More than two years ago, we wrote about how every Check Point administrator will eventually face the question of upgrading to a new version. This article described the upgrade from version R77.30 to R80.10. By the way, in January 2020, R77.30 became a certified version by the FSTEC. However, a lot has changed in Check Point over the past two years. In the article […]
The stabilizing release of the Portage 3.0 package management system used in the Gentoo Linux distribution has been announced. This release concludes a lengthy effort to transition to Python 3 and discontinue support for Python 2.7. Besides the end of support for Python 2.7, another significant change includes optimizations that allowed computations related to dependency resolution to be accelerated by 50-60%. Interestingly, some developers proposed rewriting the code […]
The release of Hotspot 1.3.0 has been introduced, providing a graphical interface for visually examining reports during profiling and performance analysis using the perf kernel subsystem. The program's code is written in C++ using the Qt and KDE Frameworks 5 libraries and is distributed under the GPL v2+ license. Hotspot can serve as a transparent replacement for the 'perf report' command when analyzing files […]
I present the first public version of my development — a transparent HTTP/HTTPS proxy that enables traffic redirection to selected domains via a TOR server. The project was created to enhance accessibility from a home local network to websites that may be restricted for various reasons. For example, the store homedepot.com is unavailable due to geographical restrictions. Features: Works exclusively in transparent mode, configuration is only required on the router; […]
CCZE is a utility for highlighting logs. The original project ceased development in 2003. In 2013, I compiled the program for personal use, but it turned out to be quite slow due to a suboptimal algorithm. I fixed the most obvious performance issues, after which I successfully used it for 7 years, but was too lazy to issue a release. So, […]
How about we break something? We keep building and fixing everything. It's absolutely boring. Let's break something in a way that we don't get in trouble—on the contrary, we might even be praised for this mess. Then we can rebuild everything—only this time, it will be significantly better, more resilient, and faster. And then we can break it again. […]
OWC has introduced the Mercury Elite Pro Dual with 3-Port Hub external data storage, which can be used with computers running Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. The device allows for the installation of two drives in 3.5 or 2.5-inch formats. These can be traditional hard drives or solid-state solutions with a SATA 3.0 interface. The new product is built […]
Many who are already using explain.tensor.ru—our PostgreSQL plan visualization service—may not be aware of one of its super capabilities: turning a hard-to-read piece of server log… into a beautifully formatted query with contextual hints on the corresponding nodes of the plan. In this second part of my presentation at PGConf.Russia 2020, I will explain how we achieved this. […]
We began thinking about creating a monitoring system during the formation of the product teams. It became clear that our area—operations—did not fit into these teams at all. Why is that? The fact is that all our teams are built around separate information systems, microservices, and fronts, so they do not see the overall health status of the entire system. For instance, they […]
At the IFA 2020 electronics exhibition currently taking place in Berlin, Germany, TCL presented new type NXTPAPER displays designed for the next generation of mobile devices. The screens are intended to compete with color electronic paper-based panels. The creation of the announced technology, as noted, took two years, and the development is protected by eleven patents. NXTPAPER displays do not create […]
The release of the free 3D modeling software Blender 2.90 has been announced. Key changes in Blender 2.90 include the initial support for the Wayland protocol on the Linux platform, for which a build option WITH_GHOST_WAYLAND has been proposed. X11 continues to be used by default, as some features of Blender are still not available in Wayland-based environments. A new cloud model, Nishita, has been introduced in the Cycles engine, utilizing generation […]
An update for Protox v1.6 has been released, a mobile application for user-to-user messaging without server involvement, built on the Tox protocol (with the c-toxcore project). This update aims to improve the client and its usability. Currently, only the Android platform is supported. The project is looking for iOS developers to port the application to Apple smartphones. Porting to other platforms may also be possible. […]