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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 […]
Regional internet registries and their service areas. The described scam occurred in the ARIN region. In the early days of the Internet, IPv4 addresses were handed out to anyone interested in large subnets. But today, companies are lining up at regional registrars to acquire even a small address space. On the black market, one IP costs between $13 and $25, which is why registrars are fighting against many shadow brokers, […]
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 […]
Greetings, friends! Finally, we have arrived at the last, concluding lesson of Check Point Getting Started. Today we will discuss a very important topic — Licensing. I must warn you that this lesson is not a comprehensive guide to selecting hardware or licenses. It is merely a brief summary of the key points that any Check Point administrator should know. If you are truly puzzled about the choice […]
Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and high-performance terminal application for users of command line tools and shells such as Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. Windows Terminal will be available through the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 and will receive regular updates, ensuring that you always stay current and can use the latest […]
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 […]
Some Bash options are well-known and commonly used. For example, many start their scripts with set -o xtrace for debugging, set -o errexit to exit on error, or set -o errunset to exit if a referenced variable is unset. However, there are many other options. Sometimes they are described too ambiguously in the manuals, so I've compiled some of […]
FHRP (First Hop Redundancy Protocol) is a family of protocols designed to create redundancy for the default gateway. The common idea for these protocols is to combine multiple routers into a single virtual router with a shared IP address. This IP address will be assigned to hosts as the default gateway address. An open implementation of this idea is the VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol). […]
Hello, community! On May 18, a meet-up of network operators from the 'Medium' network took place in Tsaritsyno Park in Moscow. This article provides a transcript from the event: we discussed the long-term development plans for the 'Medium' network, the need to use HTTPS for eepsites when using the 'Medium' network, the deployment of a social network within the I2P network, and much more. The most interesting details are below. 1) […]
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.