Whether a modern desktop system needs 32 GB of RAM is a question that is difficult to answer definitively. Tests show that the vast majority of gaming applications do not require such a large amount of RAM, especially if the platform features a graphics card with sufficient video memory and a performant solid-state drive. Therefore, the 'gold standard' for modern desktop systems generally suggests using a kit of […]
On March 8th, the data caching system in RAM, Memcached, was updated to version 1.6.0. The main difference from earlier releases is that now it is possible to use external devices for the storage of cached data. Memcached is used to accelerate the operation of high-load websites or web applications by caching access to databases and intermediate data. In the new version, when compiling […]
On March 11th, another version of SDL 2.0.12 was released. SDL is a cross-platform development library providing low-level access to input devices, audio hardware, and graphics hardware through OpenGL and Direct3D. Various video players, emulators, and computer games, including those provided as free software, have been developed using SDL. SDL is written in C and works with C++ while providing […]
Moving is always a stress, no matter what. Whether it's moving from a less comfortable two-room apartment to a more comfortable one, relocating from one city to another, or even taking charge of your life and moving out of your parents' house at 40. With infrastructure relocation, it's not so simple either. It's one thing to have a small website with a couple of thousand visitors […]
The OnePlus 5 and 5T smartphones, the flagship devices of 2017, have started receiving the OxygenOS update. The current firmware build number 9.0.11 includes several minor improvements and, most importantly, a security patch dated February 2020. Back in 2018, OnePlus announced that every smartphone it produces would receive at least two Android version updates and 3 years […]
The new stable release of WebKitGTK 2.28.0, a port of the WebKit browser engine for the GTK platform, has been announced. WebKitGTK allows you to leverage all the capabilities of WebKit through a GNOME-oriented interface based on GObject and can be used to integrate web content processing tools into any applications, ranging from specialized HTML/CSS parsers to fully functional web browsers. Notable projects using WebKitGTK include Midori […]
Details have been revealed about a new class of attacks LVI (Load Value Injection, CVE-2020-0551) targeting speculative execution in Intel CPUs, which can be exploited to leak keys and sensitive data from Intel SGX enclaves and other processes. This new class of attacks is based on manipulations of the same microarchitectural structures as those found in MDS (Microarchitectural Data Sampling), Spectre […]
On March 11, 2020, after nearly nine months of development, a significant new release of the HestiaCP control panel for VPS servers has been launched. Notable features of this release include: Support for custom themes (yes, we now have a dark theme too); read-only/demo mode support; a compact (one-click) installer for popular web applications: WordPress, Laravel, OpenCart, Symfony Framework; complete support for multiple […]
PostgreSQL Anonymizer is a plugin for the PostgreSQL database management system that allows the hiding or alteration of confidential data or information that constitutes commercial secrets. Data is hidden on the fly, using user lists for anonymization and configured rule templates. The tool can be used to grant third parties access to the database (e.g., analytical services), automatically removing personal data from queries, such as phone numbers […]
On March 9, the mobile browser Firefox Preview version 4.0 was released. The browser is developed under the codename Fenix and is expected to replace the current Firefox browser for Android. It is based on the GeckoView engine, which is constructed on Firefox Quantum, along with a set of Mozilla Android Components libraries. GeckoView is a version of the Gecko engine packaged as a separate library with […]
Thousands of sales managers across the country log tens of thousands of contacts daily in our CRM system—records of communication with potential or already working clients. To find this client, we need to do it quickly, and this is most often done by title. Therefore, it’s no surprise that when analyzing yet another set of 'heavy' queries on […]
Have you heard about the achievements in machine learning, neural networks, and AI? Want to work in this field but don’t know where to start? Consider the field of Data Science! Big data offers an endless array of opportunities — helping to determine the likelihood of disease progression, identifying tumors on scans, displaying personalized advertisements, detecting fraudulent transactions, and much more. Here […]