We discussed whether higher education is necessary, a sense of self-worth, and folding phones. In this issue: Live and learn. Part 2. University: 5 years or 5 corridors? I'm not real But I'm “real” Samsung announced the start of sales of the modified flexible smartphone Galaxy Fold in September During the conversation we mentioned these […]
Yesterday an official event took place, during which the Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro smartphones were presented. Now, Honor President Zhao Ming said that the brand’s first smartphone capable of operating in fifth-generation communications networks (5G) is in the process of development and laboratory testing. “Our R&D partners are already testing the device […]
LG Electronics (LG) announced that its 2019 ThinQ AI TVs will begin receiving an update to support Apple AirPlay 25 and HomeKit starting July 2. AirPlay technology allows you to stream videos, photos, music and other content from Apple devices directly to your big TV screen. Users will be able to stream to LG TVs […]
Continuing the ongoing series of articles devoted to custom implementations of Windows console utilities, we cannot help but touch upon TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) - a simple file transfer protocol. As last time, let's briefly go over the theory, see the code that implements functionality similar to the required one, and analyze it. More details - under the cut I will not copy-paste reference information, links to which can traditionally be […]
While some software is heading towards total simplification and some strange design transformations, the IT infrastructure of companies is becoming more complex and confusing. If you're itching to argue with this, then you most likely haven't configured Cisco routers, haven't dealt with DevOps, are alien to monitoring and print management, and still think that an admin is a cat, a shredder, […]
The celebration is Friday, admin, and on their day. With competitions, games and quirks. How it was 8 years ago. Preparations for Admin Day 2011 began several months earlier. I received this letter: Dear ADMINS! “System Administrator Day” is just around the corner! Preparations for the third IT festival ADMINFEST have begun. Traditionally, the IT festival will be held in Rostov-on-Don […]
The Yandex company reported on its work in the second quarter of this year: the revenue of the Russian IT giant is growing, while net profit is declining. Revenue for the period from April to June inclusive amounted to 41,4 billion rubles (656,3 million US dollars). This is 40% more than the result for the second quarter of last year. At the same time, net profit collapsed by ten […]
At the beginning of the QuakeCon festival, publisher Bethesda Softworks, as well as developers from Avalanche and id Software, presented a new trailer for the open-world shooter Rage 2. In it, the authors talked about the second major update for their project, which was released on July 25 and brought a lot of free improvements in the form of new game modes, another level of difficulty and mass [...]
The first three Dooms - Doom (1993), Doom 2 and Doom 3 - were made available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as on mobile devices running iOS and Android. The announcement was made at the opening of the QuakeCon 2019 conference by Doom Eternal executive director Marty Stratton and game creative director Hugo Martin […]
The microblogging service Twitter reported on its work in the second quarter of the 2019 financial year: the company managed to improve all key performance indicators. Thus, global revenue amounted to $841 million. This is an 18% increase compared to the result for the second quarter of 2018, when revenue was $711 million. Net profit, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), […]
Loon, an Alphabet subsidiary created to provide Internet access to rural and remote communities using balloons moving in the stratosphere, announced a new achievement. The company's balloons have been drifting at an altitude of about 1 km for more than 18 million hours, covering about 24,9 million miles (40,1 million km) during this time. Technology for providing the population [...]
Today is not just another last Friday of the month when you ask us your questions - today is system administrator day! Well, that is, a professional holiday for Atlanteans, on whose shoulders high-load systems, complex infrastructures, data center servers and small companies rest. Therefore, we are waiting for questions, congratulations and encourage everyone to go buy or order some goodies and congratulate their harsh network […]
