What a difference 15 years makes. Back in 2001, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was busy branding Linux “a cancer” during the height of the software giant’s domination of desktop computing. Fast forward to 2016 and you’ll find Microsoft confessing its love for everything open source and Linux….
Link: Microsoft really does love Linux via http://www.theverge.com
Today, Blue Coat Systems, Inc., which was recently acquired by the global cyber-security leader Symantec, made public the results of an online study. The study has been conducted by YouGov and included 3,130 employees from different sectors in France, The UK and Germany. The results clearly show …
Link: Employees Maybe The Weakest Link in Cyber Security via virusguides.com
Mobile gaming has quickly become the number one trend in a number of gaming industries, including casinos. However, finding the right app can be a bit frustrating, especially with so many different websites that deal with this niche. But luckily, there are websites that can make your search easie…
Link: Review of Android Casino Apps Website via http://www.androidshock.com
Does it ever feel like you’re stuck in a rut? As a business owner it’s easy to feel like you are going at it alone. Those long to-do lists, extra hours at your desk and constant pressure of meeting your financial commitments. If you’re feeling a little unfulfilled, it’s possible to break the tren…
Link: 14 Daily Habits For Business Owners to Achieve Success via http://www.jeffbullas.com
The whole VR backpack bit made the shift from one-off oddity to small scale (if still decidedly odd) movement a few months back, as a handful of notables piled onto the heap. HP and MSI were the first big names in the door and Alienware followed suit (or backpack, rather) a few months later as it…
Link: MSI’s VR backpack was built for the HTC Vive via techcrunch.com
Pretty much any of the nearly 300 Linux distributions you’ll find listed on Distrowatch can be made to work as servers. Since Linux’s earliest days, users have been provisioning “all purpose” distributions such as Slackware, Debian and Gentoo to do heavy lifting as servers for home and business. …
Link: Five Linux Server Distros Worth Checking Out via windowsitpro.com
Android’s application ecosystem has proven to be versatile and developer-friendly, after a bit of a slow start. You are free to develop an app for Android and publish it to the Play Store with just a few basic restrictions. This has led to a plethora of really cool Android apps, some of which are…
Link: Run Android apps on your Windows PC via http://www.extremetech.com
At last Wednesday’s media event, Apple introduced two new processors – the A10 Fusion for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus and the S2 for Apple Watch Series Although Apple only briefly covered the S2 during the presentation, it did spend a good deal of time talking about A10 Fusion. The ‘Fusion’ suffix refers…
Link: A Closer Look at Apple’s CPU Improvements for iPhone 7 and Apple Watch via http://www.macrumors.com
Android is the land of entertainment, among all the channels video playback is the passive way to kill the leisure. But things fail to remain unchanged is, you need to have the dedicated apps to complete every action on your smartphone. Although it isn’t going to be a doable task with appropriate…
Link: Top Best Android Video Player Apps 2016 via http://www.androidcrush.com
Welcome to this year’s 37th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! One pleasant feature of open source software is it allows for the mingling and cross-pollination of technologies. When one developer comes up with a good idea, it can be shared, improved upon and spread around the community. This week, in o…
Link: DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. via distrowatch.com
A portable app 5 Websites For Every Portable Application On The Web 5 Websites For Every Portable Application On The Web You already know that some applications offer portable or “soft” installations, but don’t you wish there was some place on the Internet where you could find any…
Image: Illustration by Nick Criscuolo. With so many flavours of Linux and the awesome apps in their repositories, finding the right app for getting things done can be tough. In our annual Lifehacker Pack for Linux, we’re highlighting the must-have downloads for better productivity, communication,…
Link: Lifehacker Pack For Linux 2016: Our List Of The Essential Linux Apps via http://www.lifehacker.com.au
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