Australian Technology
When the sun sets in North America, that means it is time for Australia to take centre-stage and talk about development with an Antipodean view.
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Amazon brings Glacier and Redshift to Australia
Data archiving and warehousing services arrive in antipodes, but, once again, at an increased cost.
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Stallman celebrates 30 years of Free Software by decrying SaaS
To the GNU project founder, it doesn't matter whether the cloud is using a free software stack, as it is still evil.
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Using IP cameras to create a security system
Not all security is in software, and Tony McSherry shows how to make a home camera system on the cheap.
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Android is the next platform of choice for Windows developers
Google's open-source mobile operating system pips iOS as the next platform that developers want to deploy to, according to a survey by Embarcadero.
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Why are we still trusting user input?
A report released this week has shown the problems present in parsing PHP superglobals, but also the bigger issue of trusting user input at all remains.
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Lack of DNS redundancy takes down award-winning system
No matter how much cloud is used, if DNS is your single point of failure, you're going to have a bad time.
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The impacts of virtualising each and every wheel
In the next few years, virtualisation is set to jump out of the server and inhabit the rest of the datacentre, and it's going to change your job.
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The neckbeard sysadmin as an endangered species
Cloud and virtualisation technologies have changed the way sysadmins work, and impacted the number of them. If you haven't thought about it already, it's time to diversify.
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An Outlook on Office 365
Office 365 has just been given a facelift and UI changes, as well as improvements to the social and communication aspects. Tony McSherry takes a look at the new Office 365, starting with Outlook.
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Taking BitTorrent to Windows RT
There are many BitTorrent clients available on Windows and other operating systems, but none were previously available for Windows RT.
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Lack of accessibility should kill CAPTCHAs, but where's the replacement?
Several Australian consumer groups have combined to call for an end to CAPTCHAs across the web.
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Using picture passwords in Windows RT
Typing in a password of decent strength can be irritating when using Windows RT. Fortunately, Microsoft has included an alternative: Picture passwords.
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All the good money is in government websites
Being able to charge millions of dollars for a new government website - it's good work if you can get it.
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The small, medium, and large of Ruby Frameworks
Want to use Ruby on your next web project, but don't know which framework to use? Ben Evans has done all the hard work for you.
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Use installLocation to help out older Android devices
A simple line in your Android app's manifest can save much user frustration.
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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?
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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.
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Amazon brings Glacier and Redshift to Australia
Data archiving and warehousing services arrive in antipodes, but, once again, at an increased cost.
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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?
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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.
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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 know and love.
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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.
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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.
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Taking BitTorrent to Windows RT
There are many BitTorrent clients available on Windows and other operating systems, but none were previously available for Windows RT.
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Using IP cameras to create a security system
Not all security is in software, and Tony McSherry shows how to make a home camera system on the cheap.
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The small, medium, and large of Ruby Frameworks
Want to use Ruby on your next web project, but don't know which framework to use? Ben Evans has done all the hard work for you.
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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.
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Video editors in Windows RT: Cinelab and Movie Edit Touch
Windows Movie Maker is available for free for Windows 8, but not for Windows RT. A search for 'video editor' in the Windows Store came up with two examples to look at.
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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.
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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.