Lightning round!
What's an IPO and why is Facebook doing it? How's this year's AusCERT? Where's our slice of Raspberry Pi? And where are Josh and Michael?
May 18th, 2012 in Security by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment Vote
What's an IPO and why is Facebook doing it? How's this year's AusCERT? Where's our slice of Raspberry Pi? And where are Josh and Michael?
May 18th, 2012 in Security by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment Vote
After a successful implementation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and an open-source thin client, oil and gas exploration company Santos is looking towards deep analysis of big data.
May 18th, 2012 in Big Data by Suzanne Tindal Comment 1 Vote
The queue for the credit card-sized Raspberry Pi computer has exceeded over 300,000 since the launch of the device, but so far only 57 units have made it to Australia, according to RS Components.
May 16th, 2012 in Open Source by Chris Duckett 4 Comments 1 Vote
The highest court in the European Union issued a ruling on Wednesday, essentially declaring that programming languages are not copyrightable.
May 3rd, 2012 in Open Source by Rachel King Comment Vote
The community debate around Linux Australia possibly changing its name has soured this week, with some community members badmouthing a key conference associated with the peak Linux organisation.
April 27th, 2012 in Open Source by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Could Linux Australia be renamed LOLCATS? Is PCI DSS compliance really that hard? Is Optus' 4G announcement the bee's knees? And what's the deal with Google Drive?
April 27th, 2012 in Telco by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment 1 Vote
Linux Australia president John Ferlito has asked the community of Australia's peak Linux body whether it's time to change its name, eliciting a strong response.
April 23rd, 2012 in Open Source by Luke Hopewell 4 Comments VoteThe guys behind the US$25 pocket-sized Raspberry Pi computer have just released the full schematics for its Model B board, and brought the expected delivery date forward for all orders made before 18 April to before the end of June 2012. It looks like we'll be seeing the computer used in interesting ways sooner rather than later!
It's nearly one in the morning. I've just got home from a Parliamentary Forum on ICT teaching in the UK, where Eben was speaking on the panel.
The credit card-sized Linux system Raspberry Pi is being delivered to the first 10,000 customers worldwide this week.
April 17th, 2012 in Open Source by Eric Mack Comment Vote
Patches have been released for file-networking protocol software, Samba, revealing that the software, which is used extensively in Macs and Linux, has been subject to a critical vulnerability for five years.
April 11th, 2012 in Security by Michael Lee 5 Comments 1 Vote* number of articles per week
Even if you work in an integrated development environment, a good text editor is always handy to have. Bill Detwiler looks at five text editors every developer should try.
Canonical has revealed the latest component of its mobile strategy for the Ubuntu operating system, unveiling what it is calling "Ubuntu for Android". This is a hybrid mobile/desktop platform that the company hopes will enable a smartphone to become your sole computing device.
DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...
6 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: EarthwavePlease stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...
10 minutes ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNBut, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...
13 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: ConroyNot much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...
21 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy+1
23 minutes ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: ConroySo instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...
28 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z
38 minutes ago by joshgnosis on twitter, retweetRT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z
38 minutes ago by paulbrislen on twitter, retweetWater, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...
42 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBNNBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis
43 minutes ago by juhasaarinen on twitter, retweetChrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM
43 minutes ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweetThe case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...
47 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBNCybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi
58 minutes ago by DiodesInc on twitter, retweetSo, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...
1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN kingAny form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...
1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol
1 hour ago by Qlder on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19
1 hour ago by retailblue on twitter, retweetMicrosoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D
1 hour ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweetSorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?
2 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100MbpsThanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.
2 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbpsгайд
3 hours ago by Evonresee on AVM Fritz!Box 7390Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt
3 hours ago by nursejayne69 on twitter, retweetQ&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X
3 hours ago by teksquisite on twitter, retweetYou say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...
3 hours ago by Staden on Cybercrime golden age over in two years?Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...
7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.
Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.
Wireless currently carries less than 2% of total internet data traffic. Simply to carry the existing traffic, we would need 50 times the ...
7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNThe stupidest part about a wireless solution for the burbs is that it will actually cost more to put an antenna on the roof to get the si...
7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNThe problem is not range of the cell in the urban areas where Turnbull wants LTE instead of fibre, it is the number of users. In urban ar...
7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNRT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec
9 hours ago by ostejskal on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g
9 hours ago by ozspeedtest on twitter, retweet"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn
10 hours ago by redditau on twitter, retweetRT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp
12 hours ago by njdixpin on twitter, retweetRT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia
12 hours ago by GreenUpOz on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews
13 hours ago by tweets4oz on twitter, retweetRT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S
13 hours ago by RooiRobot on twitter, retweetThis story has been voted 5 times in the last 24 hours!
14 hours ago, NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 millionNBN users opt for 100Mbps - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: NBN users opt for 100Mbps - Communications ... http://t.co/btB9gKWg
14 hours ago by tomlaing on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia
15 hours ago by tomlaing on twitter, retweetBiometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia
15 hours ago by thrunobulax on twitter, retweetWar talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber
16 hours ago by Secure_View on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q&A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/vYexrDwu #ipad
17 hours ago by MikeGari147 on twitter, retweetExploring: Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia ... http://t.co/bNLCyobv #ICTChallenge
17 hours ago by Valdy on twitter, retweetExploring: Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia ... http://t.co/HEPuJgyt #ICTChallenge
17 hours ago by dewacorp on twitter, retweet#NewSouthWales ditches registration stickers 4 light #vehicles in favour of #technology http://t.co/xX5N0Rp9
17 hours ago by cyberactivsvces on twitter, retweetAnonymous hacks Reliance's Internet filtering server - ZDNet (blog) http://t.co/uObU1HBP http://t.co/0UBXxwX4
18 hours ago by whitelabelsec on twitter, retweetWhich Windows will make for a better tablet? http://t.co/4mAHg850
19 hours ago by Wippy0012 on twitter, retweetListening to @stilgherrian cover AusCERT and cyberwar, http://t.co/6lGUEz8H
20 hours ago by sylmobile on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/VN5tGJzC
20 hours ago by iPad_Cable on twitter, retweet#Westpac Board goes paperless with #Ipads with #Tabula #App http://t.co/duxuj2fd #Cybersecurity #Bank
20 hours ago by cyberactivsvces on twitter, retweetMicrosoft is serious about open source??? http://t.co/mqQGgta7
20 hours ago by ragavj on twitter, retweet@joedamato just try varying caps randomly. Maybe they do this http://t.co/1FN5FwYv
21 hours ago by nzkoz on twitter, retweetNSW outlines datacentre migration plans - Hardware - News - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/OQfUl0D1
21 hours ago by martinscerri on twitter, retweetThis story has been voted 12000 times in the last 24 hours!
2 days ago, Is Bill Gates a great leader?
21 Cyborg lawyer demands software source
8 Why does Raspberry Pi cost more here?
7 Aussie hacker telemovie seeks geeky props
6 Raspberry Pi gets Aussie price drop
5 Five-year-old flaw could affect Linux, Macs
4 Open source needed to save democracy
4 War on the internet: it's all about power
4 ATO considers e-tax for Mac OS X
4 Only 57 Raspberry Pis in Aus: supplier
4 Linux Australia ponders name change