Tag: Microsoft

• January 22, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  453 – Nice Rack, Joe!

  First up in the news: Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released, Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Linux on Apple Silicon, German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license, Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club

  In security and privacy: Microsoft patches Windows to eliminate Secure Boot bypass threat,

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe enjoys prepares his rack , Dale does routing , and Eric shares 80s kid culture with his kid.

• 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

• May 31, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  438 – Copilot Takeover

  First up in the news: Mozilla Reveals New Features Coming to Firefox, Ubuntu 24.10 to Default to Wayland for NVIDIA Users, KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta Released With Wayland Explicit Sync, Input Capture Portal & More, KDE Plasma 6.1 Lands Dynamic Triple Buffering Support, Btrfs Sends In Fixes For Linux 6.10 & Restores "norecovery" Mount Option, Turkey bans Distrowatch

  In security and privacy: High-severity GitLab flaw lets attackers take over accounts, Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in, including one that is causing concern for a UK-based watchdog group.

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe gets his shots, Bill endeavors to dual boot, Majid creates Frankensteins Ubuntu, and Eric dips his toe into the world of digital art pens and illustration as well as honing his Audacity skills.

• January 12, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  428 – 32 bit’s Days Are Numbered

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, Fedora Asahi Remix Officially Released for Apple Silicon Macs

  In security and privacy: Nothin'. We got nothin'.

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill becomes “unstable”; Majid bricks and un-bricks; Moss is counting pixels; Joe …; and Eric does some Homebrewing

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  September 28, 2022MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  395 – Buttery Smooth Experience

  First up in the news, AWK gets Unicode, GIMP out, Firefox improves its memory, Nitrux released, Unity is a Flavour, Microsoft drops Linux, Makulu adds to the confusion, and Debian wrestles with firmware;
  In security and privacy, 8 Year Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Uncovered, and Plex gets exposed;
  Then in our Wanderings, Moss reconfigures again, and Norbert contradicts himself.
  In our Innards section, Mint and Gnome have lots to show us;
  And finally, the feedback and a suggestion or two.
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