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US Homeland Security e-mail gaffe exposes secrets
A technical contractor may have started a chain of events that led to security professionals divulging classified information Read more »
Symantec to launch security e-mail appliance
Security software giant Symantec is expected to announce Monday it will enter the security e-mail appliance market, expanding the competitive landscape that also includes its current partner IronPort. Read more »
Building quality code, not testing for quality
Involve quality in the entire application development process, instead of concentrating on it only from the software debugging stage, industry watchers have urged companies. Read more »
Developers break the designer egg: Microsoft
Developers and designers are in a constant battle when working together on an application or Web site project; a presentation at Microsoft's ReMIX conference in Melbourne last month described the issues perfectly -- with an egg. Read more »
Archiving software leaks Gmail passwords to author
A US programmer has uncovered an e-mail address hard-coded into an archiving program that is designed to capture username and password information from users of the software.. Read more »
Security flaws found in fix for Firefox, SeaMonkey
Mozilla Foundation earlier this week issued a critical fix designed to address vulnerabilities in a recent security update for the Firefox browser and SeaMonkey application suite. Read more »
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 takes flight
Mozilla on Thursday launched Thunderbird 2, the latest version of its free, open-source e-mail client featuring message tagging and customisation. Read more »
Mozilla previews e-mail program
Weeks after the successful launch of its Firefox browser, Mozilla has released an e-mail application in another salvo on Microsoft's home turf. Read more »
Microsoft fleshes out its online services strategy
Microsoft has come back down from the clouds and fleshed out the technical details of its online services strategy which will change the nature of its relationship with its customers. Read more »
Aussie telcos don't do e-mail
Less than one in five Australian telcos know of or reply to e-mails sent them by potential customers, according to a study commissioned by software vendor Oracle. Read more »
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Simplify e-mail validation routines with PHP
A very common task when building Web sites involves validating user-supplied e-mail addresses. In this article we'll show you how to use the powerful regular expression engine built into PHP. Read more »
10 secrets to great e-mail marketing
Are you in the process of developing an e-mail campaign? Keep on top of the game with these tips from local expert Fred Schebesta. Read more »
Customise your mailto functions
Want to extend your mailto functions in your web application? Check out this quick primer on customised mailto functions. Read more »
Seven aspects of a great user experience
The spotlight at this year's Web Directions South UX conference in Melbourne was on user experience. Andy Budd, a designer and developer at Clearleft in the UK, contributed to the theme of the day with his presentation -- "Designing the User Experience Curve". Read more »
Reap the benefits of design patterns
Proper use of design patterns in software development allows you to increase the efficiency of the coding process. Apply design patterns in your next project and reap the benefits. Read more »
Flex: The new face of design and development
Far more than just a toy for graphic-savvy developers, Adobe's Flex is one of the best Rich Internet Application tools around. Read more »
13 Design rules that every Web site designer should know about
If you regard yourself as a professional Web site designer, then you need to be aware of, and then follow, these 13 design rules for building effective Web sites. Read more »
Abandon tables, simplify design with CSS
HTML developers often use tables to create page layouts. But Cascading Style Sheets offer a more nimble alternative. This quick tutorial shows you the way. Read more »
Designing 3D buttons with pure CSS
CSS buttons are much more efficient than image-based buttons because they're entirely text-based. Here are two techniques for creating a bevelled-edge by styling the borders of a CSS button. Read more »
Design elements are key to driving Web traffic
Navigation can make or break the user experience. Here's a look at several navigation elements and tips on how to use them in your Web design plan. Read more »
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A new coat of varnish
-- This week featured plenty of coverage from the various conferences occurring around the country. All the while Builder's design gnomes were busy give the site a touch-up. Read more »
Email freed to find its new vocation
-- Springdoo.com is a free service that lets you talk your emails. Anyone can now easily send talking emails in their own voice, without typing. Read more »
Yahoo to expose its wiring to developers
-- Phase one came last week, when Yahoo launched its new profiles site. Phase two begins next week, when web developers can start sinking their teeth into Yahoo's attempt to replace its present static design with one that's customisable, application-rich, socially connected, and woven into other parts of the Internet. Read more »
Google launches Mail Goggles to save you from yourself
-- Just a quick post to mention a silly experiment that Google has released to the public: Mail Goggles. This feature is designed to prevent you from sending stupid e-mails in the small hours, when you're most likely to be inebriated and at risk of making a complete idiot of yourself. Read more »
XP stays on life support for longer
-- This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »
StartupCamp Melbourne: The review
-- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »
Developer creates Mac UI for Java apps
-- Java developers may soon be able to get their apps looking less ugly and more Mac-like if a promising new project continues. Read more »
StartupCamp comes to Melbourne
-- In early October, Melbourne will get its own version of the StartupCamp project that saw three new technology start-ups launched last weekend. Read more »
2Vouch refers well
-- Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »
MyPerfect.com.au has potential
-- Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5
Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Adobe briefly considered its own browser
Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »
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