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Linux distros: love, openwashing & the thousand yard stare

By Adrian Bridgwater 26 Jan 2018

The Linux operating system (OS) will turn 30 in the year 2021. We know that Linus Torvalds first penned (typed) his work plans for what turned out to be Linux on a Usenet posting as follows: "I'm ... Read More

Apple scheme to detect child abuse creates serious privacy and security risks, say scientists

By Duncan Campbell 14 Oct 2021

Apple’s plan to automatically scan photos to detect child abuse would unduly risk the privacy and security of law-abiding citizens and could open up the way to surveillance, say the world’s top cryptographic experts Read More

Women in code series: Laura Porter

By Adrian Bridgwater 24 Jul 2019

The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team want to talk code and coding.  But more than that, we want to talk coding across the diversity spectrum… so let’s get the tough ... Read More

Can freezing a hard drive that's crashed restore it to life?

By Serdar Yegulalp 01 Aug 2007

You may be able to bring a hard drive that has crashed or cannot mount back to life by leaving it in the freezer overnight. Not every hard drive having problems responds to this treatment, but in some cases it does... Read More

Web 2.01, a Rich Internet Application Example

01 Jan 2006

Learn about what I call "Web 2.01," a fusion of "Web 2.0" style application content with a "Rich Internet Application" client, which is not subject to many of the limitations of a web browser. Read More

Windows XP Troubleshooting Tutorial

04 Mar 2008

Need help troubleshooting Windows XP? This tutorial features tons of tips and tricks that admins can use to solve a variety of system and network problems, with advice on troubleshooting Windows XP system startup ... Read More