The following list of 140 HTML colours stems from the original X11 colour names and is our preferred choice of defining colours in web content. More »
There’s been lots of noise about PHP 5.0.5 breaking application code which had been happily running for quite some time under previous versions. More »
Sony have embarrassed themselves recently with their dumb, defective and dangerous attempt at copy protecting some CD releases under their “Sony BMG” label. Most major anti-virus companies have already identified the software as spyware. Computer Associates, for instance, have labelled it as: “A trojan that opens security vulnerabilities through rootkit functionality. More »
Dealing with junk mail from spammers is one thing. But junk mail I personally get from people I know is another. Chain letters, stupid attachments, pointless replies and virus hoaxes are not only a waste of bandwidth but they’re a waste of time as well. More »
In his article for The Age from a few days ago, entitled “Linux worm attacks PHP flaw”, Sam Varghese asserts: “The vulnerability is present in popular content management systems such as PostNuke, WordPress, Drupal, Serendipity, phpAdsNew, phpWiki and phpMyFAQ which have not yet been patched. More »
Our federal government has finally decided to do something about the scourge that is spam by launching an initiative which has been designed to identify all virus-infected computers in this country. More »
If you’ve ever bought any books (or other stuff) from Amazon, you might find Pricenoia a useful service. According to their website: “Pricenoia is a disorder characterized by the systematic verification of international sites when ordering from Amazon. More »
Linux has copped a bit of bad press just recently. Well, Red Hat Australia have, anyway. Apparently, after spending two weeks configuring the SAP software for Crest Electronics (the client), Red Hat were unable to resolve the sporadic crashes that kept occurring. More »
It doesn’t happen all that often but when it does, it’s worth the wait. You see, I’m one of those insubordinate software developers who has for many years insisted that Hungarian notation is crap because not even Hungarians find it useful. More »