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After more than four years since the release of the Xfce 4.12 branch, the first preliminary release of the Xfce 4.14 desktop environment has been introduced, marking the project's transition to a soft freeze stage. The second testing release and full codebase freeze are scheduled for June 30. Depending on the testing results, a third testing release may be formed on July 28. The final release is expected on 11 […]
Having covered the theoretical foundations, we now turn to describing the hardware of cable television networks. I will start the story from the subscriber's receiver and will explain in more detail than in the first part about all the components of the network. Contents of the series of articles Part 1: General architecture of the CATV network Part 2: Composition and format of the signal Part 3: Analog component of the signal Part 4: Digital component of the signal Part […]
The Firefox browser on Android has been losing popularity lately. Therefore, Mozilla is developing Fenix. This is a new web browser with an improved tab management system, a faster engine, and a modern appearance. The latter includes a trendy dark theme. The company has not yet announced a specific release date but has already released a public beta version. […]
ASRock will expand its Phantom Gaming motherboard series on the Intel Z390 chipset with two new models — the flagship Z390 Phantom Gaming X and the more budget-friendly Z390 Phantom Gaming 7. Both motherboards are designed for building high-performance gaming systems using Intel's eighth and ninth generation processors. The Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 motherboard features a power supply system with ten […]
On a fresh March day in 2016, Steven Olwain entered the 'Wendy’s' diner in Minneapolis. Sensing the smell of stale frying oil, he looked for a person in dark jeans and a blue jacket. Olwain, who worked in IT support, was a thin nerd in wire-rimmed glasses. He had $6000 in cash with him – he had gathered it by bringing in […]
The transition of employees to remote work is no longer exotic, but rather a situation close to normal. This is not about freelancing, but about full-fledged remote work for employees of companies and institutions. For employees, it means a flexible schedule and greater comfort, while for companies, it's an honest way to get a bit more from workers than they might have otherwise.
The release of PacketFence 9.0 has taken place, a free network access control (NAC) system that can be used to organize centralized access and effectively secure networks of any size. The system's code is written in Perl and distributed under the GPLv2 license. Installation packages have been prepared for RHEL and Debian. PacketFence supports the provision of centralized user access to the network via both wired and wireless connections.
A new major version of Flare has been released — a free isometric RPG with hack-and-slash elements, being developed since 2010. According to the developers, Flare's gameplay is reminiscent of the popular Diablo series, and the official campaign takes place in a classic fantasy setting. One distinctive feature of Flare is the ability to expand with mods and create custom campaigns using the game engine. In this release: Redesigned menu […]
The Opera 51 build for Android debuted a built-in VPN. In the new version, number 52, this service has been improved, but something else has been added as well. Specifically, this is the ability to save web pages as PDF files. This can be useful for saving tickets, texts, and other data. To save, you need to use the browser menu with three dots, and the print option in this […]
Our colleagues from TechPowerUP, citing publications in the Dutch press, report that Intel attempted to bribe researchers who discovered MDS vulnerabilities. Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities were found in Intel processors sold over the past 8 years. These vulnerabilities were discovered by security specialists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam […]
The release of the Linux distribution Peppermint 10 has taken place. Based on the package base of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, it offers a lightweight user environment based on the LXDE desktop, the Xfwm4 window manager, and an Xfce panel, which replace Openbox and lxpanel. The distribution is also notable for the inclusion of the Site Specific Browser framework, which allows web applications to be used as standalone programs. The project is available through the repositories […]
A new version of the oldest supported password cracking program, John the Ripper 1.9.0-jumbo-1, has been released. (The project has been in development since 1996.) The project page offers source code downloads as well as ready-made builds for Windows. It is noted that 4.5 years have passed since the release of version 1.8.0-jumbo-1, during which over 6000 changes (git commits) were made by more than 80 developers. During […]