[TechRepublic] Linux.conf.au 2012 wrap

TechRepublic Australia Wrapper TechRepublic Member | January 26, 2012

Editor's note Linux.conf.au 2012 is over for another year, and I recommend you check out our wrap up of the conference if you missed anything. In other articles we looked at using the prettier and more usable PHP documentation (such a thing does exist), how Drupal and other frameworks are dropping support for old IE, and the gamification of Visual Studio. Have a good week everyone, especially if you haven't managed to nab a four-day weekend following Australia Day. -- Chris Linux.conf.au 2012 wrap Australia's leading open-source conference is over for another year. Here's the list of our entire coverage in one place. Read more Resource of the day Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions This white paper from Cisco outlines what to look for when shopping for a unified communication system. It'll take you through the benefits and drawbacks to the different approaches and help you make a decision. Android workshops coming to AU/NZ Google will be staging a series of workshops for accomplished Android developers from next week. Read more Drupal drops IE7 support The popular content-management system is to leave IE7 behind. Read more Untested buggy UEFI headed for prime-time A leading Linux kernel developer says UEFI is big, bloated and bad for Linux. Read more Visual Studio gets achievements Gamification for coding has hit the big time as Microsoft's Channel 9 releases Visual Studio Achievements Beta. Read more Use the good-looking PHP documentation There are few people who would claim that the standard PHP API-documentation website is nice to look at, but there is a better version baking that you can use today. Read more Linux.conf.au 2012: planes, sounds and freedom For security researcher, software hacker and activist Jacob Appelbaum, the equation is clear. Anyone working on surveillance or censorship technology is part of a serious global problem. Read more Linux.conf.au 2012: cyborg lawyer demands source Lawyer Karen Sandler's heart condition means she needs a pacemaker-defibrillator to avoid sudden death, so she has one simple question: what software does it run? Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Symantec says to disable pcAnywhere after source code exposure by Anonymous Symantec acknowledges a breach that exposed the source code for pcAnywhere. Users are advised to disable it immediately until software updates are available to resolve vulnerabilities. Read more Featured multimedia   Linux.conf.au 2012 Linux.conf.au 2012 is over for another year, check out the best pictures of the conference before it heads to Canberra in 2013. View on site Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800 Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nokia Lumia 800. Inside the Windows Phone 7.5 handset, he found hardware from Qualcomm, Hynix, Broadcom and others. View on site The world from space This TechRepublic gallery features images from the NASA on The Commons Flickr stream. There are photos from Apollo missions 4, 11, and 17, images of the Earth from the lunar surface, and more. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Using Group Policy to Manage Administrator Rights Check out this webcast to learn how you can improve your network's security by properly handling administrator rights. It's like giving your employees "do not duplicate" keys. Today's recommended downloads Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Amway Is Assured of Quick Recovery of its Active Directory Forest with Quest (Quest Software) Protect Your Data with CA ARCserve D2D from Insight (Insight Direct) Inside Intel IT on Cloud Computing and Security (Intel Corporation) Unified Networking Benefits with Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit (Intel Corporation) Connect with TechRepublic Photos: The world from space This TechRepublic gallery features images from the NASA on The Commons Flickr stream. There are photos from Apollo missions 4, 11, and 17, images of the Earth from the lunar surface, and more. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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