Software
Another big month for Microsoft security patches
By: Stephen Withers
Microsoft's Christmas bonus for system administrators has arrived in the form of eight security bulletins. Six of them are rated 'critical' and a seventh is more significant than its 'important' rating implies.
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By: Stephen Withers
Microsoft's Christmas bonus for system administrators has arrived in the form of eight security bulletins. Six of them are rated 'critical' and a seventh is more significant than its 'important' rating implies.
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Apple marches towards Mac OS X 10.5.6 and 10.6
By: Stephen Withers
Apple's making progress on the next two revisions of Mac OS X, according to leaked information provided to developers.
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By: Stephen Withers
Apple's making progress on the next two revisions of Mac OS X, according to leaked information provided to developers.
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Microsoft goes open source for blogging software
By: Stephen Withers
'Open source' isn't usually the first phrase that comes to mind when you hear 'Microsoft' (unless you're one of those who believes open source is always the answer to Microsoft), but the company has released an early version of an open source content management system called Oxite. Excited?
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By: Stephen Withers
'Open source' isn't usually the first phrase that comes to mind when you hear 'Microsoft' (unless you're one of those who believes open source is always the answer to Microsoft), but the company has released an early version of an open source content management system called Oxite. Excited?
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Acrobat 9 can weaken password protection
By: Stephen Withers
We normally expect successive versions of software increasingly secure. But thanks to a change made by Adobe in Acrobat 9, simple passwords - the kind most people use - can be cracked more quickly than they could with version 8.
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By: Stephen Withers
We normally expect successive versions of software increasingly secure. But thanks to a change made by Adobe in Acrobat 9, simple passwords - the kind most people use - can be cracked more quickly than they could with version 8.
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Global financial crisis pushing software developers into a life of cybercrime
By: Ian Grayson
Sacked software engineers will turn to cybercrime as the global financial crisis makes it increasingly difficult to find legitimate technology jobs, an industry expert has warned.
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By: Ian Grayson
Sacked software engineers will turn to cybercrime as the global financial crisis makes it increasingly difficult to find legitimate technology jobs, an industry expert has warned.
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Joe the Plumber teaches how to weather the recession with Linux and Open Source models
By: David M Williams
In this globally troubled time open source software - and Linux, its operating system poster child - has clear economic advantages. You've heard talk of Joe the Plumber; let me introduce his little known cousin Cain the CIO who’s looking to do more with less money.
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By: David M Williams
In this globally troubled time open source software - and Linux, its operating system poster child - has clear economic advantages. You've heard talk of Joe the Plumber; let me introduce his little known cousin Cain the CIO who’s looking to do more with less money.
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Windows 7 6956 VHD converted to ISO already!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Wow – the Internet sure works fast. Only yesterday did the news come through that Windows 7 build 6956 was leaked as a VHD from China’s Microsoft WinHEC conference. “Chinese hackers” promised to convert the VHD into an installable ISO, and within 24 hours, it has happened - and is eagerly being illegally downloaded worldwide!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Wow – the Internet sure works fast. Only yesterday did the news come through that Windows 7 build 6956 was leaked as a VHD from China’s Microsoft WinHEC conference. “Chinese hackers” promised to convert the VHD into an installable ISO, and within 24 hours, it has happened - and is eagerly being illegally downloaded worldwide!
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Detailed Windows 7 6956 VHD installation instructions emerge
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Have you illegally downloaded the leaked Windows 7 6956 build, which is a VHD instead of an installable ISO, and are now wondering how to install it? Amazingly, hours after the leak went online, detailed instructions are now available.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Have you illegally downloaded the leaked Windows 7 6956 build, which is a VHD instead of an installable ISO, and are now wondering how to install it? Amazingly, hours after the leak went online, detailed instructions are now available.
