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Mozilla refreshes its open-source backbone Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:47PMTen years on, Mozilla has concluded that its open-source underpinnings are due for a refresh.
Mozilla To Update the Mozilla Public License, Invites Input Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:18PMAll Mozilla projects (the major ones at least, I didn't check them all up) are licensed under the Mozilla Public License, version 1.1. It's already over a decade old, and the Mozilla Foundation believes it is time to overhaul the license, with a focus on modernising what they believe to be outdated wording.
Noted cryptographer on SSL, encryption and cloud computing Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:43PMCryptographer, Taher Elgamal of Axway Inc., the inventor and initial driving force behind SSL, explains how applications may be better adapted to defend against attacks.
Mozilla to overhaul its open-source license Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:29PMThe Firefox backer wants to modernize and simplify the Mozilla Public License and sets an ambitious November deadline.
15 SxSW 2010 Parties and Meetups You Can't Miss Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:26PMSouth by Southwest is a serious event; people from all walks come to Austin, TX for a long weekend of panels, politics, and persuasion. After all that hard work, everyone wants to unwind and get loose. Here are 15 parties that you can't miss if you're in Austin this weekend: 15. Mozilla SxSW Happy Hour - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=310283178032 Whenever ...
Patches Highlight Problems in Maintaining Older Software Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:51AMMicrosoft on Tuesday released two security bulletins to fix eight bugs in its Windows and Microsoft Office software. Both bulletins are rated important, but analysts said many of the vulnerabilities could potentially be more severe if exploited.
You must have JavaScript enabled to view this eBook Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:04AMThe following instructions describe how to enable JavaScript in your browser. If your browser isn't listed, please consult its online help pages. 1. Select Tools from the top menu.
Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash? The Surprising Results of New Tests Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:59AMWith the impending launch of the Apple iPad , the Cupertino-based company's shunning of Adobe Flash technology has been brought to the forefront of technological discussions. While it was one thing to forgo Flash on a small, mobile device such as the iPhone or iPod Touch, some are questioning whether lack of Flash support is going to be a make-it-or-break it feature for the new slate devices ...
Six tips for using the Dock efficiently Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:14AMAre you taking advantage of all the ways the Dock can make your work easier? Here are some tips for using the Dock efficiently—whether you're quickly accessing files, folders and applications or turning on and off your tunes.
Antispyware Software features central management console. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:50AMCounterSpy® v4.0 endpoint antispyware offers protection against complex malware threats. Its management console provides features that let administrators/managed services providers manage medium-/large-scale infrastructures with multiple offices and locations. Multiple sites can be controlled from central console by tiering through role-based access control or multi-site configuration. Software ...
Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Tomorrowland Edition Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:03PMIn today’s Remainders: tomorrow’s news! Cisco’s ushering in the next generation of internet with the CRS-3; Kempler & Strauss’s futuristic PhoneWatch gets reviewed; geolocated Tweets; dual core Atom processors; HTML 5 drawing apps; Samsung’s point and shoot prices, and more! (more…)
Microsoft browser ballot gives Opera, Firefox a boost Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:44PMThe Microsoft browser ballot released this month to Windows users in the EU is already doing Microsoft's rivals a favor. Two of the major competitors to Internet Explorer have seen an increase in downloads, while the other two are not willing to share data. We contacted the makers of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera; here's what they had to say. Opera, the Norwegian browser maker that first ...
Expert Guidance for New Microsoft Security Bulletins Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:52PMMicrosoft released two new security bulletins for the March 2010 Patch Tuesday, and industry experts weigh in on what IT administrators need to know about them.
New Microsoft IE zero-day flaw under attack Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:26PMA zero-day unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer vulnerability is being exploited in the wild by Ryan Naraine
Android coders get high-speed graphics ability Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:19PMGoogle has released a new native programming kit that provides new graphics abilities to programmers using Android 2.0 phones.
Download Mosaic and Browse 1993's Web Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:51PMA few adventurous hackers have posted source code for NCSA Mosaic 2.7 on the web. If you're running a modern Linux distro, you can download the web's first proper browser and go back to the days before the gold rush.
