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Chris Duckett
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Chris Duckett
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The Retina-driven bandwidth bottleneck
The announcement that the new MacBook Pros will have Retina displays is going to have a massive impact on web design.
Posted by Barry Saunders | June 11, 2012, 5:35 PM PDT | Latest comment by alexsm
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See the GovHack 2012 winners
GovHack 2012 was completed this weekend, check out the mashups that took away the prizes.
Posted by Chris Duckett | June 3, 2012, 7:24 PM PDT
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Fedora to be signed by Microsoft
Fedora's hand forced in the battle to comply with Secure Boot specifications
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 31, 2012, 7:51 PM PDT | Latest comment by ergodic
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Using your browser as a terminal
Web programming creeps into PuTTY-replacement territory, as we look at two browser extensions that allow SSH functionality.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 29, 2012, 10:15 PM PDT
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iOS rookie claims zombie prize
One month and 100 hours later, an iOS novice has walked away with the first SAPI bounty.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 27, 2012, 7:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by aureolin
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Friday fun day: Aussie diesel sub outwits US Navy
Finish off the week with this entertaining video of an Aussie submarine outwitting its US counterparts in war games off the coast of Hawaii.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 24, 2012, 7:21 PM PDT | Latest comment by catpaw@...
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A bad week for launches
You'd be wrong to expect that internet giants Yahoo and Spotify would be able to launch new services without incident.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 23, 2012, 11:34 PM PDT
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Aussie IT job numbers down one fifth
Job hunters in ICT throughout Australia are experiencing a depression in the number of advertised vacancies.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 23, 2012, 12:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by vaughndumas@...
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Android browser showdown
The menagerie of Android browsers go head-to-head in this review featuring Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and more.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 21, 2012, 10:23 PM PDT | Latest comment by SubgeniusD
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Catch up on AusCERT 2012
The 11th edition of the AusCERT security conference is underway on Queensland's Gold Coast, and we've got the video lowdown.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 16, 2012, 7:47 PM PDT
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Raspberry Pi: are you one of the lucky 57?
If you've been lucky enough to receive your Raspberry Pi, then well done; you've beaten the gauntlet that is the Pi supply chain.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 15, 2012, 9:38 PM PDT | Latest comment by paul.ob.tech@...
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AtG: Wozniak, iPad 4G, XobotOS, Web Directions
Woz discusses open versus closed ecosystems, and the ACCC and Apple will still meet in court despite an iPad rebranding.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 14, 2012, 7:14 PM PDT
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Oh great, Facebook wants our apps now too
Facebook has announced its own version of an app store, and it has the potential to steamroll all others.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 10, 2012, 8:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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Carmack celebrates Wolfenstein's 20th
Gaming classic Wolfenstein is 20 years old, and to celebrate, John Carmack has done a director's commentary for the game, which is now playable online.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 9, 2012, 9:46 PM PDT
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Visual Studio 11 RC receives updated UI
Microsoft has updated the look for Visual Studio 11's release candidate, and it looks good, apart from one minor menu thing.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 8, 2012, 10:01 PM PDT | Latest comment by gak@...
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Google kicks off Sudo entrepreneur event
Google Australia announces a series of events for the Australian start-up community.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 7, 2012, 6:16 PM PDT
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A look at Linux Mint Debian Edition
If you are more of the Debian persuasion, there's still a Linux Mint distribution for you.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 4, 2012, 12:04 AM PDT | Latest comment by james.vandamme
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June is government-hacking month
A pair of hackfests aimed at government data is set to hit Canberra and Sydney in June.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 2, 2012, 12:23 AM PDT
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AtG: Conroy launches tech pricing probe, Linux Australia name debate continues
A parliamentary inquiry will look into the higher prices paid by Australians for technology, and the Linux Australia debates rolls on and on.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 29, 2012, 8:53 PM PDT
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0x10c: the new way to assemble hype
Often when a new game is announced, the reader will make a mental note to check back at a later date. Rarely does that reader head off and start building usable components before a single game...
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 27, 2012, 7:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by Aaron Mason
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Android Studio can fix Android development
Google has finally decided to get rid of the Eclipse albatross from Android's neck.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 16, 2013, 7:29 PM PDT | Latest comment by jannie.nel
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Dealing with Windows 8 Mail
The Mail app that arrives with Windows 8 is essentially a web mail system and has no tools to set mail rules or automate spam deletion. But can one man get by on that alone?
