Category: Internet News

Windows 10 now has the option to download an image from the cloud: a brief guide

Microsoft released the Windows 10 Build 18970 update for insiders about a month ago. The main feature of this build was the ability to install the operating system from the cloud. However, it was only recently that the company published additional information on the subject. The Cloud Download feature, as noted, allows you to download a fresh image directly from the server to the Windows Update Center, after which it can be installed […]

BioWare extended 'Cataclysm' in Anthem due to the lack of other entertainment.

After the conclusion of the "Cataclysm" in Anthem, many players began posting complaints on the Reddit forum. The essence of the dissatisfaction boils down to the fact that there is simply nothing to do in the project. Soon after, a message from a BioWare representative was published. He wrote that the developers decided to partially keep the temporary event in Anthem. The statement on the forum reads: "Many of you have noticed that the 'Cataclysm' hasn't disappeared. […]

Release of Parrot 4.7 distribution

On September 18, 2019, the Parrot Project blog announced the release of Parrot 4.7. This version is based on the Debian Testing package base. Three versions of ISO images are available for download: two with the MATE desktop environment and one with KDE. What's new in Parrot 4.7: The structure of the security testing utility menu has been redesigned; new application launch modes have been added […]

curl 7.66.0: parallelism and HTTP/3

On September 11, a new version of curl was released — a simple CLI utility and library for transferring data over the network. New features include: Experimental support for HTTP3 (disabled by default, requires recompilation with quiche or ngtcp2+nghttp3) Enhancements for SASL authentication Parallel data transfer (key -Z) Handling of the Retry-After header Replacement of curl_multi_wait() with curl_multi_poll(), which should prevent hanging while waiting. Fixes […]

Oracle Solaris 11.4 SRU 13 Release

The official company blog has announced information about the latest release of the Oracle Solaris 11.4 SRU 13 distribution. It includes a number of fixes and improvements for the Oracle Solaris 11.4 branch. Notable changes include: The inclusion of the Hotplug framework for the hot removal of SR-IOV PCIe devices. Commands ‘evacuate-io’ and ‘restore-io’ have been added for the removal and replacement of devices in ldm; Oracle Explorer […]

I experienced burnout, or How to stop the hamster in the wheel.

Hello, Habr. Not long ago, I read several articles here with valuable recommendations on caring for employees before they 'burn out,' stop delivering expected results, and ultimately become a liability to the company. However, I haven't found any perspectives from 'the other side of the barricade,' that is, from those who have truly experienced burnout and, most importantly, dealt with it. […]

IoT, fog and cloud: shall we talk about technologies?

The advancement of technology in software and hardware, along with the emergence of new communication protocols, has led to the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT). The number of devices is growing day by day, and they generate an enormous volume of data. Thus, there is a need for a convenient system architecture capable of processing, storing, and transferring this data. Currently, cloud services are used for these purposes. However, the increasing popularity of […]

WEB 3.0 — a second approach to the shell

First, a bit of history. Web 1.0 is a network for accessing content uploaded by site owners. Static HTML pages, read-only access to information, and the main joy being the hyperlinks leading to pages of this and other websites. The typical website format is an informational resource. It marks the era of transferring offline content to the web: digitizing books and scanning images (digital cameras were […]

Beta version of Plasma 5.17 has been released

On September 19, 2019, the beta version of the KDE Plasma 5.17 desktop environment was released. According to the developers, this new version includes numerous enhancements and features that make the desktop environment even lighter and more functional. Notable features of this release include: System Settings have new capabilities for managing Thunderbolt hardware, a 'night' mode has been added, and many pages have been redesigned, […]

systemd-homed has been introduced for managing portable home directories.

Lennart Poettering presented (PDF) a new component of the system manager systemd — systemd-homed — at the All Systems Go 2019 conference, aimed at ensuring the portability of user home directories and separating them from system settings. The main idea of the project is to create self-contained environments for user data that can be transferred between different systems without worrying about ID synchronization and privacy. […]

Release of the Geary mail client 3.34

The release of the Geary 3.34 email client, designed for use in the GNOME environment, has been announced. Initially, the project was founded by the Yorba Foundation, which created the popular photo manager Shotwell, but later, development was taken over by the GNOME community. The code is written in Vala and is distributed under the LGPL license. Ready builds will soon be prepared for Ubuntu (PPA) and […]

Release of the Parrot 4.7 distribution with a set of tools for security testing

The release of the Parrot 4.7 distribution, based on the Debian Testing package base and including a collection of tools for checking system security, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering, has taken place. Three options for iso images are offered for download: with the MATE environment (full 4 GB and slim 1.8 GB) and with the KDE desktop (1.9 GB). The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory with […]

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