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Microsoft issues five critical patches

Microsoft on Tuesday issued five "critical" security patches designed to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer. Read more »

'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans on Tuesday to release three security bulletins with fixes for flaws in Windows and Exchange. Read more »

Mozilla plans major facelift for Firefox 3

Mozilla is hoping the next version of its Firefox browser will look familiar -- regardless of which operating system you use. Read more »

Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public

A sample program hit the Internet on Wednesday, showing by example how malicious coders could compromise Windows computers by using a flaw in the handling of a widespread graphics format by Microsoft's software. Read more »

Apple updates Rendezvous

Apple Computer has published updated source code to its Rendezvous network-configuration technology for use in Windows, Linux, Unix and Java applications. Read more »

Windows chief opens up on '7'

Since taking over the Windows development reins from Jim Allchin, Steven Sinofsky has chosen to keep silent about new products, but now in an exclusive interview, he spills the beans on Windows 7. Read more »

Another Internet Explorer flaw found

A computer science researcher has highlighted the shortcomings of Microsoft's latest patch for its Internet Explorer browser by identifying another way that online vandals could run malicious programs on a Web surfer's computer. Read more »

Old code in Windows is security threat

Microsoft will more quickly retire old code in its Windows operating system and other software as a result of the company's four-month-old "trustworthy computing" initiative, the company's lead bug basher said in an interview. Read more »

RealPlayer flaw: Stop using Internet Explorer

Security experts are warning RealPlayer users to stop using Internet Explorer until a patch is released for a flaw researchers discovered which could allow code execution. Read more »

Microsoft to issue 11 security patches on Tuesday

On Thursday, Microsoft announced four security bulletins for next week. The announcement is intended as a heads-up for IT departments before Patch Tuesday. Four fixes are considered critical, six important, and one is moderate as ranked by the software giant. Read more »

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Pocket PC Web site development tips

Learn how to tune your Web site appropriately using Pocket Internet Explorer (pIE) specifications. Read more »

Windows' HTML converter vulnerability rated Critical

A problem has been discovered in the way Windows handles HTML file conversion during cut-and-paste. This buffer overrun could allow an attacker to run rogue code. Read more »

Who says the browser war is over?

Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner can claim an achievement held by few of his fellow tech entrepreneurs: He's competed head-on against Microsoft and lived to tell the tale. Read more »

Build cross-browser XML paging code

If scrolling through a long XML table is not an optimal experience for your browser app, why not implement pagination? Presenting data in page-length chunks can help your users find the data they need. See how to build fast, cross-browser XML pagination. Read more »

Locate errors in your JavaScript code

When you debug JavaScript, you don't have the luxury of the powerful tools available in other development environments. Fortunately, you can fall back on some alternative techniques to locate problems in your code. Read more »

Tracking down bugs in ASP.NET code

One of the trickier aspects of Web development is debugging. In this article we'll look at some of the new ways you can debug your ASP.NET code. Read more »

Prevent the flash of unstyled content

Have you ever seen a brief glimpse of unstyled text appear as a CSS-styled Web page loads in the browser window? Our usability expert Michael Meadhra shows you how to avoid this little quirk. Read more »

Tutorial: JavaScript and regular expressions

If you've worked with regular expressions in Perl, you know that they can simplify search and replace tasks. Using them in JavaScript is just as easy. Read more »

Avoid problems when redirecting via drop-down lists

One of the most important skills a developer needs is the ability to debug and fix problematic code whether it is their own or another developer's handiwork. This article shows how to solve a problem involving redirection and drop-down lists. Read more »

What does Google Chrome offer developers?

This article discusses Chrome's tools for working with Web pages and weighs in on whether you should ditch IE or Firefox for Chrome. Read more »

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