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Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks
Jacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show.
Detergent uses GPS to stalk customers
A Brazilian promotion for Omo detergent involves 50 boxes that have GPS inside. Customers lucky enough to buy one of these boxes will be followed home in order to be given a very technological prize.
Hedge your bets in cloud computing
The future role of cloud computing is in many ways unpredictable and ever changing. What balance of traditional infrastructure, private clouds, and public cloud services will your IT department consume in the next three years? Five years? The trick is to hedge your bets wherever you can.
In IPO-signaling move, Zynga adds fancy CFO
The fast-growing social-gaming site says it has hired Allen & Co. investment banker David Wehner as its new chief financial officer.
Will Apple's 'Spinning Wheel of Doom' become chic?
An enterprising marketer is attempting to persuade geeks that the new geek chic consists of wearing Apple's Spinning Wheel of Doom on their chests. Will it work?
Intel may be destined for iPhone, iPad
Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.
Picture of the Day 7/31: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 535i, the Sony BDV-E770W home theater system, and the Apple Magic Trackpad.
Baseball Hall of Fame plaques (photos)
Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out the best cross-section of players in baseball history.
Baseball's best shine in the Hall of Fame (photos)
Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.
Gazing at a DIY Dobsonian telescope (photos)
Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.
DIY Weekend: Building a window to the stars
Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.
At long last, a visit to Cooperstown
Road Trip 2010: The Baseball Hall of Fame showcases many of the most memorable moments of America's Pastime, as well as its most cherished players, and even some of its most notorious scandals.
Tighter security coming in Firefox 4
At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers towards safer coding practices.
Judge to RIAA: No LimeWire asset freeze
RIAA wants to make sure that nothing happens to Lime Wire's assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren't going anywhere.
Rare ruling favors Intel pricing policy
A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel's pricing practices hurt consumers.
We get a charge out of driving Nissan Leaf
CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.
Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole
Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.
Reporters' Roundtable: How to start a tech business today
Got a great idea for your own tech company? Today we're talking about how to make it a business, with two great guests: XMarks CEO James Joaquin, and Mahalo CEO (and This Week in Startups host) Jason Calacanis
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Replace all occurrences of a pattern in a string with VB.NET
The Regex.Replace method allows you to replace a pattern in a string with a fixed string literal. This VB.NET tip describes how developers can use this method.
Perform bulk copies with .NET 2.0's SqlBulkCopy class
The .NET Framework 2.0's SqlBulkCopy class allows you to easily move data programmatically from any data source to a SQL Server table. Learn how to use SqlBulkCopy to streamline data transfers.
Consider these factors before using Enterprise JavaBeans
If you're still on the fence about whether Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is right for your project, Peter V. Mikhalenko explains the main goals of EJB and its limitations. He also discusses common myths about EJB.
Use multiple dump files for large Oracle exports
Even as far back as Oracle 8i, the Export utility could handle large exports by splitting them into multiple output files. Bob Watkins reviews how this is done prior to Oracle 10g and what changes are necessary for 10g and later.
Simplify JavaScript development with jQuery
The jQuery JavaScript library provides functions that simplify coding tasks. You can download jQuery, and be up and running in no time.
Using advanced table hints in SQL Server
Tim Chapman explores the benefits and side effects of using three types of table hints when running queries in SQL Server: READCOMMITTED, REPEATABLEREAD, and SERIALIZABLE.
Padding a string for fixed width display in VB.NET
Here's a simple way to pad strings for a fixed width display in VB.NET utilizing the PadLeft and PadRight methods of a String object.
What tools assist with your .NET development?
Tony Patton provides information about a sampling of the .NET development-related tools available. You can use these tools to assist with the various aspects of a development project from start to finish.
Render SQL*Plus output in HTML
Oracle's SQL*Plus query tool can create output as HTML tables in addition to plain text. The output format is controlled by the SET MARKUP command. Bob Watkins offers more details in this Oracle tip.
Resolving loose relationships in SQL
In this SQL Server tip, Arthur Fuller shows how to "equate" charges with payments and provides a model for resolving similar business problems.
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Phoronix Test Suite brings Linux benchmarking to the desktop
Fresh Linux Mint is a mixed bag
Using ZFS though FUSE
Lessons learned from NCSU FOSS class
Simplifying infrared device configuration
Smart ACL management with Eiciel
Starting SSH connections simply with SSHMenu
AtMail Open provides scalable, customizable webmail
Gobuntu to become installation option in Ubuntu
gPodder's no plodder when it comes to podcasts
Bringing the trashcan to the command line
A virtual appliance primer
Vancouver Joomla!Day provides case study in community-building techniques
Syncing multiple users' bookmarks with SiteBar
Firefox extensions to bring back the dead
Ask Linux.com: automounting NTFS, hidden directories, and macro recorders
Grassroots OLPC Jam scheduled for this weekend
openSUSE's Brockmeier sees distro coming into its own
eBox unites platform networking services
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