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What's new in GWT 1.5?

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- I recently wrote an introduction to the Google Web Toolkit based on Lars Rasmussen's session at the Google Developer Day 2008 in Sydney. Following the introductory session Lars gave us a deeper insight into GWT, particularly what's new in version 1.5. Read more »

Tags: javascript, json, java, google, web development, conference

Stolen: Google's employee records

[news] -- Google has confirmed that personal data of US employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Read more »

Tags: breach, colt express, google, id theft, security

FAQ: Yahoo-Google ad deal’s antitrust scrutiny

[news] -- Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny. Read more »

Tags: adsense, advertising, antitrust, doj, google, internet, merger, microsoft, search, yahoo

Adobe's PDF becomes ISO standard

[news] -- Adobe Systems' popular portable document format (PDF) has become the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard. Read more »

Tags: adobe, iso, pdf, portable document format

PlayStation 3 site hacked, 2.40 upgrade suspended

[news] -- Sony has suspended its PlayStation 2.40 firmware upgrade following reports it has fouled up some users' systems — Sony has also removed hacked pages on its Playstation web site. Read more »

Tags: firmware, playstation, sophos, sql injection, upgrade, web site

Comparing SQL Server constraints and DML triggers

[program:sqlserver] -- This article sheds some light on when to use constraints and when to use DML triggers. Read more »

Tags: database, dml, sql, table, trigger

Remote debugging with Visual Studio 2008

[program:.net] -- If you often have to track down bugs in an application installed on another machine, you should check out Microsoft's remote debugger tool with Visual Studio 2008. This article takes a look at its set-up and usage. Read more »

Tags: .net, c#, debugging, remote, vb.net, visual studio

Guinness awards download record to Firefox 3

[news] -- The de facto registrar of superlative achievements has credited Mozilla for officially setting a record for downloads in a 24-hour period: 8,002,530 copies of Firefox. Read more »

Tags: browser, downloads, firefox, firefox 3, guiness world record attempt, guinness, internet, mozilla, open source

Mobile users like disabled PC users

[news] -- Mobile-device users find they have the same usability problems that some disabled users encounter with PCs, according to researchers from the University of Manchester. Read more »

Tags: blackberry, disabled, errors, manchester, mobile, pc, sorensen

IE8 to come with anti-malware, XSS protection

[news] -- Microsoft yesterday announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. Read more »

Tags: browser, drive by, ie8, internet explorer, microsoft, security, xss

Linspire getting swallowed by Xandros

[news] -- Linspire, the Linux company started by Michael Robertson, is ready to fully assume its place as a footnote in operating system history. Read more »

Tags: lindows, linspire, microsoft, xandros

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