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Ubuntu's new Linux sports debugging tool

With its upcoming "Feisty Fawn" version of Ubuntu Linux due April 19, Canonical hopes to shed light on what happens when things go wrong. Read more »

Xen leads Novell's turnaround effort in Linux

Novell will try to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart. Read more »

Ubuntu: Get set for 'cutting-edge' Linux

The Ubuntu Linux project hopes to release later this year a groundbreaking product that could include support for virtualisation and some mixed 32- and 64-bit architectures. Read more »

Bring some 'bling' to your Web site

Want your Web site to rank higher? Make sure search engines can link to all your pages, use specific keywords when tagging content, promote popular products prominently and use software to track visitor traffic. Read more »

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Create a fading form in VB.NET

While core functionality and useability of the application is always one of the most important aspects, various visual effects may improve the way users feel about a particular application. Read more »

What's new in Windows Vista?

Don't want to take Windows Vista for a test drive until you know what it has to offer? Join Windows expert Deb Shinder for a visual tour of Beta 2 as she points out some of the more dramatic changes and shares her impressions of the new OS. Read more »

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Quick Tip: Forwarding X11 to OS X

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- 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 »

Stepping into the Leopard cage

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Thankfully the Builder Bureau of Meteorology is predicting rain for the weekend, it will be give me a chance to tangle with that big cat of an OS again. This time I'm coming prepared with chair and whip. Read more »

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  • Staff Microsoft prescribes more REST

    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 »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Chris Duckett .NET looks to REST

    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 »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Renai LeMay Spellr.us needs a new dictionary

    One 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 »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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