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Reboot your body
For many reasons, some people are reluctant to exercise at a gym. There is now a viable alternative, and that's to take up an online fitness training course. ZDNet Australia examines a leading online fitness alternative. Read more »
Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software
Microsoft has claimed the cost of software is not an important issue in the developing world. Read more »
Microsoft brings .Net to Silverlight
Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect, has introduced a video-streaming service and .Net development tool support for Silverlight, its cross-platform Web browser plug-in. Read more »
Mono-man brings .NET to Linux
Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Read more »
Microsoft looks to students for TechEd
Microsoft is encouraging students to attend this week's TechEd 2005 conference on the Gold Coast by offering free tickets to the August 30 opening day. Read more »
Criticism mounts over Birmingham's Linux project
Criticism is mounting over the termination of a large-scale Linux project in Birmingham, England. Read more »
Microsoft toolset to promote mobile Web services
Microsoft says that desktop developers will be able to transfer their skills to handheld devices using its new toolset. Read more »
Visual Basic developers revolting
The software company's own programmer community has launched a campaign of defiance over a decision to end support for Visual Basic. Read more »
Builder's November Top Ten
Have you missed any of the hottest technology development stories published in the past month? Builder Australia can help you keep in touch with the top ten stories of November. Read more »
Macromedia updates Web conferencing tools
Macromedia has unveiled the latest version of its online video conferencing application, adding support for VoIP, among other features. Read more »
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Find free certification resources
When you're strapped for cash, you have to go back to the basics to obtain the certification study resources you need. Here are some tips for finding free study aids. Read more »
Why open source is bad for Australia
Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Read more »
Dive into .NET with Web Matrix, part 1
Need to create an ASP.NET application without forking out for Visual Studio? In this series we'll show you how to get started with the free ASP.NET Web Matrix tool. Read more »
Ian Griffiths talks Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 2)
In the second part of our interview with WPF expert Ian Griffiths, we discuss the Rich Internet Application platform battle, the future of the desktop and whether now is the right time to switch to WPF. Read more »
Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?
The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »
Perceiving the true potential of technology
Robin Christopherson, head of accessibility at AbilityNet, says he owes everything to the freedom technology has provided Read more »
10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years
If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Read more »
Review: Reporting for duty
In this round-up of some of the most popular reporting tools for developers, we put these tools to the test to see how they stack up against real-world scenarios. Read more »
Aussie coders changing the world
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »
Case for open source
Australian Linux developer John Leach is adamant that open source represents a solid future for the world of software architecture. He explains why in this article. Read more »
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On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.