come hear the word of Torvalds.
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By: David M Williams
Torvalds has been to Linux.conf.au and Torvalds has spoken. During a wide-ranging interview the Linux founder speculated on the future of hardware and the control that open source offers vendors. The ramifications of this are remarkable. Come hear the word of Torvalds.
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Fix Wikipedia, add Facebook to the ASUS Eee Linux PC
By: David M Williams
The ASUS Eee has an update glitch; users worldwide have discovered a recent system update has resulted in missing icons on their tabbed launcher interface. Here's why it happened, how to fix it, and how to add more applications such as Facebook.
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By: David M Williams
The ASUS Eee has an update glitch; users worldwide have discovered a recent system update has resulted in missing icons on their tabbed launcher interface. Here's why it happened, how to fix it, and how to add more applications such as Facebook.
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Skyfire unveils iPhone-like browser for smartphones
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If you’ve ever wished that your mobile phone’s screen could render web pages as you see them on a desktop computer, including Flash video, AJAX, Java and more, don’t look up to an iPhone – look up to the Skyfire.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If you’ve ever wished that your mobile phone’s screen could render web pages as you see them on a desktop computer, including Flash video, AJAX, Java and more, don’t look up to an iPhone – look up to the Skyfire.
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Take control of the ASUS Eee Linux PC launcher
By: David M Williams
One of the hottest gadgets of 2007 – with no sign the trend is abating – was the super-portable ASUS Eee, putting Linux in the hands of the masses at minimal cost. It's user interface is great for new users but power users might want more punch. Here's how to take full control.
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By: David M Williams
One of the hottest gadgets of 2007 – with no sign the trend is abating – was the super-portable ASUS Eee, putting Linux in the hands of the masses at minimal cost. It's user interface is great for new users but power users might want more punch. Here's how to take full control.
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Enterprise-grade Linux: Five network security FOSS apps
By: David M Williams
The old adage, you get what you pay for, doesn’t have to apply. In fact, for a small business the high price tag of “threat management” software can often mean a company will just go without to its detriment. Here’s some high quality free and open source software to help, at a price any CFO will love.
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By: David M Williams
The old adage, you get what you pay for, doesn’t have to apply. In fact, for a small business the high price tag of “threat management” software can often mean a company will just go without to its detriment. Here’s some high quality free and open source software to help, at a price any CFO will love.
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No FOSS please, we’re Microsoft: checking out the .NET source code license
By: David M Williams
Since early this decade, Microsoft has been promoting their software framework, the .NET platform and its associated libraries. Now up to incarnation v3.5, Windows developers worldwide have rejoiced at the framework source code finally being made available. Yet, does this reflect any trend towards open source by the Redmond giant? How generous is the license and what does it mean?
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By: David M Williams
Since early this decade, Microsoft has been promoting their software framework, the .NET platform and its associated libraries. Now up to incarnation v3.5, Windows developers worldwide have rejoiced at the framework source code finally being made available. Yet, does this reflect any trend towards open source by the Redmond giant? How generous is the license and what does it mean?
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