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Chris Duckett
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Chris Duckett
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Fixing up ICS on Samsung Galaxy S II
Last night, Australia's biggest telco released its Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II, but it comes out backwards and ugly. We can fix that.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 26, 2012, 5:48 PM PDT | Latest comment by sico_real
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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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Linux Australia considers name change
Australia's leading Linux organisation is mulling over a name that encompasses the broader open-source community.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 22, 2012, 7:05 PM PDT
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Microsoft details Windows 8 editions
Redmond's upcoming OS will come in standard Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows RT, and Windows 8 Enterprise flavours.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 16, 2012, 5:38 PM PDT | Latest comment by john@...
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Are sysadmins and Google evil hackers?
Do almost half of systems administrators read the emails of their co-workers? And has Google found a way into the content-management system of News Limited?
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 16, 2012, 12:10 AM PDT | Latest comment by martin.english
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W3C releases CSS 3 variables draft
A specification for using variables in CSS has reached the first standardisation milestone.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 11, 2012, 9:29 PM PDT
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When can Android devs target ICS?
Developers need to have a very good reason to solely target Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest and greatest version of Android.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 10, 2012, 10:49 PM PDT
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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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Locationally takes out SAPI hackathon
Eight days and 14 applications later, an app focusing on the best location to open new businesses takes home a $10,000 investment.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 1, 2012, 11:11 PM PDT
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AtG: Apple ACCC update, Delphi of ATO, Microsoft says open is better
Apple claims Australia's 3G networks are equivalent to international 4G, the tax office uses Delphi for e-tax, and Microsoft gets truly open with ASP.NET.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 28, 2012, 5:41 PM PDT
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Apple offers iPad refund as ACCC sues over 4G claims
Apple will be offering refunds to customers who believe they were misled by Apple's 4G claims, as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Cupertino giant face off in court...
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 27, 2012, 6:11 PM PDT
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Update brings Windows Phone 7 development to Windows 8
A new update finally brings the WP7 emulator to Windows 8 Consumer Preview and adds a new 256MB emulator
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 26, 2012, 10:49 PM PDT
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Previewing Boot to Gecko
Chris Duckett runs the ruler over Boot to Gecko, Mozilla's HTML-based operating system for mobile devices.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 25, 2012, 8:13 PM PDT
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Android SDK updated, enterprise Metro apps, debugging Maps
Google today announced the release of an update to the Android SDK and development tools; a glimpse of a Metro business app has appeared; and the mad world of Google Maps.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 21, 2012, 7:19 PM PDT
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Mobile moves Mozilla's hand on H.264
The prevalence of hardware H.264 decoding on mobile devices, and the need to compete on mobile, has forced Mozilla to finally change its view towards supporting the codec.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 19, 2012, 7:39 PM PDT
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Windows 8 dev camps go nationwide
A series of Metro developer camps, hosted by Microsoft, are coming to a capital city near you.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 18, 2012, 8:24 PM PDT
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Australia still an internet enemy, update on Pi cost
Reporters Without Borders has kept Australia on the enemies of the internet watch list, Raspberry Pi prices have fallen overnight, and there's new Audacity and Firefox news.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 14, 2012, 8:23 PM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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Around the Grounds: US$35 Raspberry Pi to cost AU$51
Australians have learned the cost of having a Raspberry Pi delivered; Thunderbird gets instant messaging abilities; and there's news of Python 2.8.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 12, 2012, 10:59 PM PDT
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Azure leap-year bug detailed: year++
Microsoft provides a lesson in what happens if you increment a year variable and do not test your fixes appropriately.
Posted by Chris Duckett | March 12, 2012, 7:58 PM PDT
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Installing Configuration Manager 2012 on Windows 8 Server
James Bannan casts an eye over Windows 8 Server by setting up an instance with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and SQL Server 2008 R2.
Posted by James Bannan | March 11, 2012, 8:46 PM PDT
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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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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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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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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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Get some JSON in your database
If you deal with JSON day in, day out, at least have a database that can handle JSON as well.
Posted by Chris Duckett | April 16, 2013, 10:24 PM PDT
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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
