Author: ProHoster

Google will give third-party extensions access to the tab context menu

In August, information appeared that Google developers had removed some elements from the tab context menu in the Chrome browser. At the moment, the only options left are “New Tab”, “Close other tabs”, “Open a closed window” and “Add all tabs to bookmarks”. However, the company intends to compensate for the reduction in the number of items by allowing third-party extensions to add their options to the contextual […]

Windows 10 Disk Cleanup utility will no longer delete important files

The Disk Cleanup utility has been a part of all versions of Windows and is a useful tool integrated into the OS. With its help, you can delete temporary files, old and cached data without resorting to manual cleaning or third-party programs. However, Windows 10 introduced a more modern version called Storage Sense, which solves the same problem more flexibly. She […]

Sorceress and Druid - new Diablo IV gameplay videos

The GameInformer portal has published two new gameplay trailers demonstrating the sorceress and druid classes from the online action RPG Diablo IV. Perhaps the most important thing in the videos is the demonstration of the characters’ skills. In the 10-minute presentation of the sorceress, you can see how, while traveling around the world, she deftly deals with skeletons, ghouls and other evil spirits using ice, fire and electric magic, and also collects […]

Activision has added new maps and reworked the balance of weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

The shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare received its first major update since release. The developers added new maps, redesigned some weapons and improved the sound. The developers published the full list of changes on Reddit. The game has two new maps for multiplayer, which the company announced a day ago - Krovnik Farmland and Shoot House. The first one will be available only in […]

Specifications of the smartphone OPPO Reno 3 "leaked" to the Network

In September this year, the OPPO brand introduced a new smartphone, Reno 2, and later the flagship device Reno Ace was launched. Now network sources are reporting that OPPO is preparing a new smartphone, which will be called Reno 3. Detailed information about the characteristics of this device appeared on the Internet today. The message states that the device will […]

LG is considering launching a penta-camera smartphone

LG, according to online sources, is thinking about a new smartphone equipped with a multi-module camera with an original arrangement of optical elements. Information about the device is published on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As you can see in the illustrations, in the back of the device there will be a pentacamera - a system that combines five optical units. Two of them will be […]

Cloud Smart Home. Part 1: Controller and sensors

Today, thanks to the rapid development of microelectronics, communication channels, Internet technologies and Artificial Intelligence, the topic of smart homes is becoming more and more relevant. Human housing has undergone significant changes since the Stone Age and in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Internet of Things, it has become comfortable, functional and safe. Solutions are coming to the market that turn an apartment or a country house into complex information […]

Performance in .NET Core

Performance in .NET Core Hello everyone! This article is a collection of Best Practices that my colleagues and I have been using for a long time when working on different projects. Information about the machine on which the calculations were performed: BenchmarkDotNet=v0.11.5, OS=Windows 10.0.18362 Intel Core i5-8250U CPU 1.60GHz (Kaby Lake R), 1 CPU, 8 logical and 4 physical cores .NET Core SDK=3.0.100 .XNUMX […]

34 open source Python libraries (2019)

We reviewed and compared 10 open source libraries for Python and selected the 000 most useful. We have grouped these libraries into 34 categories. The article was translated with the support of EDISON Software, which specializes in search engine optimization and SEO and also develops Android and iOS mobile applications. Python Toolkit 8. Pipenv: Python Development Workflow for Humans. 1. Pyxel: […]

UDP Flood from Google or how not to deprive everyone of Youtube

One fine spring evening, when I didn’t want to go home, and the irrepressible desire to live and learn was itching and burning like a hot iron, the idea arose to pick at a tempting stray feature on the firewall called “IP DOS policy“. After preliminary caresses and familiarization with the manual, I set it up in Pass-and-Log mode to generally look at the exhaust and the dubious usefulness of this setting. […]

IT recruiting. In search of process/result balance

1. Strategic vision The feature and value of a product company, its main mission and objective, is customer satisfaction, their involvement, and brand loyalty. Naturally, through the product produced by the company. Thus, the global goal of the company can be described in two parts: Product quality; Quality of feedback and change management, in working with feedback from clients/users. It follows that […]

Overview of Skaffold for Kubernetes Development

A year and a half ago, on March 5, 2018, Google released the first alpha version of its Open Source CI/CD project called Skaffold, the goal of which was to create “simple and reproducible development for Kubernetes” so that developers could focus on development and not in administration. What might be interesting about Skaffold? As it turns out, he has a few tricks up his sleeve, thanks to […]