Miscellaneous Tech News
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OpenMandriva Linux 4.0 Operating System Officially Released, Here's What's New
The OpenMandriva community announced the general availability of the OpenMandriva Lx 4.0
operating system, a major release that brings numerous new features, updated components, and lots of improvements. -
Microsoft Previews New Edge Browser on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
Microsoft announced this week that it has released previews of its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge Web browsers for use on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 systems.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Exchange Server June Cumulative Updates Arrive, but with Red Tape
Microsoft released its quarterly cumulative updates (CUs) for Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019 products this week.
The patching model for most Exchange Server products is based on the quarterly delivery of CUs.Yeah, that has a lot of changes. Albeit good but can cause big issues.
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https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support/
Ubuntu drops support for 32 bit. Valve also decided to drop support for Ubuntu going forward.
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@stacksofplates said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support/
Ubuntu drops support for 32 bit. Valve also decided to drop support for Ubuntu going forward.
Why is Valve so determine to support 32 bit? Are they ever planning on moving on from 32 bit?
Edit: Nevermind. Its the older 32 bit games that will be affected.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@stacksofplates said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support/
Ubuntu drops support for 32 bit. Valve also decided to drop support for Ubuntu going forward.
Why is Valve so determine to support 32 bit? Are they ever planning on moving on from 32 bit?
Edit: Nevermind. Its the older 32 bit games that will be affected.
Yeah their software is fine. It's all of the older games people have that will be affected.
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Rogue slug blamed for Japanese railway chaos
A power cut that disrupted rail traffic on a Japanese island last month was caused by a slug, officials say.
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@hobbit666 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Rogue slug blamed for Japanese railway chaos
A power cut that disrupted rail traffic on a Japanese island last month was caused by a slug, officials say.
Fried slug for diner?
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Microsoft Suggests Disabling Old Protocols with Exchange Server 2019
The Exchange team, in a Friday announcement, explained how Exchange Server 2019 with Cumulative Update 2 (CU2)
can help organizations rid themselves of old authentication protocols, which constitute a potential security risk. -
Azure Backup for SQL Server 2008 Available at Preview Stage
Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2
The Azure Backup support for those versions of SQL Server is currently available at the preview stage, according to a Thursday Microsoft announcement. -
The Raspberry Pi 4 brings faster CPU, up to 4GB of RAM
More CPU power, more RAM, and more... displays?
Today, Raspberry Pi is introducing a new version of its popular line of single-board computer. The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is the fastest Raspberry Pi ever, with the company promising "desktop performance comparable to entry-level x86 PC systems." -
@mlnews Beat me to it. Supposed to be a much improved CPU and 4GB of RAM? Yes please, I'll have that.
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Cloud Services Starting To Overtake On-Prem Database Management Systems
Database management system (DBMS) growth is happening more on the cloud services side than on the traditional "on-premises" side, according to a report published this month by Gartner Inc.
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Extreme Networks to buy up smaller Milpitas rival Aerohive for $272M
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/06/26/extreme-networks-aerohive-acquisition-extr-hive.html -
Cloud Services Use on the Rise But Security Concerns Remain
A recently published industry report suggested that use of public cloud services by organizations may nearly double in the next two years.
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WireGuard on Windows early preview
WireGuard for Windows is still in pre-alpha, but it's looking very good.
WireGuard is a new peer-to-peer VPN technology that has the potential for greater speed, smaller attack surface, and easier configuration than commonly used and better-established VPN platforms such as OpenVPN and IPSec -
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