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Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards
Some big names in the computer industry are pledging to make the development of desktop applications for the Linux operating system much easier than it has been. Read more »
Google takes Web apps offline
Google today announced the availability of a new open-source browser plug-in, Google Gears, that promises developers the ability to create applications that work within a browser -- even without Internet connectivity. Read more »
Suncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktops
Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP. Read more »
Google feels the Force with Salesforce deal
Today Salesforce.com announced a "global strategic alliance" (also known as a partnership) with Google, introducing a new integration point, Force.com Toolkit for Google Data APIs. Read more »
Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?
A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »
Google Web storage coming soon?
Google's much-rumored online storage service should be available in a few months, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal that cites unnamed sources. Read more »
Microsoft readies business applications update
Microsoft plans to release a new version of its business-management applications next month that includes a bevy of new features, including customer extranets and personalised business reports. Read more »
Apple takes Safari to Windows and iPhone
Apple plans to ship a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows, and third-party developers will be able to get a piece of the iPhone, the company announced on Monday. Read more »
BEA transforms mobile apps with Alchemy
The server software and tools maker aims to simplify the creation of mobile Web applications that have the same rich graphical user interface as desktop applications. Read more »
Red Hat takes care of enterprise applications
Red Hat partnered with Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications on Tuesday to provide Australian enterprises with the first fully managed Linux hosting solution. Read more »
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Migrating Legacy Applications
Builder AU technical editor, David McAmis, takes a closer look at the steps you need to take to successfully migrate legacy applications. Read more »
Windows DNA to .NET migration considerations
One of the most difficult decisions facing any organization that's considering a move to .NET is how to handle existing applications. Such legacy applications generally fall into three categories: non-Microsoft, desktop, and Windows DNA. Read more »
RIFE with possibilities
Developing a web-based application is never a small undertaking. At the very best it's a lot of work just to develop the code that does whatever it is your application is supposed to do but before you even get to the point of writing your application's code, you have to decide what you going to write it in. Read more »
Design your Java applications to be more accessible with JAAPI
Did you know that you can use a rich palette of accessibility tools to make your Java application more accessible to users with disabilities? Learn how to incorporate the Java Accessibility API (JAAPI) in your application development work. Read more »
Develop Applications for the BlackBerry
Want to develop apps for the Blackberry handheld devices on the market in Australia? Try this "Hello World" primer from David McAmis. Read more »
Using AppleScript to build Mac OS X applications
You can easily build applications that use the Aqua UI and interact with other applications on your Mac. We'll show you how. Read more »
Java Web Start splits the difference between apps and applets
Sun's Web Start offers an easy way to deploy Java applications by adapting the best traits of applets and applications. Find out how Web Start works and how you can roll it out. Read more »
Are you ready for 64-bit architecture development?
Many chipmakers have announced desktop-ready CPU chips based on 64-bit architecture. Will such desktops lead to a migration to 64-bit architecture development in the coming year? And, more importantly, will you be ready for it? Read more »
Classifying and representing data in SOAs
Data management is a core requirement of service-oriented applications and in this article we show you how to classify and represent data using a few simple techniques. Read more »
Use Microsoft Office in Linux? You can now!
The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office. Read more »
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JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platform
Here's a look at Sun Microsystems' new JavaFX application, with Flickr and Twitter feeds running in Facebook within the browser, dragged to the desktop, and then put on a mobile phone. Sun Microsystems executives Rich Green and Nandini Ramani showed the JavaFX environment at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. 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 »
Adobe Creative Suite 4
Adobe is updating Photoshop along with more than a dozen tools for editing images, Web sites, animation, movies, desktop applications, and print layouts. Read more »
Blog (32)
The return to the king
-- Does the arrival of Web applications on the desktop warrant the death pronouncement of the desktop or is it just hot air? Read more »
Clusters bucking Microsoft's desktop dominance
-- The latest TOP500 shows that you can takes Microsoft's percentage in the desktop space, invert it and you have the percentage of supercomputers using Windows. Read more »
Install Web stacks in an instant with BitNami
-- Need to set up a server environment to run Web applications such as WordPress, MediaWiki, Joomla, Trac, DocuWiki, or Drupal? Here's how to do it in less than two minutes with free software. Read more »
Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer
-- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »
Confessions of an accessibility sadist
-- If your mouse dies because of a software update, most people would rollback the update -- a small minority will continue to move forward regardless. All in the name of science and testing the world of accessibility. Read more »
Google to allow third party code in Gmail?
-- According to executives from the company, Google are preparing to open Gmail to developers outside the Googleplex labs. Read more »
Salesforce's new AIR toolkit
-- Following the announcement that Salesforce will provide a free toolkit for Adobe Flex and AIR development on its Force.com platform, I spoke to the company’s Doug Farber, the Vice President of Operations, Asia Pacific about its functionality and other issues surrounding the toolkit. Read more »
Opera Widget SDK released
-- Opera has announced the release of Opera Widgets SDK beta, that allows Web developers to create Web applications capable of running on all devices. Read more »
Quick Tip: Forwarding X11 to OS X
-- Just because you are on a Mac doesn't mean you can't run your Linux applications. Here's how you can bring penguin power to your Mac. Read more »
The most interesting Web OS experiment yet
-- I still don't fully get the whole Web operating system concept. Why run an OS inside a browser when your browser is running in an OS to begin with? But AjaxWindows, a Web OS and application suite that launched today, makes a very good case for the Web OS. Read more »
Others (2)
LCA Open Day
Yesterday was show and tell day for linux.conf.au with a pavilion full of gadgets, toys and cool stuff Read more »
Gnome 2.16 Preview
With the next major release of the GNOME desktop scheduled for release next month, each passing day sees more of the code frozen. This is the first iteration since version 2.14 was released in April, which saw extensive improvements in performance. Here is our first look at some of the features in Gnome 2.16. Read more »
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Microsoft prescribes more RESTDetails 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 »
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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 »
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Spellr.us needs a new dictionaryOne of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes. Read more »
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