Author: Yuri Gagarin

Release of the WebKitGTK 2.30.0 browser engine and the Epiphany 3.38 web browser.

The release of the new stable branch WebKitGTK 2.30.0 has been announced, the port of the WebKit browser engine for the GTK platform. WebKitGTK allows you to leverage all the capabilities of WebKit through a GNOME-oriented programming interface based on GObject and can be used to integrate web content processing tools into any applications, from specialized HTML/CSS parsers to creating fully functional web browsers. Notable projects using WebKitGTK include Midori […]

Release of Wine 5.17

An experimental release of the open implementation of WinAPI — Wine 5.17 has been announced. Since the release of version 5.16, 17 bug reports have been closed, and 267 changes have been made. The most important changes: Initial implementation of the NDIS network driver has been proposed. The ADVAPI32 library has been converted to the PE format. Work on restructuring console support has continued. Bug reports related to the operation of games and applications have been closed: […]

Introduction to Graph Databases in SQL Server 2017

In anticipation of the start of the 'MS SQL Server Developer' course, we have prepared another useful translation for you. Graph databases are an important technology for database specialists. I strive to keep up with innovations and new technologies in this field, and after working with relational and NoSQL databases, I see that the role of graph databases is becoming […]

How mobile internet has overtaken wired connections. Comparative testing of LTE Cat 4, 6, 12.

Self-isolation and subsequent remote work have sparked an increased interest in mobile internet, and I've been receiving more questions in comments and private messages about how to set up proper internet access in rural areas. During the pandemic, I noticed that the network load increased not just significantly, but incredibly: the previously available Beeline tower was delivering up to 40 […]

Release of Deepin 20 distribution, which develops its own graphical environment

The release of the Deepin 20 distribution has been announced, based on the Debian package base, while developing its own Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and around 30 user applications, including the music player DMusic, video player DMovie, messaging system DTalk, and the installer and program center Deepin Software Center. The project is founded by a group of developers from China but has transformed into an international project. The distribution […]

Mozilla has introduced new features for promoting add-ons for Firefox.

Mozilla has introduced new features for promoting add-ons in the AMO directory (addons.mozilla.org). In a pilot mode from the end of September to the end of November, the program for manual review and assessment of add-ons will be expanded. Since Mozilla does not have the resources to manually review all add-ons, they have launched the Promoted Add-ons program, which allows for expedited review on a paid basis. During […]

Microsoft has added disk mounting capabilities to WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

Microsoft has announced an extension of the functionality of the WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux), which enables the execution of Linux executable files on Windows. Starting with the Windows Insiders build 20211, WSL2 has added support for mounting file systems from physical disks. A ‘wsl --mount’ command has been proposed, which can also be used to mount a partition with the FS into WSL, not […]

Mozilla has introduced new features to promote extensions for Firefox.

A little over a year ago, I decided to create a web panel for my needs that would allow exporting webpage positions and other statistics from Google Search Console for easy analysis. Now I think it's time to share the tool with the OpenSource community to receive feedback and improve the program. Main features: Allows loading all available statistics on impressions, […]

X-Plane 11.50 release with Vulkan support

On September 9, the long beta testing phase concluded, and the final build of the flight simulator X-Plane 11.50 was released. The main innovation in this version is the port of the rendering engine from OpenGL to Vulkan, which significantly increases performance and frame rates under normal conditions (i.e., not just in benchmarks). X-Plane is a cross-platform flight simulator (GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows, as well as Android and iOS) […]

Google has introduced Confidential VMs for Google Cloud Confidential Computing

At Google, we believe that cloud computing will increasingly shift towards private, encrypted services that guarantee users complete confidence in maintaining data privacy. Google Cloud already encrypts client data in transit and at rest, but it must still be decrypted for processing. Confidential computing is a revolutionary technology used for encrypting data during […]

Dude Mikrotik Monitoring. Functions and scripts made simple

I have seen many instructions for Mikrotik's Dude online, but I couldn't find information on how to properly write and use scripts and functions. Now that I've partially figured it out, I'm ready to share with you. There won't be a description of installation and basic setup of Dude, as there are many detailed instructions for that. Also, I won't explain why I specifically use Dude, […]

Thunderbird email client update 78.2.2

The release of the Thunderbird 78.2.2 email client is now available, which introduces support for rearranging email recipients via Drag&Drop. The chat feature has removed Twitter support, which was inoperable. The built-in OpenPGP implementation has improved failure handling during key imports, established online key searching, and addressed decryption issues when using certain HTTP proxies. Proper handling of vCard 2.1 attachments has been ensured. […]

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