Find out how to turn a new, open source wireless device — Sun's Small Programmable Object Technology (SPOT) — into a highly visible indicator of the health of a Continuous Integration build. Craig Caulfield introduces you to Sun SPOTs and the SPOT SDK, then shows how to use SPOTs as an early-warning system for CruiseControl builds.

Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison addresses the community once more in this latest Letter from the Game Director. This month’s letter focuses on a number of new initiatives Funcom has taken to cultivate the Age of Conan community, the new Recruit-a-Friend Program, the Volunteer Program, the upcoming 1.06 patch cycle, and more!

EXCLUSIVE: She’s ruled the soap box, topped the charts and now Martine McCutcheon is back saucier than ever.