Does anyone want Linux.conf.au 2014?

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Editor's note This has not been a good week for conferences in Australia. SAGE-AU has canned its annual conference for this year after the resignation of its executive officer and linux.conf.au is on the hunt for a home in 2014 after receiving no official bids for the event. Linux Australia has left the linux.conf.au bidding for 2014 open for another three weeks, and is also exploring the possibility of a geographically dispersed management team. Yesterday saw the release of new versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, and WordPress made the web a little bit better with a new default theme. From across the ditch came the announcement of an amendment to New Zealand's patent law which would place a ban on patenting software unless the software is embedded within another invention. Here's hoping that the next week is a little bit brighter. --Chris Does anyone want Linux.conf.au 2014? The venue for LCA 2014 is currently unknown, as no official bids have been made. Read more Resource of the day HP Advanced Data Center Network Architecture In this white paper, you'll see and hear more about HP's re-imagining of the data center. What will tomorrow's data center look like? And how will it manage the colossal data demands placed on it? Keep reading to learn more. WordPress Twenty Twelve, NZ patent loophole, Thunderbird gets chat New software, new laws and new themes are the order of the day. Read more Windows Phone 7: binding custom ListBox data To make useful Windows Phone apps, one must master how to add data into ListBoxes. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Do modern gadgets make working on holiday unavoidable? Mobile technology is making more and more people feel they have a duty to check in with the office, even though they're on vacation. Read more CIOs predict the death of the PC and the desk phone Mobile working means we will soon be bidding farewell to some of the staples of business tech. Read more Microsoft Surface: Cheat Sheet Microsoft's Windows 8 tablets - all you need to know. Read more Inept but self-assured: The nightmare boss or coworker Ever had that co-worker or boss who makes up for a total lack of skill with a towering self-assurance? Here are a couple of ways to deal with it. Read more Five fast Windows desktop search utilities Wasting time looking for a file is a huge aggravation. Here are several tools to keep you from falling into that trap. Read more Infographic: 2012 Salary and Skills report Is your salary average for your geographic area and area of expertise? Check out this graphic form of the TechRepublic and Global Knowledge IT Salary and Skills report. Read more Is the death knell sounding for traditional antivirus? Antivirus developers need to run malcode in their labs in order to create malware-identifying signatures. What happens if they can't? Read more Featured multimedia   NASA's Webb telescope to see 13 billion light years away (pictures) Hubble's successor, the next generation infrared-optimized James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch in 2018. View on site Today's recommended downloads On-demand Webcast: Cloud-managed security vs. on-premise security: How to choose (GFI Software) Expanding Business Role by Including Predictive Analytics (SAP) On-demand Webcast: Get from Wow to How with mobile workstyles and cloud services (Citrix Systems, Inc) Smarter Commerce for Consumer Products (IBM) Charting the Course to a Customer-Centric Business (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic Is the death knell sounding for traditional antivirus? Antivirus developers need to run malcode in their labs in order to create malware-identifying signatures. What happens if they can't? TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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