Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2024

In this Technology Short Take, I have links on things ranging from physical network designs to running retro operating systems as virtual machines. Operating Systems/Applications Julia Evans digs into what “current branch” means in Git. Virtualization Talk about a blast from the past!

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Linux Operating Systems Windows Virtualization 90

Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ZERO10 , a prominent player in the fashion industry’s virtual try-on (VTO) space, has introduced its novel Multi-Task ML model. Balancing real-time processing and quality is a key challenge in virtual try-on and ZERO10 is spot on ( Image credit ) How does ZERO10’s VTO work?

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Fashion 3D Virtualization Apparel 73

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Even though Apple didn’t announce new iPhones yesterday, the event was a jam-packed hour. Apple announced four new hardware products, a major new service, and a new bundle. As I’ll note below, the most important products might not be the hardware, but Fitness Plus and the ability to make an Apple Watch a kid tracker.

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2020

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. That solution was Legalpad, a startup she co-founded along with Brandon Bloom that helps businesses collect, compile and submit work visa applications. Winner: Auth0.

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Virtualization Research Programming Biotechnology 145

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Servers/Hardware. Ivan Velichko takes readers on a journey of how Kubernetes reinvented virtual machines (in a good sense). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. What do I have in store for you this time around?

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2021

Apple announced its Mac computers’ transition to its own Arm-based processors last year , and its first Apple Silicon Macs released later in the year. The new Arm Confidential Compute Architecture (CCA), attempts to protect sensitive data with a secure, hardware-based environment. Next up is AI processing.

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Architecture Security Hardware Apple 84

The Verge

MARCH 31, 2021

HoloLens hasn’t seen any significant hardware changes since the second version of Microsoft’s mixed reality headset launched in 2019. Recently, this has expanded to include Microsoft Mesh , the company’s vision to support what Microsoft calls “holoportation,” allowing people to appear as themselves in a virtual space.

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2021

Facebook is bringing the office to VR with Horizon Workrooms It wasn’t long into a recent press briefing I attended in virtual reality when Mark Zuckerberg showed up to talk about the metaverse. A companion desktop app lets you beam a live feed of your computer screen over your virtual table space.

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Virtualization Social Hardware Meeting 134

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 18, 2023

It was when Nvidia reported strong results for the three months to April 30, 2023, and forecast that its sales could jump by 50% in the following fiscal quarter, that its stock market valuation soared, catapulting it into the exclusive trillion-dollar club alongside well-known tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Servers/Hardware. Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Over the last decade, AR hardware designers have laid the groundwork for a new generation of mass-market products, even as technical hangups still limit its viability. Apple CEO Tim Cook called AR “a big idea, like the smartphone.” Over the next one, AR threatens to supercharge existing crises of privacy, trust, and consent.

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Hardware Virtualization Advertising Google 142

GeekWire

MAY 18, 2021

Back in October, Microsoft began pursuing alternative methods to bring xCloud to iOS, after Apple made it logistically impossible for it to be offered via Apple’s App Store due to restrictions on cloud gaming apps. That puts Rainway up against Google ( again ), with its suite of web-based apps. You don’t even notice.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2022

RSC will be used to train a range of systems across Meta’s businesses: from content moderation algorithms used to detect hate speech on Facebook and Instagram to augmented reality features that will one day be available in the company’s future AR hardware. RSC will help Meta’s AI researchers build new and better AI models”.

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Research Apple Hardware System 115

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Kevin Swiber shows how to use Postman to deploy an application onto a Kubernetes cluster. Operating Systems/Applications. LaunchBar is, in my opinion, an extremely useful macOS application. Virtualization. Thomas Leonard has an interesting blog on using virtualization to isolate Xwayland.

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Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Galido

JULY 20, 2018

In contrast, choosing iPhone is an easy choice in terms of product line; the models launched to the market by the Apple are few, numbered and classified in with a higher price tag. iOS users may swear on the ease of use of Apple products, while Android users may debate that Apple users just don’t know what they are doing.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

The collection of links shared below covers a fairly wide range of topics, from old Sun hardware to working with serverless frameworks in the public cloud. Servers/Hardware. John Gruber’s post on “Secure Intent” on Apple devices was, for me at least, an informative read. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Still, there’s a decent collection of networking, cloud computing, and virtualization articles as well as a smattering of other topics for you to peruse. Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting read: the story of some security researchers who hacked on Apple for three months. Operating Systems/Applications.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook in front of a silicon wafer platter | Screenshot: Sean Hollister / The Verge. Earlier this week, on what Tim Cook called a “historic day,” Apple announced that it’s moving Macs away from Intel processors to its own silicon chips. Developers won’t need to make any changes to their old apps; they’ll just work.

