<b>The Register:</b> "But why does Microsoft make money from Google's software? Android is based on open source software - and Microsoft has long raised fears that aspects of Linux may infringe on its patents."
Sometimes knowing who, what, where, and when is not such a good thing. Security consultant Diana Kelley explores the dangers of geo-location to your business's information security.
<b>ServerWatch: </b>"A really useful feature of the open source editor Vim is the macro command, which allows you to record and reply a series of commands."
<b>SF Gate:</b> "Police raided Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home in Fremont, Calif. last week, seizing computers and other gadgets, as detectives probe how the gadget blog obtained an Apple iPhone prototype, which the blog first published photos and videos of last Monday."
<b>Linux Magazine: </b>"digiKam is an immensely powerful photo application, so learning all its features requires time and effort. But this capable photo management application also offers a few easy to use features which you can use to instantly improve your shots."
As the use of mobile devices continues to soar, enterprise cloud applications are now resident in the palm of your hand. With this mobility comes ever greater responsibility to keep enterprise data safe.
<b>Desktop Linux.com:</b> "The Fedora project released a beta version of Fedora 13 (codenamed "Goddard"). The updated community Linux distribution is touted for features including automatic print-driver installation, the Btrfs filesystem, enhanced 3D driver support, revamped Python bindings, and the Zarafa groupware package, says the project."
<b>PC World:</b> "We’ve identified eight species of “fanboys”--people who revere one tech platform above all others. Here’s what makes them tick."
<b>Boycott Novell:</b> "Summary: War is peace and Microsoft is the new “open”; Details on the latest attack of Microsoft against GNU/Linux, using proxies"
In this month’s Patch Tuesday, software giant Microsoft releases one of the largest bundles of security fixes ever, but not one for the latest zero-day.
<b>The Register:</b> "Google's roving Street View spycam may blur your face, but it's got your number. The Street View service is under fire in Germany for scanning private WLAN networks, and recording users' unique Mac (Media Access Control) addresses, as the car trundles along."
<b>ars Technica:</b> "Although Ubuntu is generally regarded as a desktop Linux distribution, the sever variant is becoming increasingly popular in the cloud. It is silently infiltrating server rooms and gaining traction in enterprise environments."
Microsoft's WebsiteSpark program helps small Web development and design shops with no more than 10 employees succeed by providing the tools and expertise they need to create Web sites and applications for their clients.
Paul Ferrill introduces us to the Shutter screen grab for Linux application. Shutter offers a simple interface and a whole lot of functionality. including cursor capture, whole Web page capture, and annotations.
Cloud computing offers significant advantages for businesses of all sizes, and it's easier to get started than you think. Microsoft makes Windows Azure compute time available for MSDN subscribers, as well as for software start-ups through the Microsoft BizSpark program. Learn why cloud computing is a good fit for you and how you can get started.