Author: ProHoster

Indiana Open 2020.04

OpenIndiana is a community project that is an extension of the OpenSolaris project. The OpenIndiana Hipster 2020.04 release contains the following new features: All OI-specific applications have been ported from Python 2.7 to 3.5, including the Caiman installer (slim_source). Installation images now do not include Python 2.7, but some programs may still depend on it. The main system compiler is now […]

For Radio Day. Communication - the nerves of war

Communication is always a sacred thing, And even more important in battle... Today, May 7, is the day of Radio and Communications. This is more than a professional holiday - it is a whole philosophy of continuity, pride in one of the most important inventions of mankind, which has penetrated into all spheres of life and is unlikely to become obsolete in the near future. And in two days, on May 9, it will be 75 years […]

How we technically ensure the work of ABBYY offices during quarantine

Habr, hello! My name is Oleg, and I am responsible for the IT service in the ABBYY group of companies. More than a month ago, ABBYY employees around the world began to work and live only at home. No more open space and business trips. Has my job changed? No. Although actually yes, but it changed 2-3 years ago. And now we provide technical support for the work of offices […]

Upgrading MySQL (Percona Server) from 5.7 to 8.0

Progress does not stand still, so the reasons to upgrade to the latest versions of MySQL are becoming more and more significant. Not so long ago, in one of our projects, it was time to upgrade cozy clusters of Percona Server 5.7 to version 8. All this happened on the Ubuntu Linux 16.04 platform. How to perform such an operation with minimal downtime and what problems we […]

The global version of MIUI 12 has a release date

Good news for owners of Xiaomi smartphones. The official MIUI Twitter account today published information that the launch of the global version of the new proprietary firmware Xiaomi MIUI 12 will take place on May 19. Previously, the company had already published a schedule of updates to the new OS for Chinese versions of branded smartphones. As reported, Xiaomi is already recruiting testers for the global version of MIUI 12 […]

Bird's eye view: colorful landscapes in new Microsoft Flight Simulator screenshots

The DSOGaming portal has published a new selection of screenshots from the latest alpha build of Microsoft Flight Simulator. The images show airplanes in motion and colorful cityscapes captured from different heights. The pictures show various corners of the planet, including megacities, relatively small towns, mountain landscapes and vast expanses of water. Judging by the screenshots, the developers from Asobo Studio paid a lot of attention […]

Not Again, But Again: Nintendo Hunts For An Impressive PC Fan Port Of Super Mario 64

We recently wrote about a fan-made PC port of Super Mario 64 with support for DirectX 12, ray tracing and 4K resolution. Knowing how intolerant Nintendo is of amateur projects on its intellectual property, players had no doubt that the company would soon demand its removal. This happened even faster than expected - less than a week later. According to TorrentFreak, lawyers of the American company […]

Smartwatch Market Grows 20,2% in QXNUMX, Apple Watch Leads

In the first quarter, Apple's wearables revenue grew 23%, setting a quarterly record. As Strategy Analytics experts found out, smart watches of other brands also sold well - the global market for such devices increased by 20,2% year-on-year. Almost 56% of the market is occupied by Apple brand products. Strategy Analytics specialists explained that in the first quarter of last year there were […]

MSI: You can't count on Comet Lake-S overclocking, most of the processors are working at the limit

All processors respond to overclocking differently: some are capable of conquering higher frequencies, others - lower ones. Ahead of the launch of Comet Lake-S processors, MSI decided to formalize their overclocking potential by testing samples received from Intel. As a motherboard manufacturer, MSI probably received a lot of engineering and test samples of the new Comet Lake-S generation processors, so in the experiment […]

New Article: Huawei MatePad Pro Tablet Review: An iPad for Those Who Prefer Android

The tablet as a genre appeared not so long ago. Since then, these devices have experienced ups and downs and suddenly stopped in development at some incomprehensible level. It turns out that advanced developments in the field of screen technologies, built-in cameras and processors are primarily going to smartphones - and among them the competition is absolutely serious. The reason is simple – a typical tablet […]