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Strike vote fuels IBM Australia debate
A potential impending strike action at one of IBM Australia's Sydney facilities has sparked debate about whether it was still worth striving to work at one of the largest and most prestigious technology firms in Australia and the world. Read more »
Apple's WWDC: New iPhone, new OS X, new .Mac?
Expect to hear new details about the future of Apple's Mac OS X and Web business next week at the Worldwide Developers Conference — and we think there might be a new iPhone, too. Read more »
Sun: Tape storage evolving, not dead
Magnetic tape data storage may have been around for more than half a century but systems administrators will be stuck with it for some time yet, according to one of Sun Microsystems' top storage executives. Read more »
Details on Intel's beta Mac development tools
Intel has released betas of its software development tools for Mac OS X running on the Intel architecture. Read more »
Cisco crawls to a patchable IOS for all
Cisco is aiming to make its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) easier to patch because administrators using the company's network hardware have been reluctant to upgrade even though serious security flaws have been discovered in the software. Read more »
Web domains hit new high
If the size of the World Wide Web was measured by the number of domain names then it is growing faster than at any time in its history, according to figures released by research and analysis firm Netcraft last week. Read more »
Skype releases IM developer tools
VoIP giant Skype is now letting Web sites and other Internet applications tap into the pool of people using the Luxembourg-based company's instant-messaging service. Read more »
Microsoft hires Gentoo Linux founder
Microsoft has hired one of the key figures behind a popular Linux distribution to educate its in-house developers about open source. Read more »
Putting a plug in insider leaks
A start-up has launched software designed to stop leaks of sensitive business information by focusing on the greatest risk: insiders. Read more »
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Using Mirrored Media Sets in SQL Server 2005
Mirrored Media Sets is a new feature in the Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005. It enables the creation of redundant copies of a backup file to reduce the possibility of a backup device malfunction. Here's how you make it work. Read more »
AJAX should not mandate HTTP
AJAX applications rely upon the existence of an application server always being available, and many Web developers are assuming that the user will not want to save the Web page or lose network connectivity. This article discusses why this is a mistake. Read more »
Sanity check: Five reasons to centralise your IT department
This article takes a look at the top five arguments for centralisation of your IT department. Read more »
Be aware of AJAX's drawbacks
Some developers view AJAX as the silver bullet for every scenario. However, AJAX introduces its own set of hazards in various areas, which include: development time, browsing history and experience, search engine interaction, accessibility, server load, and security. Read more »
Add security to applications by using JAAS
Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) provides the ability to implement the two things that any decent security system needs: authentication and authorisation. See how JAAS may save you time and effort the next time you need to add security to your Java app. Read more »
Four issues to consider before becoming a remote IT consultant
This article suggests what issues to consider when deciding whether to become a remote IT consultant. Read more »
Simplify SQL Server 2005 queries with a Dates table
Learn what a Dates table is and how to create one, and then try it out for yourself. Read more »
Display data with .NET's ListView control
With the ListView control, you can display data according to your needs. Read more »
Write your own sp_lock system stored procedure in SQL Server 2005
The sp_lock system stored procedure is a great tool for checking the amount of locking that occurs on your database system. It returns the number and types of locks that are being held by current active SQL Server sessions. Read more »
Five new developments in storage infrastructure solutions
First there was Ethernet. Then, there was IP over Ethernet. Next came the mixed use of Ethernet, IP, and the SCSI command set to simplify storage and to bring down the cost and complexity of storage. Read more »
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Interfering with powerline networks
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-- Getting started with usability testing doesn't require an expensive lab full of equipment and science nerds in white coats to poke and prod your users. Cheap and accessible software is readily available to help your team create better software for end-users. Read more »
Firefox runs amok - thanks to Google
-- A hidden feature of Firefox can result in the downloading of cookies and Web pages that the user did not intend by doing a Google search. 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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