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Linux Hater’s Redux... dead? Long live... Oiaohm?!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
First the Linux Hater’s blog ended, and now there’s a claim that the Linux Hater’s Redux has gone to the great kernel panic in the sky. Now a mysteriously named person called “Oiaohm” is trying to re-incarnate some of the hate in a new “battle ground” but his sights aren’t set on Linux alone.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
First the Linux Hater’s blog ended, and now there’s a claim that the Linux Hater’s Redux has gone to the great kernel panic in the sky. Now a mysteriously named person called “Oiaohm” is trying to re-incarnate some of the hate in a new “battle ground” but his sights aren’t set on Linux alone.
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Over 300m apps sold on the iPhone App Store
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although third party software has been available to download for various smartphones for the last several years, Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch have set off a true mobile software revolution, that sees Apple celebrating 300m free and paid apps "sold" through the App Store - in less than 6 months!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although third party software has been available to download for various smartphones for the last several years, Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch have set off a true mobile software revolution, that sees Apple celebrating 300m free and paid apps "sold" through the App Store - in less than 6 months!
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Windows 7 build 6956 leaks to web as a VHD
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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Secunia Personal Software Inspector version 1.0 released
By: Tony Austin
HTML clipboard The first official version of the Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) , a
software vulnerability scanner has just been released. This is a top-rating
Windows security tool that's free for home users.
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By: Tony Austin
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MYOB shareholders urged to reject Manhattan bid
By: Stephen Withers
The board of financial software and services company MYOB is maintaining its opposition to the bid made by US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software. "The offer is neither fair nor reasonable," said MYOB's chairman.
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By: Stephen Withers
The board of financial software and services company MYOB is maintaining its opposition to the bid made by US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software. "The offer is neither fair nor reasonable," said MYOB's chairman.
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SaaS enterprise usage putting software vendors under pressure: report
By: Stan Beer
Nearly 90% of organisations in major markets across the world expect to maintain or grow their usage of software as a service (SaaS), putting enterprise software vendors such as Oracle and SAP under pressure, according to a new survey.
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By: Stan Beer
Nearly 90% of organisations in major markets across the world expect to maintain or grow their usage of software as a service (SaaS), putting enterprise software vendors such as Oracle and SAP under pressure, according to a new survey.
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New commercial spyware puts Mac OS X users at risk
By: Stephen Withers
A Russian company has released a commercial keystroke logger for Mac OS X, putting users' passwords and other private information at risk.
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By: Stephen Withers
A Russian company has released a commercial keystroke logger for Mac OS X, putting users' passwords and other private information at risk.
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Vista SP2 beta here, Win 7 not a "service pack" for Vista
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The beta versions of Vista SP2 and Window Server 2008 SP2 have now landed for MSDN and TechNet users, and should be available for the “general public” to also try tomorrow, while a Microsoft executive tells CNET US that Windows 7 is not just a Windows Vista service pack.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The beta versions of Vista SP2 and Window Server 2008 SP2 have now landed for MSDN and TechNet users, and should be available for the “general public” to also try tomorrow, while a Microsoft executive tells CNET US that Windows 7 is not just a Windows Vista service pack.
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Windows 7 beta – shipping January 13?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Despite rumours that the first official Windows 7 beta would arrive in December, even though Microsoft has always officially targeted January 2009, the latest evidence seems to point to January 13 being the day the beta goes live.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Despite rumours that the first official Windows 7 beta would arrive in December, even though Microsoft has always officially targeted January 2009, the latest evidence seems to point to January 13 being the day the beta goes live.
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Linux netbooks look likely to save Australian government education election promise
By: David M Williams
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education and Training (DET) has today revealed its required specifications for custom-built laptops it intends to issue to students from grades 9 to 12 by the middle of 2009. In what is remniscent of a netbook, the budget is set at $500 per model, with hardware at that level.
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By: David M Williams
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education and Training (DET) has today revealed its required specifications for custom-built laptops it intends to issue to students from grades 9 to 12 by the middle of 2009. In what is remniscent of a netbook, the budget is set at $500 per model, with hardware at that level.
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