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• September 11, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  445 – Wearable

  First up in the news: KITE OS educational Linux developed in Kerala, India, Microsoft rolls out Windows Recall again, Linus regrets merging BCacheFS again, 4M Linux 46 released;

  In security and privacy: “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update, “sedxp” Linux malware avoids detection for two years;

  Then in our Wanderings: Majid is back from his travels, Moss, Joe, Eric gets his PineTime

  In our Innards section: we do wearables

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• August 28, 2024MP3, OGG, Podcast

  444.5 – Home, Home On The LAN

  In our Innards section: Home networking: tips, tricks, dos and don’ts

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• August 21, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  444 – The News is HUGE!

  First up in the news: Canonical Moves To Shipping Very Latest Upstream Kernel Code, Google Search is playing Monopoly, Wordstar7 is open sourced, SuSE goes way long, Chrome blocks uBlock, GitLab is on the market and Funtoo is back (sort of)

  In security and privacy: Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers, and there are lots of zeros attacking Mac and Linux browsers

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill is broken down Joe goes virtual, Moss has stopped watching, Majid is in India and will be back next month.

• August 14, 2024MP3, OGG, Podcast

  443.5 – Mint 22 – Any Thoughts?

  In our Wanderings: Bill loves the image, Joe works too hard, Moss does upgrades, Majid sells stuff and rants, and Eric wants to becomes one with AI.

  In our Innards section: We talk Mint 22

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• August 7, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  443 – Wilma Has Arrived

  First up in the news: Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released, Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source, Intel suffers stock losses, Intel admits to damage on 13th and 14th gen processors, Funtoo calls it quits, and SerpentOS makes its first appearance

  In security and privacy: SecureBoot is broken on over 200 computers from 5 major vendors, new Android malware drains bank accounts and wipes your device afterwards, and TGRat attacks Linux;