Posted by Tony McSherry | January 28, 2013, 4:00 PM PST | Latest comment by erikaf
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Using placeholder text in HTML5 forms across all browsers
The placeholder attribute on input elements is a handy timesaver, once we've dealt with old versions of Internet Explorer.
Posted by Chris Duckett | September 6, 2012, 4:10 PM PDT
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Combining Windows 8 and a Retina MacBook
A new Microsoft operating system meets new Apple hardware; what's the worst that could happen?
Posted by Chris Duckett | August 21, 2012, 4:47 PM PDT | Latest comment by arch_aya
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A lesson on piracy, distribution, or marketing?
Independent software companies have a hard task of getting their wares in front of an audience; has a pair of brothers cracked that nut?
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 29, 2013, 11:20 PM PDT | Latest comment by aidemzo_adanac
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App by app, Google is bringing self-serving Intents to iOS
Google makes it easier for iOS app developers to integrate with Chrome.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 7, 2013, 7:31 PM PDT
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How to set up printing from tablets and phones
More and more user time is spent nowadays with mobile devices, but the lingering need to print remains for many.
Posted by Tony McSherry | February 4, 2013, 7:22 PM PST | Latest comment by erikaf
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Installing Windows 7 from USB
As netbooks get more popular and optical drives become less and less of an assumption, there are many times when a USB install of an operating system is a far better choice than the old DVD/CD we...
Posted by Chris Duckett | November 10, 2011, 9:06 PM PST | Latest comment by wizard57m-cnet
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Programming for Android on Android
Although it may sound counter-intuitive, it is possible to create fully fledged Android applications on Android devices. We take a look at the apps that allow it to happen.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 3, 2012, 8:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by jkameleon@...
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The realities of mobility and hitting the road
Over the past couple of years, the increase in connectivity has even changed the way people go on holidays.
Posted by Tony McSherry | May 6, 2013, 6:03 PM PDT | Latest comment by mongocrush
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Control Vim with voice commands
Struggling to grok Vim from the keyboard? Maybe voice commands are the solution.
Posted by Chris Duckett | May 12, 2013, 6:43 PM PDT
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Claim 25GB from Microsoft on updated SkyDrive
Microsoft has updated SkyDrive to support Windows desktops, OS X and iPad -- but at the same time has revised the storage limit from 25GB to 7GB, unless you claim to reserve the existing 25GB limit.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 23, 2012, 10:14 PM PDT | Latest comment by SkyDriveBad
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Getting your Firefox tabs back
Next time you get that sinking feeling that you've lost all your Firefox tabs, don't despair; there is a solution.
Posted by Chris Duckett | January 29, 2013, 3:26 PM PST | Latest comment by Yorkshirelad90
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Moving to Arch Linux from Fedora
Chris Duckett details his move from Fedora to Arch Linux and learns that testing in a virtual machine is one thing, actually committing to change is another.
Posted by Chris Duckett | August 7, 2012, 4:29 PM PDT | Latest comment by lsatenstein@...
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Set-up an environment for Android, Eclipse and PhoneGap
PhoneGap is the cross-platform framework that allows developers to create mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript -- but getting going with the platform requires a few hoop jumps.
Posted by Chris Duckett | October 31, 2011, 6:25 PM PDT
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Making a sortable ListView in Android
Creating a list of items in Android is simple, but what if you want to make those items sortable by dragging them? Now things start to get interesting.
Posted by Chris Duckett | February 21, 2012, 9:39 PM PST
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Hands on with HTC's Windows Phone 8X
There's a lot to explore in Windows Phone, and the integrated UI across multiple Windows platforms, the familiar tools, and SkyDrive are hard to beat.
Posted by Tony McSherry | January 7, 2013, 9:02 PM PST | Latest comment by Neon Zeon
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Using Tor and Firefox config on Android
It is possible to use Firefox and Twitter on Android with full Tor anonymity
Posted by Chris Duckett | June 28, 2012, 6:40 PM PDT
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A look at Internet Explorer 10 on Windows RT
The new version of Internet Explorer comes in two varieties: a well-known desktop version and the new Windows RT version.
Posted by Tony McSherry | January 20, 2013, 4:31 PM PST | Latest comment by Duke E Love
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Keeping an eye on Chrome's memory usage
Keeping track of Chrome's memory usage is easier said than done when it is spread over multiple processes.
Posted by Chris Duckett | October 14, 2012, 6:12 PM PDT