Microsoft Gives Rival Browsers a Lift Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:35PMERIC PFANNER As Microsoft complies with new European rules to offer a choice of browsers to Windows users, smaller browsers are getting a boost.
Social CRM on the Cheap Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:39AMMac users are missing out on cheap (read: free), social customer relationship management. Windows users have xobni , a simple tool that integrates with Outlook, and Microsoft will also be releasing a solution in Office 2010 called Outlook Social Connector . But what if you have a Mac? Xobni doesn’t support Entourage or Mail.app, and who knows when Entourage will receive features its cousin on ...
Antivirus Software offers multiple data security features. Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:56AMProviding desktop antivirus and antispyware protection, VIPRE® Antivirus v4.0 supports removable drives; 64-bit environments, including 64-bit boot cleaner and 64-bit rootkit scanner; and Mozilla Firefox Scan Extensions. For core, necessary desktop malware protection, VIPRE Antivirus Premium v4.0 provides bidirectional desktop firewall that supports 32-and 64-bit environments. Other features ...
Whatever happened to the email app? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:37AMHow we all went off-message Lab Notes Is the email program dead? Did the whole world just migrate away from Hotmail over to Facebook when we weren't looking? Does anyone else care?… The power of collaboration within unified communications
Minor browsers seek increased ballot prominence Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:57AMSix browser makers want to become more obvious on the screens that make Windows users in the EU aware of alternatives to Internet Explorer
Choose a program for viewing photos Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:19AMQ: Dean, you've helped me with a computer problem in the past; I hope you can help me this time.
Better Gmail 2 Updated [Updates] Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:13PMGoogle's Gmail tweak broke some of the more popular features of my Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension this week, including Folders4Gmail and Hide Spam Count. Thanks to the quick work of Arend v. Reinersdorff , the problems have been fixed. If you're a Better Gmail 2 user and your labels aren't collapsing properly or your Spam count is showing when it shouldn't, hit the "Find Updates" button in ...
Firefox alpha dons Flash flak jacket Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:22PMDitto 'elite' Jobsian beta testers Mozilla has pushed out a Firefox developer preview that runs Adobe Flash and other plug-ins as a separate process, hoping to prevent crashing plug-ins from crashing the browser proper.… What is your recession sales strategy?
Week in review: Tech on the docket Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:09PMApple files iPhone patent suit, while RealDVD gets canned. Also: Feds look to expand Net monitoring.
Opera Browser Downloads Triple After Microsoft Airs Browser Ballot Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:00AMTurns out that Opera, Mozilla, and Google's gripes about Microsoft's browser favoritism were accurate, it appears...
Mozilla Lands Out-Of-Process Plugins in Firefox 3.7 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:51AMNetstat -vat: "One of the big things that Google Chrome introduced is the idea of out of process plugins. It's something that has now (finally!) landed in Mozilla -- albeit in the Alpha 2 release of Firefox 3.7 (officially called Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 Alpha 2)."
Does Symbian need a Mobile Browser Ballot? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:31AMThis month saw the start of the Microsoft Browser Ballot in EU countries.
EU urged to level playing field for web browsers Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:15AMMakers of six small Web browsers are urging the European Union to push Microsoft Corp to provide them more visibility in its browser choice website.
EU urged to level playing field for Web browsers Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:16AMBy Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
Browser ballot screen works wonders for Opera Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:30AMOpera has seen a sharp rise in downloads of its web browser since Microsoft launched its browser ballot screen on Monday.
Browser ballot screen works wonders for Opera Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:24AMDan Worth, V3.co.uk , Thursday 4 March 2010 at 16:16:00 Norwegian firm celebrates dramatic rise in downloads Opera has seen a sharp rise in downloads of its web browser since Microsoft launched its browser ballot screen on Monday. The company said that downloads had tripled in several major EU countries, including France, Spain and the UK, while downloads in Opera's home country of Norway rose ...
