Author: ProHoster

Remote work is on the rise

We’ll tell you about an inexpensive and secure way to ensure remote employees are connected via VPN, without exposing the company to reputational or financial risks and without creating additional problems for the IT department and company management. With the development of IT, it has become possible to attract remote employees to an increasing number of positions. If earlier among remote workers there were mainly representatives of creative professions, [...]

Internet in Turkmenistan: price, availability and limitations

Turkmenistan is one of the most closed countries in the world. Not as closed as, say, North Korea, but close. An important difference is the public Internet, which a citizen of the country can connect to without any problems. This article talks about the situation with the Internet industry in the country, network availability, connection costs and restrictions imposed by officials. When […]

Baldur's Gate 3 Debut Gameplay Showcase February 27th

Larian Studios has lifted the veil of secrecy on what was still “brewing” until February 27 - on this day, the debut demonstration of the gameplay of Baldur's Gate 2020 will take place at the PAX East 3 festival. The event will begin at 23:30 Moscow time. Not only visitors to the show, but also Internet users will be able to take a look at the gameplay of the expected role-playing game - the broadcast will […]

3D platformer with a pumpkin-headed skeleton Pumpkin Jack will be released at the end of the year

Publisher Headup and developer Nicolas Meyssonnier have announced that 3D platformer Pumpkin Jack will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC later this year. The author not only decided on the approximate release date, but also released a PC demo of the game, which can be downloaded on the Steam page. “Pumpkin Jack is a scary 3D platformer where you become […]

Google Chrome will improve the work with passwords for Windows 10

In Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers, copying a password involves clicking on the eye icon and then viewing or copying the characters. And although this is a fairly obvious solution, it is not without its drawbacks. In particular, the password can simply be snooped on, which makes it meaningless. And now Google is working on adding […]

Video: Hunt: Showdown features in the PS4 release trailer

Crytek studio has released its first-person shooter Hunt: Showdown on PlayStation 4. The game is already available for purchase on the PS Store at a price of 2299 rubles, and for the Legendary Edition with the Bayou Legends add-on you will have to pay 2599 rubles. In honor of the release on the new platform, the developers released a trailer in which they talked about the main features […]

Xiaomi will pre-install Russian programs on its devices

It has become known that the Chinese company Xiaomi will pre-install domestic software on devices supplied to Russia, as required by Russian legislation. This was reported by the RNS news agency with reference to the company's press service. A Xiaomi representative noted that pre-installation of applications from local developers has already been proven and has been used by the company many times in the past. “We are committed to complying […]

The first consequences of the restructuring: Intel will cut 128 office workers in Santa Clara

The restructuring of Intel's business has led to the first layoffs: 128 employees at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara (California, USA) will soon lose their jobs, as evidenced by new applications submitted to the California Employment Development Department (EDD). As a reminder, Intel confirmed last month that it would cut certain jobs on its projects that are no longer a priority. […]

Office workers and gamers face occupational milkmaid disease

Tunnel syndrome, previously considered an occupational disease of milkmaids, also threatens all those who spend several hours a day at the computer, neurologist Yuri Andrusov said in an interview with Sputnik radio. This condition is also called carpal tunnel syndrome. “Previously, carpal tunnel syndrome was considered an occupational disease of milkmaids, since constant stress on the hand causes thickening of the ligaments and tendons, which in turn put pressure […]

The Deno project develops a secure JavaScript platform similar to Node.js

The Deno 0.33 project is now available, offering a Node.js-like platform for standalone execution of applications in JavaScript and TypeScript, which can be used to run applications without being tied to a browser, for example, to create handlers that run on the server. Deno uses the V8 JavaScript engine, which is also used in Node.js and browsers based on the Chromium project. Project code […]

MX Linux distribution release 19.1

The lightweight distribution MX Linux 19.1 has been released, created as a result of the joint work of the communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on the Debian package base with enhancements from the antiX project and numerous native applications that make it easy to configure and install software. The default desktop is Xfce. 32-bit and 64-bit builds are available for download, 1.4 GB […]