Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)

In this photo taken on Friday Aug. 27, 2010, a man chats on his mobile as he walks past the hoarding of BlackBerry mobile in Ahmadabad, India. Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening, Aug. 30, to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, an official said, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data or face a ban. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)AP – India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users’ data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.

Gonzalo Ayuso’s Blog: Using Monkey Patching to store files in CouchDb using the standard filesystem

Gonzalo Ayuso takes his “CouchDb as a filesystem” approach one step further (see the previous post about it here) with this new post talking about monkey patching to store files into the CouchDb server using the normal PHP file handling functions.

PHP & MySQL Web Development – Part 1

Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows (AP)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the features of the new Apple iPod Nano at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP – Apple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire.

Gonzalo Ayuso’s Blog: Using CouchDb as filesystem with PHP

In a new post to his blog Gonzalo Ayuso shows an interesting use for the CouchDB tool – using it as a filesystem for cross-server handling of things like images or other binary resources.

PHP MySQL Tutorial: Create a Webserver on Your Computer with XAMPP -HD-

Intel buys wireless chip tech in mobile-phone push (AP)

FILE - In this file photo taken July 12, 2010, the exterior of Intel Corp. headquarters is shown, in Santa Clara, Calif. German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG is selling a unit that makes products for wireless telephones to California's Intel Corp. in a $1.4 billion cash deal, the companies said Monday, Aug. 30. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP – As the world’s biggest maker of computer chips, Intel Corp. can’t afford to ignore its huge blind spot in mobile phones.

NerdMom Blog: Kohana 3 & CodeIgniter 2

On the NerdMom blog there’s a recent post from Jen about her experiences in developing in both the CodeIgniter 2 framework and Kohana 3 frameworks (upcoming versions of both).

PHP MySQL Tutorial: Create a Database and Table in phpMyAdmin -HD-