The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming ‘1984.’”.

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Apple Industry Cloud Mobile 145

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Networking.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Virtualization. Abhinav Sonkar walks through using Argo CD’s ApplicationSet functionality.

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

BPFDoor, as it is known, is a passive backdoor that allows threat actors to remotely connect to a Linux shell. 9to5Mac outlines some details on the so-called PACMAN attack against Apple’s M1 chips. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Check out this write-up. Think PDF files are safe? Think again.

Vmware 74

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. Virtualization.

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

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

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems.

Linux 60

Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. 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. Apple and VMware…or Xen?

Operating Systems 131

Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Virtualization. Abhinav Sonkar walks through using Argo CD’s ApplicationSet functionality.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a post on using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Linux containers on Windows. Ben Kehoe provides readers with a hygienic Python setup for Linux, macOS, and WSL. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. Apple Insider. TechWorld – Operating Systems.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 113

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. A new zero-click, zero-day exploit was announced and Apple has released an update for all affected systems. Amit Gupta shows how to install Cilium in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) without kube-proxy. Grafana recently had to rotate their GPG signing key.

Vmware 74

Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I was pointed to Jon Langemak’s in-depth discussion of working with Linux VRFs. John Gruber’s post on “Secure Intent” on Apple devices was, for me at least, an informative read. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. I hope that you find something useful here.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Back in October of last year, Tom Hollingsworth weighed in on Hedgehog , the networking company that has set out to commercialize SONiC, a Linux-based NOS used extensively in Azure. Operating Systems/Applications Dewan Ahmed has a great run-down on options for documentation-as-code. to version 8.0.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Galido

MAY 1, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

Resources 107

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

Resources 107

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? Operating Systems/Applications. Via Ivan Pepelnjak (who in turn got it from Julia Evans), I learned about entr , a Linux CLI tool to run arbitrary commands when files change. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Handbook 60

Handbook Linux Storage Windows 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. There was a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth when Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with the Touch Bar. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

I’m not yet convinced that running something like the AWS CLI in a Docker container is worth the extra effort (a Python virtual environment may be more appropriate here). Operating Systems/Applications. OS X users might find this Apple support article on OS X wireless roaming to be helpful. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Galido

OCTOBER 18, 2018

When programming applications for the operating system of Apple, iOS, and therefore to create apps for iPhone and iPad, you must use the Objective-C language. It is available for GNU / Linux. We can develop Web applications much faster by minimizing the steps, time and convolution involved in programming. Objective-C.

Programming 81

Programming Operating Systems Open Source Applications 81

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs.

Mobile 77

Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

Kitaboo

JUNE 14, 2021

The multimedia-rich digital content can be read across Android, iOS, and Windows operating systems. AI-enabled virtual assistant to help with word suggestions and grammatical errors. It works pretty well on Mac, Linux, and Windows. Besides, KITABOO offers secure B2C, B2B, and B2B2C distribution. Ultimate eBook Creator .

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eBook Software Software Adobe 148

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. Apple Insider. TechWorld – Operating Systems.

Resources 66

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 66

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes. It’s a shame the site doesn’t appear to have an RSS/Atom feed… Operating Systems/Applications. A redesign for Apple’s long-stagnant System Preferences app? Virtualization.

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Operating Systems/Applications. I knew Microsoft was cozying up to Linux, but I honestly didn’t expect they would port SQL Server to Linux. Finally, you might find the VMware Virtual SAN 6.2

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 28, 2014

Or should I say, I haven’t seen a great operating model for seamlessly managing both Windows and Linux. That proved to be more of apples to oranges comparison, but I think the OS example is a good comparison. I’ve also seen how difficult it is to manage both the product and operations model.

Vmware 68

Vmware Linux Comparison Windows 68

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In perusing some of Brian’s content, I see lots of stuff at the intersection of networking and virtualization. A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

Andrew Beekhof tackles some issues around the evolving OpenStack HA architecture ; in particular, how and when Pacemaker should be used as more and more OpenStack services become able to operate in active/active configurations. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. The latest I’ve found: Kontena.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Operating Systems/Applications. It might be worth watching as eBPF grows in importance in the Linux community, though. Here’s a nice deep dive on Linux executables. Virtualization. This has generated a lot of discussion.

Hardware 60

Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

Storage 60

Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). Otto and Terraform by Hashicorp.

Devops 60

Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 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. ” Ivan Pepelnjak attempts to answer the question, “How much do I need to know about Linux networking?” Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

SPF13

MARCH 20, 2015

The Internet Era: 00s • Internet changes everything • Open source movement gains traction (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) • Tech selling ads, bits, hardware & services • Google Dominates. Summary: small poll for my new operating system? Open Source Companies • Redhat $13B • Cloudera $3B • MongoDB $1.6B • Docker $.5B

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Open Source Linux Software Software 100

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

While there is some discussion of software in here (given Apple’s tight coupling it can’t be avoided), the article mostly focuses on hardware aspects of Apple’s latest lineup of laptops. If you say that Linux malware doesn’t exist…read this article. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Here’s an article on the recently-introduced pwru tool, which aims to help with tracing network packets in the Linux kernel. Microsoft found a macOS vulnerability that could bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. I hope that you find something useful here.

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Network Hardware Vmware Tools 79