<b>eSecurity Planet:</b> "In a bid to respond to a critical security vulnerability, Mozilla has released a new version of its open source Firefox Web browser ahead of schedule."
<b>The H Open:</b> "The development of Linux 2.6.34 has started and is causing heated discussions on the LKML. LWN.net has analysed Linux 2.6.32.9 for security fixes and found almost twenty of them. Linux-Libre removes proprietary files from the kernel, and new graphics drivers for Radeon cards offer numerous improvements."
<b>Free Software Magazine:</b> "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is up and running as I write and as far as I can tell I’m still here, so it looks like the doomsayers were a little premature. Unless I’m writing this piece from the far side of the singularity of a black hole in a parallel universe."
What is the best way to prevent unintended updates or deletes in a table? The small changes may not be so hard to recover from, but what if every record in the table underwent a change? How can you protect users from themselves and how do you protect yourself from you?
<b>Phoronix:</b> "We have already published a look at the Fedora 13 Beta, delivered ATI Radeon benchmarks atop Fedora 13 Beta, and have other articles on the way covering this new Fedora release, while in this article we are investigating Nouveau's power performance using this newest Fedora release."
<b>Desktop Linux Reviews:</b> "The last time I looked at PCLinuxOS was back in 2009 when I was working full-time for ExtremeTech. There's a new release out and it's a good time for a review of it here on DLR."
Simplify the monitoring of queries in Oracle Database with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). Learn how to analyze query related activity and reach a definitive conclusion of database performance.
Linux's NetworkManager has evolved into a solid tool that manages wired and wireless Ethernet, mobile broadband, Bluetooth, roaming, IPv6, and offers both a GUI and command-line interface. Joe Brockmeier gives us a tour of the new features in NetworkManager.
Tip of the Trade: Want to use Grep without including some directories? Here's a simple, yet efficient way, for the open-source software to find what you're looking for.
Virtually Speaking: With an acquisition, a maintenance release and a significant upgrade planned for later this year, VMware is gunning full throttle for the desktop virtualization market. But it's not the only vendor with desktop virtualization in its cross-hairs.
DBAs often need to learn where features of their system can be found on other systems. Steve Callan explores mapping SQL Server replication and management features back into Oracle Database.
<b>Info World:</b> "Symantec will acquire encryption specialist PGP and endpoint security vendor GuardianEdge Technologies for $300 million and $70 million respectively, the company said on Thursday."
As Energy Star certification for data centers moves closer to becoming a reality, the EPA has also begun crafting specification for certifying data center storage devices.