Study lauds IE for blocking Web's social attacks Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:07AMA study, funded by Microsoft, concludes Microsoft's browser betters competitors at blocking socially engineered malware attacks over the Web.
Open-Source Hardware Takes Steps Toward Gadget Mainstream Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:02AMOpen-source software is one of the great success stories of the past few decades. The Apache HTTP Server is the world's most popular Web server, Linux has more than held its own against Unix and other proprietary operating systems, and Mozilla's Firefox browser has given Microsoft's Internet Explorer strong competition over the years.
N. Korea Develops Operating System with Windows-Like GUI, Linux Guts Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:19AMThe North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.
North Korea develops own operating system Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:07AMRed Star OS Linux distro includes thinly disguised versions of Firefox, OpenOffice.org The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based "Red Star" operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.
Microsoft's no-win IE6 browser mess Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:13AMThe new European browser menu launched this week, and Microsoft in many ways faces a no-win situation. These past few years have been a doozy for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. After extricating itself from a legal mess with Netscape, its IE6 browser braved on and captured 71% of the market at its height in the fall of 2003. While unbundled, IE’s fortunes remained closely tied the operating ...
NetPositive Gets Successor: WebPositive Emerges Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:31AMBeOS came with a relatively straightforward browser called NetPositive, or Net+ in shorthand. Especially by today's standards, it can hardly do anything more complicated than rendering basic HTML, so it isn't of much use. Luckily, Haiku has a successor now, born out of the HaikuLauncher conceptbrowser we talked about earlier: WebPositive.
Report: North Korea develops own Linux distribution Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:18AMNorth Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.
Open-source hardware takes steps toward gadget mainstream Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:11AMOpen-source software is one of the great success stories of the past few decades. The Apache HTTP Server is the world's most popular Web server, Linux has more than held its own against Unix and other proprietary operating systems, and Mozilla's Firefox browser has given Microsoft's Internet Explorer strong competition over the years.
Web Browser Grand Prix: The Top Five, Tested And Ranked Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:18AMWe've put Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, and Opera through a gauntlet of speed tests and time trials to find out which Web browser is truly the fastest. How does your favorite land in our rankings? Opera - Safari - Internet Explorer - Microsoft - Google Chrome
Report: North Korea Develops Own Linux Distribution Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:33AMNorth Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that resembles Microsoft Windows.
Researchers Develop 3D Graphics Capability for Firefox Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:33AMA group of researchers plan to soon release a version of the Firefox browser that integrates the ability to view 3D graphics.
App developer speaks at Webster Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:50PMWebster University's School of Business and Technology continued its speaker series on March 2 with a presentation by Tapulous CEO Bart Decrem. Tapulous created the "Tap Tap Revenge" application - also known as an app - for the iPhone, and Decrem spoke on the changing world of social interaction and the advances in technology.
Open-source hardware takes steps toward gadget mainstream Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:07PMThe success of open-source software raises a tantalizing question: Could the same design philosophy work for tech gadgets?
Microsoft browser ballot should go global, say rivals Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:08AMA lobbying group composed of Microsoft rivals today called on antitrust regulators worldwide to pressure the company into offering a browser ballot screen to their citizens. The European Committee fo...
Opera says demand up as Microsoft opens EU market Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:07AMHELSINKI (Reuters) - Opera Software said on Wednesday it had seen a surge in downloads of its browser after Microsoft started to give Europeans the option of choosing smaller rivals' browsers.
EU gives obscure browsers a big chance Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:14AMSeven lesser-known browsers are getting a chance at relevance as 100 million Europeans see alternatives to Internet Explorer.
Microsoft browser ballot should go global, say rivals Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:53AMGroup urges antitrust regulators worldwide to mimic EU A lobbying group composed of Microsoft rivals today called on antitrust regulators worldwide to pressure the company into offering a browser ballot screen to their citizens.
Browsers in choice screen identical to IE Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:43AM5 browsers uses same rendering engine as IE A web designer has slammed the choice of browsers in Microsoft's choice screen, claiming they are identical to Internet Explorer.