Andy Patrizio

A California state appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) appeal on behalf of three bloggers being sued by Apple Computer. The case challenged whether or not online journalists have the same right to protect confidential sources as those whose work appears in print publications. The ruling overturned a […]

The Ruby programming language is feeling a lot of love these days as it enjoys an increased profile among Internet-era developers. First created by a Japanese programmer in 1993, Ruby really took off with the release of Ruby on Rails , a Web application framework in 2005. Ruby is a dynamic programming language, which means […]

On the heels of Motorola’s open source for mobile plans, Nokia has announced its own open source project with the release of its S60 WebKit, the engine for the Web browser that comes with the S60 line of phones. Nokia’s goal for the project is to make WebKit easier to port to different mobile platforms […]

Wireless Internet access is becoming more ubiquitous in large cities and especially at trade shows. While this is as much a license to goof off during a keynote as it is to work, you’ve probably assumed you’re surfing on a secure wireless network, right? Think again. While in London for the InfoSecurity security conference recently, […]

Gartner Group’s prediction of a tardy Windows Vista release may be closer to the mark. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer hinted at a press conference in Tokyo that Windows Vista may delay its planned release date by a few weeks. At a Tokyo press conference with NEC, Ballmer reportedly said the company is evaluating […]

Lost in the hoopla of Microsoft’s numerous announcements at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) was the news that beta 2 of WinFX was available with full support for InfoCard, a technology that could radically change security on the internet. WinFX is a core part of the Windows Vista operating system and a superset of […]

It looks like some heads will roll at Sun Microsystems after all, despite repeated promises from new CEO Jonathan Schwartz that cuts would not happen. The question now is how severe it will be. The news came during a “fireside chat”-style discussion at the JPMorgan technology conference with Sun’s new CFO Michael Lehman, who left […]

Microsoft is continuing its push toward server virtualization as a consolidation and migration strategy with the announcement on Monday of a strategic acquisition and two new product updates. The company announced the purchase of Softricity, a privately held, Boston-based developer of virtualization technology that works with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, formerly known as Server […]

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a programmer who thinks programming in JavaScript is easy, or for that matter likes doing it. But it’s a necessary evil for many programmers to learn JavaScript, especially with the advent of Ajax and hot applications that use it, like Google Maps and Gmail. So leave it to Google , […]

Microsoft has launched a program to help customers determine if their PC is capable of handling Windows Vista when it finally ships, and by doing so, the company is tipping its hand on just what kind of system requirements Vista will have. Microsoft’s Vista “Get Ready” site features information and requirements for both “Vista Capable” […]

A federal judge has agreed to extend the Justice Department’s oversight of Microsoft’s business practices by two years, until at least November 2009. The DoJ and Microsoft had already agreed last Friday to the two-year extension. According to a report by the Associated Press, the DoJ told Kollar-Kotelly the extension was necessary due to Microsoft’s […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Think open source is a sore spot for Sun executives? In the opening keynote here at the JavaOne conference, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz invited Rich Green, whom he’d just hired back to Sun as executive vice president for software, onstage. After teasing Green about his casual dress, the pony-tailed boss asked him […]