Archive for February, 2010

Thunderbird 3.0.2 Released

February 26th, 2010 by admin


The update closes several security holes and increases the program's stability…

PHP 5.2.13 Addresses Security Holes

February 26th, 2010 by admin


The PHP developers recommend applying an update which fixes around 40 bugs in the PHP 5.2 development branch, including some with security implications…

Tools for Putting Web Apps to the Cross-Browser Test

February 26th, 2010 by admin


Web-based applications and cloud computing have presented new challenges for software developers. M…

Tools for Putting Web Apps to the Cross-Browser Test

February 26th, 2010 by admin


Web-based applications and cloud computing have presented new challenges for software developers. Most software makers are by no means tone-deaf to user concerns about security and usability issues, but even those software writers who are receptive to these worries must contend with hard-to-plug holes that can open up in cross-platform programs such as Web browsers. [...]

Opinion: Is Microsoft the New Old IBM: a Ponderous Innot-vator?

February 25th, 2010 by admin


Emery Fletcher wonders if Microsoft has not emulated the IBM of old a bit too well, becoming a slow, bloated engine of intimidation, rather than a lean mean innovator.

Report: Where is Mozilla Ubiquity?

February 25th, 2010 by admin


One of the most interesting Mozilla Labs projects has now stagnated. Is the project dead? Does it have a future? The Mozilla developer who led the project tells all.

Report: Linux 2.6.33 Boosts Graphics, Dumps Android

February 25th, 2010 by admin


A new kernel release makes its debut, with Nvidia and without Android, and top Red Hat and Novell kernel developers share their inside view.

Report: Linux 2.6.33 Boosts Graphics, Dumps Android

February 25th, 2010 by admin


A new kernel release makes its debut, with Nvidia and without Android, and top Red Hat and Novell kernel developers share their inside views.

Vulnerabilities Closed in Google Picasa

February 25th, 2010 by admin


Attackers can use specially crafted JPEG images to inject arbitrary code into a Windows computer and execute it there…

Tutorial: Linux Howto: Cleaning up Your GRUB 2 Menu (part 2)

February 25th, 2010 by admin


The GRUB 2 boot menu is long, confusing, and ugly. Akkana Pecks reveals undocumented features and shows us how to weed out bogus entries, and make it look nicer and more readable.