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Mozilla has completed the testing phase for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) support and plans to launch the feature in the USA by the end of this month. After the full launch, the protocol will also be considered for other countries. This technology allows for the encryption of DNS traffic, although users will have the option to disable the function in the browser and use regular DNS queries. This is likely how users of systems […]
This week, the IT festival TechTrain will take place in St. Petersburg. One of the speakers will be Richard Stallman. Embox is also participating in the festival, and of course, we could not overlook the topic of open-source software. Thus, one of our presentations is titled “From Student Project to Open Source Project: The Embox Experience.” It will focus on the history of Embox's development as an open-source project. In […]
Prologue There are several articles, such as How I Enrolled in Walden University's Distance Learning Master's Program (USA), How to Apply for a Master's Program in England, or Distance Learning at Stanford University. They all share one drawback: the authors discussed their early experiences in education or preparation. While this is undoubtedly useful, it leaves room for imagination. I will explain how it all happens […]
Release of Lutris v0.5.3 – an open gaming platform designed to simplify the installation and launch of games on GNU/Linux from GOG, Steam, Battle.net, Origin, Uplay, and others using specially prepared scripts. New features include: Added D9VK option; Added support for Discord Rich Presence; Added ability to launch WINE console; When DXVK or D9VK is enabled, the WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE variable is set to 1, […]
On the same day, the releases of ZeroNet 0.7 and 0.7.1 took place – a platform distributed under the GPLv2 license, intended for creating decentralized websites using Bitcoin cryptography and the BitTorrent network. Features of ZeroNet include: Real-time updating websites; Support for Namecoin .bit domains; One-click website cloning; Password-less BIP32 based authorization: Your account is secured with the same cryptography as […]
The first corrective update for the Debian 10 distribution has been released, which includes package updates issued in the two months since the release of the new branch and fixes for issues in the installer. The release includes 102 updates addressing stability issues and 34 updates fixing vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 10.1 include the removal of 2 packages: pump (no longer maintained and […]
In the SRE/DevOps engineer community, it is no surprise when a client (or monitoring system) reports that "everything is lost": the website is down, payments are failing, life is futile… As much as one would like to help in such a situation, doing so without a simple and clear tool can be very challenging. Often, the issue lies in the application's code itself — it only needs […]
The Firefox developers announced the completion of testing support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and their intention to enable this technology by default for users in the United States at the end of September. The rollout will be gradual, starting with a small percentage of users, and, if there are no issues, it will gradually expand to 100%. After the U.S. is covered, the possibility of enabling DoH for […] will be considered.
Microsoft previously announced that the PowerToys utility set is returning to Windows 10. This set first appeared during the Windows XP era. Now, developers have released two small programs for the 'ten'. The first is a guide to Windows keyboard shortcuts, which is a program with dynamic key combinations for each active window or application. When you press the […]
On the website of the non-profit organization Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the infrastructure of several crowdsourced wiki projects, including Wikipedia, a message has appeared stating that the outage of the online encyclopedia occurred due to a targeted hacker attack. It was previously reported that in several countries, Wikipedia temporarily switched to offline mode. According to the available data, access to […]
— Oh, nothing is working, help! — Don't worry, we'll fix everything now. What is the computer's name... (a classic scenario from tech support calls). It's good if you have a tool like BgInfo or if your users know about the Windows+Pause/Break shortcut and can press it. There are even rare instances of those who have managed to learn their machine's name. But often […]
We have already discussed VLAN local networks in video lessons Day 11, 12, and 13, and today we will continue exploring them according to the ICND2 topic. I recorded the previous video that marked the end of preparation for the ICND1 exam a few months ago, and I have been very busy since then until today. I think many of you successfully passed this […]