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iXsystems, the company behind the FreeNAS project, has warned about serious compatibility issues between ZFS and certain new WD Red hard drives produced by Western Digital using SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) technology. In the worst-case scenario, using ZFS on the problematic drives can result in data loss. Issues arise with WD Red drives of 2TB capacity and above […]
The Heretic, showcased a year ago, was one of the most impressive technical demonstrations we've seen lately. It is based on the Unity 2019.3 engine and showcases what modern high-end PCs are capable of. Now the Unity Engine team has released a new video that demonstrates how developers can manipulate the camera and various aspects of lighting using The Heretic […]
A new version of the Ultimaker Cura 4.6 package is available, providing a graphical interface for preparing models for 3D printing (slicing). Based on the model, the program determines the 3D printer's operational scenario for sequentially applying each layer. In the simplest case, it is enough to import the model in one of the supported formats (STL, OBJ, X3D, 3MF, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG), select the settings for speed, material, and quality, and […]
The release of Endless OS 3.8 has been published, aimed at creating an easy-to-use system where applications can be quickly selected according to personal preferences. Applications are distributed as self-contained packages in Flatpak format. The size of the available installation images ranges from 2.7 to 16.4 GB. The distribution does not use traditional package managers, instead offering a minimal, atomically updatable base system […]
Jolla has released the Sailfish 3.3 operating system. Builds are prepared for Jolla 1, Jolla C, Jolla Tablet, Sony Xperia X, Xperia XA2, Gemini, Sony Xperia 10, and are now available as an OTA update. Sailfish uses a graphics stack based on Wayland and Qt5 libraries, and the system environment is built on Mer, which has been developing as a component since April […]
On March 29 and April 20, versions 0.20.0 and 0.20.1 of the popular free planetarium Stellarium were released, visualizing the realistic night sky as if you were observing it with the naked eye or through binoculars or a telescope. In total, 119 changes were made between versions 0.19.3 and 0.20.0, and 43 changes between versions 0.20.0 and 0.20.1 […]
Netmarketshare has published a report summarizing another study, which determined the market share of popular operating systems and browsers as of April 2020. The data indicates that the share of Windows 10 decreased during the reporting period, while the Edge browser continues to gain popularity. The report states that in April, the distribution share of Windows 10 […]
Last month, Microsoft announced that a major update to the Windows 10 software platform (2004), which is set to be publicly available in May this year, has been completed and was recently made accessible to participants in the Insider program. However, sources now report that the launch of the update has been postponed as developers aim to address a zero-day vulnerability before the official release. According to available information, Microsoft intended to […]
Mozilla has announced the start of testing a new service called Private Relay, which generates temporary email addresses. These addresses are suitable for signing up on websites, for example. With this service, users can avoid giving out their real email addresses, helping them to eliminate spam and numerous promotional messages. To interact with the Private Relay service, it will be necessary to install the corresponding extension […]
The release of the Qbs 1.16 build tool has been announced. This is the third release after the Qt Company stepped away from development, prepared by a community interested in continuing the development of Qbs. Qt is required to build Qbs, although Qbs itself is designed to facilitate the build of any projects. Qbs uses a simplified version of the QML language to define project build scripts, which allows for […]
Drew DeVault, the author of the Sway user environment and the Aerc email client, announced the implementation of a project hub in his developing collaborative platform, SourceHut. Developers can now create projects that combine multiple services, as well as view a list of existing projects and search among them. The SourceHut platform is notable for its full functionality without JavaScript, high performance, and organization […]
Mozilla is enhancing the Firefox Private Relay service, allowing users to generate temporary email addresses for website registrations to keep their real addresses private. With a one-click extension, users can obtain a unique anonymous pseudonym, with messages sent to it being forwarded to the user's actual address. To use the service, users are encouraged to install the extension, which requests an email […]
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