<b>LWN.net:</b> "DVD authoring can be a deceptively tricky business. Though it can take some time to convert source video to the proper MPEG format, the technical requirements for the various regions are standardized, so it is at least possible to configure the conversion tools and do it right, once and for all."
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday payload included 10 bulletins, three of them characterized as "critical," that promise to keep enterprise IT department's busier than usual this month.
<b>Tech Drive-In:</b> "I tried upgrading the whole distro 2 times before and failed miserably. It took a heck lot of time and post installation issues were simply overwhelming."
<b>Help Net Security: </b>"The recent Facebook privacy changes, the public outcry they caused and the petition by a group of U.S. senators to the Federal Trade Commission to restrict the amount of personal information that online social networks can use."
An appellate court upheld a lower court's finding that eBay did not engage in trademark infringement by providing a marketplace for sellers to auction off counterfeit Tiffany Co. jewelry.
<b>Kernel News:</b> "Imagine an Operating System that only includes the features that you actually want and use. An Operating System that is finely tuned to your computer hardware. One that doesn't include any resource hogging applications that you don't need such as "Desktop Search" or huge bloated software..."
MERGE is a new statement introduced in the SQL:2003 standard for performing multiple DML (Data Manipulation Language) statements against a target table at once. In this article we will look into ways to take advantage of this powerful addition to SQL Server 2008.
If you need a wireless network in your home office, but the layout isn’t conducive to Wi-Fi, you’ll appreciate the Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit for its easy setup and snappy performance.
While enterprise security spends its time worrying about network-based attacks, the number of data breaches chalked up to Web applications continues to grow. Are you fighting yesterday's battles, too?
While enterprise security spends its time worrying about network-based attacks, the number of data breaches chalked up to Web applications continues to grow. Are you fighting yesterday's battles, too?
Microsoft's Windows 7 appears to be helping the software giant win back some of the good will it lost over the past few years with the much-maligned Windows Vista.
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "Time to kill? Check. Running Linux? Check. Now, here's the last piece of that puzzle: 15 current and future gaming options that don't require Windows."