Searchable version of Sarbanes-Oxley. I wrote recently about the free, searchable versions of the Intelligence Reform Act, The Patriot Act and other government documents offered for download by askSam. This week, they added the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a version that alows you to search or browse the act's text. [Robert Ambrogi's LawSites]
Study: Linux servers safer than ever.
Study: Linux servers safer than ever.. Study: Linux servers safer than ever. Attackers are no longer bothering to attack average Linux systems, because there's so much more money to be made from invading Windows, according to security researchers. [InfoWorld: Top News] [Privacy Digest: Privacy News (Civil Rights, Encryption, Free Speech, Cryptography)]
Microsoft Downplays Office Encryption Weakness.
Microsoft Downplays Office Encryption Weakness.. Microsoft Downplays Office Encryption Weakness. The software giant acknowledges a security researcher's warning of a serious flaw in the way RC4 encryption is implemented in Word and Excel documents, but it insists the threat is minimal. [eWEEK Security] [Privacy Digest: Privacy News (Civil Rights, Encryption, Free Speech, Cryptography)]
Rails tutorial on O’Reilly’s ONLamp
Rails tutorial on O’Reilly’s ONLamp. Curt Hibbs has written a great tutorial called Rolling with Ruby on Rails. It takes the reader through setting up Ruby on Rails, scaffolding an application into immediate use, and tailoring the results. It’s focus is especially on setting everything up and using it with a Windows machine. It has… Continue reading Rails tutorial on O’Reilly’s ONLamp
Make your Ta-da list today
Make your Ta-da list today. Todo lists have long been one of the favorite features in Basecamp, so we thought it would be a nice experiment to share that particular feature with the world at large. Free of charge. And Ta-da List was born! A few user-oriented highlights of Ta-da: Extensive use of XMLHttpRequest: Adding… Continue reading Make your Ta-da list today
Competition, as viewed by the CEO
Competition, as viewed by the CEO. On his blog, Socialtext CEO Ross Mayfield addresses the loss of Disney as a customer. His post is full of information on competition, market size and innovation. Particularly of interest to developers is this quote. Developing features is easy, have the wisdom to not develop features is hard. …… Continue reading Competition, as viewed by the CEO
Build Your Own IM Server with Jabber
Build Your Own IM Server with Jabber. More enterprise users are discovering instant messaging every day. With Jabber, you can build your own private IM server and connect your users with the major IM networks. Here's how with Linux. [Datamation Product News]
MySQL Query Browser
MySQL Query Browser. MySQL Query Browser is a tool that allows you to execute queries and develop SQL scripts. That does not sound too exciting, which is probably why I took so long to try it, but it has some handy features that may come in useful. [Datamation Product News]
Quagmire sinks in
Quagmire sinks in. A new poll from the LA Times finds that the American public's support for the war in Iraq has dropped to an all-time low. By a margin of 56-39, the poll's respondents thought that America's problems with Iraq were “not worth going to war over.” Those who believed that invading Iraq had… Continue reading Quagmire sinks in
The deep structure of code
The deep structure of code. It's been a while since I've written code in Java. But this week I updated my installation of Eclipse, dusted off an old Java program, and saw that ancient artifact in a whole new way. Now, I've never been an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) kind of guy. It's always been… Continue reading The deep structure of code