Date: 07/23/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, virus

What Chris Waters calls Project Wishbone is based on RogueScanner, a scanning tool originally created to find viruses and other rogue programs. Now the GPL software is being adapted to detect everything on your network -- hardware, software, switches, routers, the lot.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/136481473/

Date: 07/25/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: php, mysql, software, sql

A much dreaded MySQL error message during queries is “MySQL server has gone away”. An alternative message is “Lost connection to server during query”. This is a strange problem which afflicts a wide variety of PHP software including but not limited to WordPress. There are several causes for it. Let’s look at the common and [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/mysql-tip-mysql-server-has-gone-away-or-lost-connection-to-server-during-query-fix/

Date: 07/25/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

Does anyone have any recommendations for software to create Internet radio shows?

I suppose I'm looking for something that can take a huge library of MP3 files, let me queue them up as if they were in multiple CD players, trigger them at the right time, fade them in/out, mix them, mix in microphone input, external inputs, sound bytes, drops, and the like.

I spent 9 years working on-air in radio, but that was in the 80's and early 90's when we had 2-track cart machines and a big mixing board.

Anything that simulates this on a PC and can either stream the output to a sound card or, better, an OGG or MP3 stream and/or record to hard drive in real time, for a 3-hour show?

I suspect anyone who knows of software to do this knows exactly what I'm asking for...

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1091406.html

Date: 07/26/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, web

Alright I will try not to be confusing..

I am having a HUGE problem with sound/video on my computer.
It skips & sounds distorted during windows startup and also during the first few seconds of playing a new song on itunes. Also sounds distorted when I get random sounds from IM's or websites.

On streaming video sites like youtube, the video will sometimes(almost all the time) run in slow motion as will the sound. If the sound is distorted, the video will run in slow motion. Sometimes the video will run fine but the sound will still skip.

Things that I have done to try to fix it:
-Going to gateway.com and downloading a sound driver update (didn't work)
-pushing ctrl,alt,delete to try and close down some processes after suggestion by geek squad member at Best Buy who told me that I should only have 30-40 processes working at one time. I had 43 but besides explorer, aim, and itunes, nothing else was taking up a lot of space.

It's a 2005 gateway laptop 6510gz but it has had to be sent away to the best buy service center for the following problems:
1st- had to have the power adapter replaced has it stopped powering my computer
2nd- had to replace the LCD monitor & also had the motherboard replaced
3rd- had to replace the LCD monitor once again and also had to replace the motherboard, once again
4th- had the fan, power adapter, and battery replaced
-I have an extended warranty but it will not cover software problems so I'm left to try and fix this sound problem by myself although it has been in ongoing problem for the last year. I do not remember if it happened all at once or if it was gradual.

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Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/802346.html

Date: 07/26/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, crm

The big news today is that SugarCRM has bowed to community pressure and will release the next version of its CRM software under an OSI-approved license. The bigger news may be the identity of the license, GPLv3.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/137591610/

Date: 07/27/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

William Hurley, who goes by WHurley, has been an open source advocate and organizer for many years. When he left Qlusters recently for BMC Software, the Houston-based company which began with accounting software and grew like a snip of oilpatch,  I wondered how far he could spin that company toward open source. The answer is pretty far. From OSCON, [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/137960912/

Date: 07/27/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux

Projity, which has been selling its project management software in the form of Software as a Service, will launch an open source version at LinuxWorld next week, under the name OpenProj.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/138034387/

Date: 07/31/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

Just as open source software offers a wide range of attitudes, from the near-proprietary to the entirely altruistic, so it is increasingly with content, thanks to the pedia phenomenon.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/139212693/

Date: 08/03/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

Im going the PC route for the first time (Im a lifetime apple-user and switching out of necessities involving school) and I'm thinking of getting some old PC software (Sim stuff, Baldur's Gate, Diablo, etc) and I was wondering if there will be compatibility issues since some of that is so old? I've never really used PC's and don't want to drop a bunch of money on software that won't work.

Basically: Will old software (98, XP, etc compatible) work on Vista? Will I have to install anything special to run them?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1093935.html

Date: 08/03/07 (Security)    Keywords: software

VDA Labs, which finds flaws in software, has a unique business model that's at the center of a debate over bug disclosure.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6200489.html

Date: 08/03/07 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

IBM is beefing up its "information on demand" initiative with the announcement today of its intention to acquire Princeton Softech, Inc.Princeton's Optim cross-platform data management software will provide a big boost in meeting the needs of data governance, as well as controlling costs from an increase in data volumes. This...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=2517

Date: 11/02/06 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

Storage giant EMC announced plans Wednesday to acquire Avamar Technologies in a $165 million cash deal, furthering EMC's efforts in the data retrieval and retention arena.Avamar, a privately held company based in Irvine, Calif., will be integrated into EMC's storage product operations. The 7-year-old company develops software designed to remove...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6131482.html

Date: 11/11/03 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

Business software company Informatica is set to release an update to its data management software later this year that it says will improve overall performance and connectivity with other systems. Informatica on Monday announced the details of PowerCenter 7, an update to the company's flagship product for moving and formatting...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1104_2-5104872.html

Date: 10/28/03 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

Hitachi teams up for data management. Hitachi teams up for data management. Continuing its effort to help companies handle data, Hitachi Data Systems on Monday announced a partnership with content management software company IXOS. Data storage device maker Hitachi will provide its customers with IXOS'...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1103_2-5097920.html

Date: 05/01/07 (Application Development)    Keywords: software

Read a full transcript of the podcast. Sponsor: Borland Software.Many people have defined software development as more art than science -- sometimes even a dark art. Thats why the business side of an enterprise is often perplexed by the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process. They see what goes in as...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=2456

Date: 01/22/07 (Application Development)    Keywords: software, technology

Read a full transcript of the podcast. Sponsor: Borland Software, Inc.Application development is maturing to embrace a more holistic approach to application lifecycle processes, one that emphasizes policy-based approaches -- managing process and people -- and not just the technology. Such a coordinated approach also fosters feedback efficiencies, where testing...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=2407

Date: 10/16/06 (Application Development)    Keywords: software

Read a transcript of the podcast.Borland Software recently released its Lifecycle Quality Management (LQM) initiative, which applies quality assurance to the entire applications design process, with special emphasis in the requirements phase.Of course, quality is not just about the code, its about quality of process, methodology, and of getting the...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=2354

Date: 04/14/04 (Application Development)    Keywords: software, database, java, web

Database giant Oracle is delivering an update to its Java-based software development tools, the latest maneuver in the company's drive to grab more of the Java server software market. The company on Tuesday said JDeveloper 10g, its program for building Web applications, is available for $995 per developer. As part...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1104_2-5191457.html

Date: 10/03/00 (Application Development)    Keywords: software, hosting

Oracle Corp., like all software powerhouses, has stuck its toe in the application-hosting waters. Now, Oracle is going a step further, by dabbling in the unchartered waters of hosting the entire application development process.At the Oracle OpenWorld user conference in San Francisco, Oracle (orcl) officials outlined pilot projects that various...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-11_2-524345.html

Date: 08/03/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus, antivirus

Virus Bulletin security certification body tested a number of antivirus software solutions for 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and discovered that security firms are struggling to provide satisfactory protection for the operating system and users.Here's how an article on vnunet.com describes the situation:Of the 20 antivirus product tested, 35 per...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=672