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Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Servers/Hardware I must admit that I always wanted to have a Sun workstation, and I’ve had an interest in SunOS/Solaris for years (check out this link if you don’t believe me). As detailed in this article , it turns out BitLocker can be bypassed—assuming physical access to the hardware—with a cheap logic analyzer.

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Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

The Accidental Successful CIO

APRIL 11, 2018

Although it still seems like it was just yesterday, it turns out that it was roughly about ten years ago that Apple introduced the first iPhone. The growth of the market for smartphone has stalled because everyone already has a smartphone and there are no new hardware features that are compelling everyone to go out and get a new phone.

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Artificial Intelligence Hardware Software Software 113

The Verge

JUNE 16, 2020

The company had raised over $2 billion by promising incredible hardware that would open up a new artistic medium — the first plausible avatar for the long-held dream of mixed reality. Flush with hype, the company hired science fiction luminaries, designed a product from scratch, and beat Apple and Facebook to market.

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Hardware LAN Applications Report 123

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Howard Oakley has a great series on Apple Silicon; the series is up to three posts so far. The first post provides a high-level overview of how Apple Silicon M-series chips are different, and the second post has more details on the capabilities of the P and E cores. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. As millions of other users did, I also adopted the iPhone (and later the iPad), further strengthening Apple’s hold on my personal computing landscape. Instead, Apple’s engineers set out to design an operating environment that was tailored to the form factor.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 123

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Paul Speciale is Chief Marketing Officer at Appcara , which is a provider of a model-based cloud application platform. Numerous IT management tools are available today for use with the cloud, but the rubber meets the road at the level of the application because this is what a user will actually “use.” Cloud Application Management.

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Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

AR try-ons are reshaping online shopping AR try-on technologies essentially allow shoppers to “try on” clothes and accessories virtually. Within just a single year, the evolution of machine learning applications has been nothing short of breathtaking. One such brand is ZERO10.

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Fashion 3D Virtualization Retail 41

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Of course, no one likes to talk about this immersive and interactive virtual world more than Facebook CEO — sorry, we meant Meta CEO — Mark Zuckerberg. Rapid development in 3D, AR, VR, new hardware, digital payments, etc., Andy Liu , partner at Unlock Venture Partners. In your words, describe the metaverse. Has this changed?

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Virtualization Microsoft Development Applications 145

Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AR try-ons are reshaping online shopping AR try-on technologies essentially allow shoppers to “try on” clothes and accessories virtually. Within just a single year, the evolution of machine learning applications has been nothing short of breathtaking. One such brand is ZERO10.

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Fashion 3D Virtualization Retail 36

GeekWire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy with a chart showing AWS revenue growth at the company’s virtual re:Invent conference this week. But he sought to assure the virtual audience that AWS is not even close to its zenith, citing the 96% of the estimated $3.6 Screenshot via webcast).

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2021

Verizon has announced a new sound feature it’s calling “Verizon Adaptive Sound,” and the company claims it “produces a brilliant spatial surround experience regardless of what headphone, soundbar, or earbud brand you use or what application you’re watching or listening to.”. Is this just some kind of gimmicky, fake virtual surround effect?

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Apple Wireless Budget Software 58

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 74

Galido

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

There will be an increase in the number of applications created for blockchain platforms. Augmented reality and virtual reality. Spending on Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality software will increase. Even the hardware will become a market of $ 4 billion by 2018. The rise of the cloud. Force.com) and AppExchange.

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Software Development Trends Software Software 81

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? This article by Brian Caffey on deploying the same web application on ECS Fargate using three different IaC tools (CDK, Terraform, and Pulumi) has some really great and useful information in it. Jeff Johnson shows how to log some information being sent between macOS and Apple.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

The potential exists for significant savings as SDN allows data centers to move away from single source hardware to the commodity-based pricing we see with servers. This is especially true if the majority of those addresses are assigned to virtual machines. 3) The dynamic nature of an organization’s applications and workloads.

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Data Center Network Software Software 207

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

The collection seems a tad heavier than normal in the hardware and security sections, probably due to new exploits discovered in Intel’s speculative execution functionality. Servers/Hardware. This is one of those times when an article belongs in multiple categories—in this case, hardware and security. Virtualization.

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Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

That’s the message today from Rackspace Chief Technology Officer John Engates, who says recent price cuts on dedicated virtual machine instances from rival Amazon Web Services have led to confusion about “dedicated” products. Engates says the current discussion is conflating apples and oranges. Virtualization.

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