Author: ProHoster

Solar-powered home web server lasted 15 months: 95,26% uptime

The first prototype of a solar server with a charge controller. Photo: solar.lowtechmagazine.com In September 2018, an enthusiast from Low-tech Magazine launched a “low-tech” web server project. The goal was to reduce energy consumption so much that one solar panel would be enough for a home self-hosted server. This is not easy, because the site must work 24 hours a day. Let's see what happened in the end. You can go to the server solar.lowtechmagazine.com, check […]

New Intel microcode updates released for all versions of Windows 10

The entire year of 2019 was marked by the struggle against various hardware vulnerabilities of processors, primarily associated with speculative execution of commands. Recently, a new type of attack on Intel CPU cache was discovered - CacheOut (CVE-2020-0549). Processor manufacturers, primarily Intel, are trying to release patches as quickly as possible. Microsoft recently introduced another series of such updates. All versions of Windows 10, including 1909 (update […]

Dota Underlords Coming Out of Early Access February 25th

Valve has announced that Dota Underlords will be leaving Early Access on February 25th. Then the first season will begin. As the developer stated on the official blog, the team is working hard on new features, content and interface. The first season of Dota Underlords will add a City Raid, rewards, and a full-fledged battle pass. In addition, before the game was released from early […]

Mitsubishi denies allegations of fraud amid German investigation

Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Thursday there was no reason to believe it engaged in fraud by installing devices in its diesel vehicles to falsify emissions tests. Let us remind you that the Frankfurt prosecutor's office in Germany has opened an investigation into this matter. According to Mitsubishi's statement, none of the engines it produces and […]

Frankfurt International Motor Show to close in 2021

After 70 years, the Frankfurt International Motor Show, an annual exhibition of the latest developments in the automotive industry, is no longer in existence. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie, VDA), the organizer of the exhibition, announced that Frankfurt will not host motor shows from 2021. Car dealerships are experiencing a crisis. Declining attendance is causing many automakers to question the merits of elaborate displays, boisterous […]

OPPO smart watch with a curved screen appeared on the official image

OPPO Vice President Brian Shen posted an official image of the company's first smart watch on the Weibo social network. The gadget shown in the render is made in a gold-colored case. But, probably, other color modifications will also be released, for example, black. The device is equipped with a touch display that folds onto the sides. Mr. Shen noted that the new product may become one of the most attractive […]

OPNsense 20.1 Firewall Distribution Available

A distribution kit for creating firewalls OPNsense 20.1 has been released, which is a fork from the pfSense project, created with the goal of creating a completely open distribution kit that could have functionality at the level of commercial solutions for deploying firewalls and network gateways. Unlike pfSense, the project is positioned as not controlled by one company, developed with the direct participation of the community and […]

Google unveils OpenSK open stack for creating cryptographic tokens

Google has introduced the OpenSK platform, which allows you to create firmware for cryptographic tokens that fully comply with the FIDO U2F and FIDO2 standards. Tokens prepared using OpenSK can be used as authenticators for primary and two-factor authentication, as well as to confirm the physical presence of the user. The project is written in Rust and distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. OpenSK makes it possible to create [...]

Free Software Foundation collects signatures to open source Windows 7

Microsoft is known to want to support free software. Microsoft has finally stopped supporting Windows 7. Why not open source the system? The Free Software Foundation wants to collect 7 signatures on the "Upcycle Windows 777" petition. The life of an old operating system does not have to end. Microsoft can demonstrate through its actions that the company truly respects its users and their freedom. […]