Date: 02/16/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux

The most provocative comments at LinuxWorld this week were those of Martin Fink, vice president of Linux for Hewlett-Packard.Here is the short version. Don't like software patents? Tough. Well, I don't like software patents. They are, in fact, protections of mathematical expression. They're hows. Real inventions are whats. They should ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=153

Date: 02/17/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, virus

As software flaws serve as an open door to viruses and worms, industry observers debate regulating software companies.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Time+to+regulate+the+software+industry%3F/2100-1009_22-5579963.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 02/17/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

It doesn't look like 2005 is going to be a good year for SCO. The Salt Lake Tribune's Bob Mims reports that SCO may be delisted from the Nasdaq for missing filing deadlines. Under federal law, the Lindon-based software company - best known ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=156

Date: 02/17/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux

The biggest headline from LinuxWorld didn't come from IBM, or Novell, or even the Free Software Foundation.In my opinion it came from the Open Source Initiative (OSI), which said it plans to whittle the number of "open source licenses" from 50 to 3 in the next two months. This is ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=155

Date: 02/17/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus

In its blog, security software maker F-Secure posts excerpts from a Lexus statement defending its cars' safety from viruses.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Lexus%3A+Cabir+won%27t+infect+our+cars/2100-1009_22-5581162.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 02/18/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: software

What's up with these mapping software? Even with good old trusted mapquest I used to see that it often comes up with really stupid directions. The example by Dmitri gives a direction for travelling 204 miles when the places are 30 miles apart and with good connectivity!

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AngsumansBlogOnJavaAndWebTechnologies?m=157

Date: 02/18/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

Peter Brown is the new executive director of the Free Software Foundation. In the first of what I hope will be many interviews with ZDNet, he asks that we change the name of this blog:Open Source is a term that was created to mask the ideals of Software Freedom established ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=157

Date: 02/18/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus, spyware

Software giant should focus on securing Windows, not on entering anti-spyware and antivirus market, an analyst says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Gartner+takes+Microsoft+to+task/2100-1009_22-5582742.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 02/18/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

Internet giant says its Winamp software shouldn't be used to swipe free songs from Napster and other digital music services.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/AOL+blocks+music-copying+feature/2100-9588_22-5582618.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 11/13/04 (Software)    Keywords: software

Hi folks,

Does anyone have any software recommendations for controlling one PC by another over the Internet?

Netmeeting is just proving to be so problematic, and doesn't cope well with any connection problem.

I am aware of VNC, but would like to find something that's a little more straightforward to use (and that my parents can cope with installing).

So I'm looking for something simple to use, that just does the job.

Any ideas?

TIA

Edit: Just to emphasise, this needs to be used by a very non-savvy computer user at the other end i.e. my parents, so I can help them troubleshoot problems with their PC over the Internet. Finding IP addresses etc. is just beyond their capacity, so something similar in manner of connection an IM client would probably be good (or something they can cope with).

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/software/43445.html

Date: 11/12/04 (Software)    Keywords: software, microsoft, google

Hi folks,

Recently with Office 2003 when I start Word and FrontPage (which I use most commonly) I get a dialog with "Installing: Microsoft Office Word feature" and "Installing: Microsoft Office FrontPage feature" respectively. The program starts after a few second once the install is complete, so the software is still working at least.

It's getting increasingly annoyed though as (a) it adds to the time to start the application (b) I'm wondering why on earth it does this.

Any ideas why it's doing this? A quick Google hasn't turned up anything that I can see.

TIA

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/software/43187.html

Date: 08/11/04 (Software)    Keywords: software

Does anyone know where to get a program that will search for software updates on programs I have installed? I've been looking around and not finding much. Thanks!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/software/40844.html

Date: 02/21/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

The remarks of new Free Software Foundation executive director Peter Brown on free vs. open source software last week certainly struck a nerve in TalkBack.I interviewed him late Friday, and hope some of his other remarks can stimulate more high-quality dialogue.I opened by asking about my recent piece on Martin ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=158

Date: 08/26/04 (PHP Development)    Keywords: php, software, html, asp, hosting

i've been using pair networks to host my html only page for www.fablesoft.com for a few years now, but i'm going to need php hosting soon and would rather not pay upwards of $20 just to have php enabled.. i've come across doteasy.com for $9.95 a month... but i dunno, any suggestions? any horror stories?

one thing i can say for pair is that they are RELIABLE, not that my silly software site needs ultra-reliability hosting or anything, but that's a nice aspect of pair.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/php_dev/47192.html

Date: 02/22/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

We have a fascinating story today, from C|Net's Ed Frauenheim, saying software developers are suffering less "crunch time," and are volunteering open time to open source.Now I get the contradiction. Fewer hours on the books because you're working more off the books? Ed's article also says you're spending more time ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=160

Date: 02/23/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, virus, spam

The software giant's research arm says software meant to sort spam could help fight the deadly virus.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft%3A+Antispam+tools+assist+HIV+research/2100-9588_22-5587282.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 02/24/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

One of the great themes I've seen emerge in TalkBack has been a great divide on what should be the chief priority of open source.As we saw with Peter Brown, free is one priority. Tools should be free because it's work and what is done with software that carries the ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=164

Date: 02/24/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: software

Any recommendations on the best flash software out there? I'm assuming everyone is gonna say Macromedia MX 2004, but has anyone here used Swish or other flash development software? I'm looking for something thats powerful and easy to use, the only one I've ever worked with in the past is Coffee Cup. Any input would be helpful, Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/175405.html

Date: 02/24/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, web, spyware, microsoft

A Dutch Web site has accepted an apology from Microsoft after it was blacklisted by the software giant's anti-spyware tool.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Microsoft+says+sorry+for+AntiSpyware+error/2100-1009_22-5589000.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 02/25/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus

A flaw in Trend Micro's software lets attackers run a virus instead of stopping it, in the third such security hole found this month.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Take+three%3A+Antivirus+apps+could+spread+infection/2100-1009_22-5589439.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn