Author: ProHoster

How a DevOps specialist fell victim to automation

Note. Noteworthy was the most popular post of the /r/DevOps subreddit over the past month: “Automation has officially replaced me at work - a trap for DevOps.” Its author (from the USA) told his story, which brought to life the popular adage that automation will kill the need for those who maintain software systems. Explanation on the Urban Dictionary to the already […]

Trailer for the PC release of the party RPG Vambrace: Cold Soul in the spirit of Darkest Dungeon

Vambrace: Cold Soul, a party-based roguelike RPG reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon, will be released today. Developers from the Devespresso Games studio have released a trailer in honor of the imminent release. The video showed many characters, battles and locations through which you will travel. The trailer shows off the hallmarks of Vambrace: Cold Soul, such as one central character and the ability to engage in dialogue with other characters. Also in […]

PCMark 10 Gets Two New Tests: Battery and Microsoft Office Applications

As expected, UL Benchmarks introduced two new tests for PCMark 2019 Professional Edition for the Computex 10 event. The first concerns testing the battery life of laptops, and the second concerns performance in Microsoft Office applications. Battery life is one of the most important factors when choosing a laptop. But measuring and comparing it is difficult because it depends on [...]

AMD clarifies Ryzen 3000 compatibility with Socket AM4 motherboards

Along with the formal announcement of the Ryzen 3000 series of desktop chips and the accompanying X570 chipset, AMD considered it necessary to clarify the issues of compatibility of new processors with old motherboards and new motherboards with old Ryzen models. As it turns out, certain restrictions still exist, but it cannot be said that they can cause serious inconvenience. When a company […]

Nnn 2.5 console file manager available

The original console file manager nnn 2.5 has been released, suitable for use on low-powered devices with limited resources. In addition to tools for navigating through files and directories, it includes a disk space usage analyzer, an interface for launching programs, and a system for mass renaming files in batch mode. The project code is written in C using the curses library and […]

Firejail 0.9.60 Application Isolation Release

The release of the Firejail 0.9.60 project was released, within which a system is being developed for the isolated execution of graphical, console and server applications. Using Firejail minimizes the risk of compromising the main system when running untrustworthy or potentially vulnerable programs. The program is written in C, distributed under the GPLv2 license and can run on any Linux distribution with a kernel older than […]

Overview of the Snom D717 IP phone

Today we will talk about a new product from Snom - a low price desk phone in the D7xx line, Snom D717. It is available in black and white. Appearance D717 is located in the model range between D725 and D715. From the "neighbors" it differs primarily in the display with a different aspect ratio, closer to the square; To be more precise, the novelty is more [...]

How we work with ideas and how LANBIX was born

There are many creative employees in LANIT-Integration. Ideas for new products and projects literally hang in the air. It is sometimes very difficult to identify the most interesting ones. Therefore, we jointly developed our own methodology. How to select the best projects and implement them, read this article. In Russia, and in the world as a whole, a number of processes are taking place that lead to the transformation of the IT market. […]

Fable IV and Saints Row V pages appear in the database of the streaming service Mixer

Users of the streaming service Mixer, which is owned by Microsoft, have noticed a curious detail. If you enter Fable in the search, then among all the games in the series, the page of the unannounced fourth part will also appear. There is no information about the project, and there is no poster. A similar situation happened with Saints Row V, only on the page of a potential continuation of the series, an image from the previous part flaunts. Quicker […]

In a couple of weeks, Pathologic 2 will allow you to change the difficulty

"Mor. Utopia was not an easy game, and the new Pathologic (released in the rest of the world as Pathologic 2) is no different from its predecessor in this respect. According to the authors, they wanted to offer a "heavy, tedious, bone-grinding" game, which is why many people liked it. However, some people want to simplify the gameplay a little, and in the coming weeks they will […]

YouTube Gaming will be merged with the main application on Thursday

In 2015, the YouTube service tried to launch its Twitch analogue and separated it into a separate service, "sharpened" strictly for games. However, now, after almost four years, the project is closed. YouTube Gaming will be merged with the main site on May 30th. From now on, the site will be redirected to the main portal. The company said that they want to create a more powerful gaming […]

Media: Fiat Chrysler is in talks with Renault about the merger

There have been reports in the media about a possible merger between the Italian automobile company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French automaker Renault. FCA and Renault are in talks on a comprehensive global alliance that would enable both automakers to meet the challenges facing the industry, Reuters reported on Saturday. Negotiations are already at "advanced […]