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Project Management

Prevent copy delays from holding up Web development projects

How often have you waited for a few snippets of copy to complete a Web site project? Too often. The next time you're waiting, use one of these strategies to get the text on time or even early.

Data Centers

Test your Web server: Lay Siege to it!

One of the great fears for many Web developers, and even more so for Web server admins, is watching their sites brought down by an avalanche of traffic. Learn to stress-test your Web servers with Siege, an open source tool.

Open source

Open Source Awards 2004: Paul Davis for JACK

Paul Davis has created an open source API called JACK for building audio applications, earning him a 2004 Open Source Award. It works on any POSIX-compliant OS such as Linux and Mac OS X, proving that open source is viable for high-end audio apps.

Open source

Open Source Awards 2004: VideoLAN

Streaming video used to be a very complicated endeavor, requiring dedicated hardware and expensive software. The VideoLAN project, which began as a school assignment, has made it easier and earned an Open Source Award for 2004.

CXO

Sophisticated open source ad serving with phpAdsNew

A full-featured, sophisticated ad management system doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. In fact, we found one for PHP that's open source software. This well-documented and powerful ad-serving system might just be right for you.

CXO

Software review: Features of phpBB discussion server

There are numerous open source discussion servers available for download from the Internet. This reviewer suggests that phpBB may have the best set of features and the highest level of support when compared to the rest.

Developer

DIY image gallery in PHP

Whether you want to show off vacation photos, or produce shots for your latest promotional campaign, image galleries make it easy to browse a photo collection. This handy open source tool, written in PHP, makes setting up your own photo gallery a snap.

CXO

Open source discussion servers: Let’s discuss it

Discussion forums play a vital role in the development of Web site community. The criteria used to decide which of the numerous open source discussion servers to implement should include the long-term system consequences as well as its features.

CXO

Create Flash effects fast–without Flash

If you're like a lot of developers, you may want to create Flash movies but don't have the time or money to learn Flash MX. Here are some alternatives that can help you start creating Flash animation without the expense and hassle of MX.

CXO

Use this PHP tool to create surveys and gather feedback

If you want to get a handle on what your users really think, phpESP may come in handy. This open source application lets you build and analyze Web surveys with PHP and MySQL.

This policy describes guidelines your organization can follow to track, process and decommission IT equipment. From the policy: SUMMARY An organization’s IT hardware inventory constitutes a significant capital investment in order to perform company operations. Because hardware represents a critical asset and often holds organizational data, it is important for the company to track each ...

Whether an infection is the result of a disgruntled employee, hardware vulnerability, software-based threat, social engineering penetration, robotic attack or human error, all organizations must be prepared to immediately respond effectively to such an issue if the corresponding damage is to be minimized. Because even the best protected networks become infected, all organizations must have ...

Every operating system should be appropriately secured, especially end user workstations which often contain or permit access to company data and upon which most employee job duties are based. To get the maximum security protection out of your Windows 10 deployments follow this checklist from TechRepublic Premium. Also included in this checklist: Security solutions Product ...