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Mozilla launches super-simple Firefox customiser

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- You and your geek friends may love trolling the Mozilla site for Firefox add-ons, but the lineup on the site can be overwhelming. To simplify the add-on market, Mozilla has just launched Fashion Your Firefox, a tightly edited version of the add-on library with a very simple installer. Read more »

Tags: firefox, mozilla

Deciphering the term "rich Internet application"

[program:webtechnologies] -- Web 2.0 has become a cliched term when it comes to describing websites. A new term has popped up to cover online applications: RIA, or rich Internet application. Does it mean the same thing as Web 2.0? Read more »

Tags: adobe, ajax, flex, ria

10 ways to get a slipping project back on track

[strategy:projectmanagement] -- Plenty of things can derail a project plan: underestimated tasks, departing staff, misallocated resources. Here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that's losing ground. Read more »

Tags: estimate, project, project management, team

Firefox 2 support to be cut off

[news] -- The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. Read more »

Tags: browsers, firefox, mozilla, open source, policy, stability, third party

Microsoft in patent battle over Visual Studio

[news] -- Aiming to head off further legal action against its customers, Microsoft is asking a federal court to declare that its Visual Studio product doesn't violate patents from WebXchange. Read more »

Tags: lawsuits, microsoft, patent infringement, patents

Open source adoption ramps up

[news] -- Eighty five percent of companies are already using open source software, with most of the remaining 15 per cent expecting to do so within the next year, according to analysts at Gartner. Read more »

Tags: gartner, linux, open source, software

Should you install the new version of Java?

[program:javacc++] -- Sun Microsystems released a new version of Java for Windows, Linux and Solaris recently. Should you rush out to install it? Probably not. Read more »

Tags: java, release, sun microsystems

Batch scripting of Windows host file changes

[program:windows] -- DNS is the manageable way to resolve computer names to IP addresses, yet Windows admins usually use host files because they always work. But when you need to make a change to a bunch of host entries, where do you start? Read more »

Tags: batch, dns, ip address, windows

Adobe bringing full-fledged Flash to phones

[news] -- Inspired by a new generation of smartphones, Adobe Systems has begun a new, higher-power effort to spread its Flash technology to mobile devices. Read more »

Tags: adobe, android, flash, iphone, programming

BarCamp Sydney 4: Photos

BarCamp Sydney 4: Photos[program] -- On Saturday 15th November, Sydneysiders converged on the University of NSW for the city's fourth self-organised BarCamp unconference. From PHP hacking to OLPC laptops, Google Android and even hypnotism, BarCamp had it all. Read more »

Tags: barcamp, developers, olpc, photos, pubcamp, software, sydney, twitter

Adobe answers cries for 64-bit Flash

[news] -- Adobe Systems plans to release an alpha version of its Flash Player technology on Monday for those using 64-bit Linux software. Read more »

Tags: 64-bit, adobe, flash, linux, open source