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Microsoft: Windows 7 tool used GPL code
News Microsoft confirms tool intended to allow netbooks to more easily move to new operating system was based in part, and unintentionally, on open source code.
Tags: Open source, Windows 7, Software licensing, Open Source, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, GPL, Tool
Yahoo updates YUI tool for slick Web interfaces
News Yahoo's User Interface library, used by the Internet pioneer and many others for interactive Web site design, just turned 3.0.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Open source, Yahoo! Inc., Web Site, Web Page, software, Web server, Web Interface, Web sites
Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel
News November's Patch Tuesday features fixes for holes in Windows, Excel, and Word, and a critical one affecting the Windows kernel that could be used in drive-by download attacks on Web surfers.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Office, Security, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, patch management
Google releases Donut code, denies multitouch
News Latest version of the Android mobile OS does not have multitouch support, according to a Google developer.
Tags: Mobile applications, Code, Google Inc., Developer, release candidate, mobile operating system, Google Android, Apple iPhone, blog, CDMA
Code Contracts makes validation easy and accurate
Techguide Code Contracts allows developers to create validation logic within their methods and classes without needing to write a lot of if/then statements.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Code, C, Method, XML file, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, network management, business logic, blogging
Use Wingdings to add graphics to Access forms and reports
Techguide You can insert a symbol or picture into a form or report, but embedded graphics consume a lot of resources.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Error, Microsoft Corp., Code, MsgBox, keyboard shortcut, Graphics, vbOKOnly, Alan Wood, Insert
Employ refactoring to write better code
Techguide Discover Visual Studio add-ins that bring refactoring--the practice of making code cleaner and clearer without affecting the functionality--to the Visual Basic community.
Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Feature, Code, Developer, Extreme Programming, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, development environment, Visual Studio IDE, Refactoring
Vendors urged to take responsibility for security
News When it comes to the security of hardware and software, suppliers should be put on the spot, argue experts at Infosecurity Europe 2008.
Tags: Software engineering/development, PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Barclays Plc., Security, Code, Supplier
Code concepts: Visual Studio's T4 templates
Techguide The T4 templating system is used to programmatically generate artifacts. Here's an overview about why the templates are useful and how to work with them.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, T4, Directives, Levit & James Inc., Business applications, File, Directive, Tool
Google fixes risky Chrome bugs
News Flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, Open Source, Gears SQL Application Programming Interface, Google Inc., Bug, Plug-in, Web Browser, SQL
Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge
News Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.
Tags: Operating systems, Open Source, Google Inc., Computer, Phone, Operating System, Smart Phone, Android, Sergey Brin, device manufacturer
Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers
News New exploit targeting Adobe is Trojan horse hiding JavaScript that drops a backdoor onto the compromised computer, Trend Micro says.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Back Door, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Google offers easy translation service for Web pages
News In honor of International Translation Day (you forgot?), Google is publishing code that Webmasters can use to detect the preferred language of their visitors.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Data mining & analysis, Database management, Page, Google Inc., Web Site, Hallmark, Webmaster, Web Page
Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB hole
News Company warns customers that exploit code for the Server Message Block hole is available and suggests a workaround until a patch is ready.
Tags: Windows 7, PC security, Security, Server Message Block, Trustworthy Computing, TCP, Computer, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Vulnerability
Never use dynamic variable names
Techguide How to dynamically name variables is a common subject of programming questions. That's a great way to create security problems, though.
Tags: Security Management, Protocols and platforms, Array, Ruby, Expression, Variable, Security, Microsoft Corp., CompTIA, SQL
