One of the world's most popular online gaming sites is under siege from a creative malware scam that attempts to swindle players' personal information and gaming credits.
<b>Sure, it's Secure:</b> "When your earnings depend on one fragile system--whether it's Windows running all your computers or one cash crop--you're always one devastating bug away from disaster."
Andrew Lock reveals a great marketing tool to find copywriters, interviews author Nick Nanton about celebrity branding for entrepreneurs and shares a lesson on tying ads to current events.
<b>Tech Drive-in: </b>"Amarok was my favorite for a long time. I gave a try at the latest Amarok 2.3.1 in Ubuntu, and I have to say, this is impressive work. Amarok is slowly getting back to its past glory and Amarok 2.3.1 is another huge leap."
<b>Linux Insider:</b> "There are a lot of CD/DVD burners for Linux out there, but Brasero stands out as a straightforward, easy-to-use, burner that has some nice extra features but won't make you relearn a lot of complex commands if you only use it occasionally. One nicety is the option to start a burn project and finish it much later, even if you're not using a rewritable disc."
<b>IBM Developerworks:</b> "Summary: Starting in December 2009, hard disk manufacturers began introducing disks that use 4096-byte sectors rather than the more common 512-byte sectors."
Small business technology's come a long way, which means it's a lot easier to take your network files on the road without worrying about file synchronization. Let Windows Offline Files do it for you.
Small business technology's come a long way, which means it's a lot easier to take your network files on the road without worrying about file synchronization. Let Windows Offline Files do it for you.
<b>Kotaku:</b> "At least one PlayStation 3 owner has found the silver lining in Sony's decision to axe the option to install other operating systems like Linux to the console, obtaining a rather substantial refund from Amazon.com for his PS3 purchase"
<b>Raiden's Realm:</b> "Recently Dell began denying purchasers of their Linux desktop machines the ability to get a refund on their "Windows Tax", the carefully hidden cost of Windows included in the price of the machine they just purchased. So why are they doing this?"
<b>OSNews:</b> "You mentioned (pre-interview) your organization is looking at making a move to Linux servers. What operating system have you been running and what prompted the change?"
MySQL is a great database for web-facing applications, however, it tends to be a bit rough around the edges. Enter Maatkit, a great toolkit with a bewildering array of command line tools that fill the gap where MySQL's native tools leave off. From data replication to query profiling and optimizing, Maatkit has tools to make you smarter, and help you get your job done.
MySQL is a great database for web-facing applications, however, it tends to be a bit rough around the edges. Enter Maatkit, a great toolkit with a bewildering array of command line tools that fill the gap where MySQL's native tools leave off. From data replication to query profiling and optimizing, Maatkit has tools to make you smarter, and help you get your job done.
You can't let a little thing like not knowing a database's structure keep you from your work. Without identifying tables and columns, you can still find specific values and columns.
<b>Netstat -vat:</b> "Oracle is now out with Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 (OEL)- a week after its base, Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 5.5 (RHEL) was released."
<b>OpenAttitude:</b> "The road to running a 100% Linux shop started for yours truly last year when I dumped my MacBook for a cheap and cheerful Eee PC; it proved itself worthy of world travel during Nokia’s N97 24/7 tour."