Tag: Linux Mint

• April 1, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  434 – Open Source, Close Malware

  First up in the news: Red Hat Announces Nova Graphics Driver for NVIDIA GPUs, Blender 4.1 released, MakuluLinux brings LinDoz back this time with AI, the end of EXT2

  In security and privacy: Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections, Suspected Russian Data-Wiping 'AcidPour' Malware Targeting Linux x86 Devices

  Then in our Wanderings: Moss needs some salt for his new battery, Bill goes vrroom vrroom in a big truck, Joe is getting Steamed, Majid chillaxes, and Dale is Scaling his NAS

• March 27, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  433 – They’re All Out To Get You!

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – February 2024, Linux market share passes 4% for first time, SerpentOS makes progress, AMD is told hands off HDMI 2.1, Google blocks RCS on rooted devices, AMDGPU has limits, ProtonMail comes to all desktops, and NVidia bans translation layers

  In security and privacy: Avast is fined bigly for selling browser data

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe plays a lot of games, Majid does mirrors

  In our Innards section: We discuss scams and trying to protect the people we care about

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• March 13, 2024MP3, OGG, Podcast

  432.5 – Ears Deep

  In our Innards section we have an impromptu discussion about audio editing - some things to think about when editing for a podcast.

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• March 5, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  432 – “Podcasts Are Better”

  First up in the news: KDE MegaRelease 6, No open source HDMI 2.1 driver

  In security and privacy: New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill stops rolling, Joe surprises people by fixing things, Majid needs audio files to become an audiophile

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

  431 – Artificially Intelligent

  First up in the news: Linux Mint Monthly News, Google Is Dying News, Samsung defends GenAI, India bans Protonmail, NGINX Core Dev Quits and Forks

  In security and privacy: Critical bootkit vulnerability affects most Linux distros, BitLocker smashed in minutes with pico SBC, and Mozilla helps you wipe your data

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe plays games, Moss survives, and Majid finally “gets” Arch

  In our Innards section: we discuss the current mintCast infrastructure

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

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