The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Over the past few years, Apple has made a relentless push to get the iPad past the old criticism that it’s “just a big iPhone.” Apple wants to push the iPad into classrooms, and the idea of trying to hang on to dozens of Lightning headphones or Bluetooth headphones sounds like a nightmare. That means it’s thin, light, and sturdy.

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Linux Academy

JUNE 17, 2019

But y ou can do all of that and more in our free Ansible Quick Start course on Linux Academy , right now. LPI Linux Essentials 1.6. Applying Signed URLs to Cloud Storage Objects. Apple is shaking up the foundations of UI development with SwiftUI and raising developer eyebrows with a new default shell on MacOS.

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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. So useful.).

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post. Vivek Gite has instructions on how to install ffmepg with NVIDIA GPU acceleration.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42. The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks.

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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.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

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. One of the reasons I think iOS was (and is) successful is because Apple didn’t try to shoehorn “traditional” interface assumptions onto these new form factors.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Linux-based system will also be available to third-party developers who may want to create apps and other features for GM customers. A more common type of subscription that GM customers will face in the future is annual or monthly fees for data storage, similar to the fees that Apple and Google charge to their smartphone customers today.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? 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. ” Storage. Ivan Pepelnjak discusses the security implications of so-called “Smart NICs.”

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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. Jeff Johnson shows how to log some information being sent between macOS and Apple. Ah, the bygone sounds of yesteryear …what a blast from the past!

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There was a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth when Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with the Touch Bar. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Who would have thought that one day you’d refer to a Microsoft web site for instructions on configuring something in Linux?

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes. A redesign for Apple’s long-stagnant System Preferences app? Jim Jones has an article on getting started with S3-compatible object storage. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Yes, please. This was a pretty cool story.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. I knew Microsoft was cozying up to Linux, but I honestly didn’t expect they would port SQL Server to Linux. You may also find this (related) article on memory inside Linux containers to be helpful. Networking.

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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. Servers/Hardware. That’s good—the butterfly keyboards are awful (in my opinion).

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. OS X users might find this Apple support article on OS X wireless roaming to be helpful. Servers/Hardware. Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. Maybe VMware’s Photon OS wasn’t such a crazy idea after all?).

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

This is a highly technical article on scheduling in the Linux kernel , but it’s well worth reading. I enjoyed Adam Leventhal’s evaluation of APFS , the new file system announced at the most recent Apple WWDC. It’s not uncommon for folks to use a tool like VirtualBox to run Linux VMs on which they run/test/develop Docker containers.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. It might be worth watching as eBPF grows in importance in the Linux community, though. Here’s a nice deep dive on Linux executables. This has generated a lot of discussion. I mentioned this article on Pandoc in a tweet recently.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems. I guess this is fine, since the version of bash that ships with macOS is two major releases behind (due to Apple’s aversion to all things GPL). Here’s an article from Marko Saric on his switch from macOS to Linux.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2021

One interesting thing: the cheapest listed model (currently $1,493.40) is actually a Linux model. The base specs include a Core i5-1135G7, 8GB of RAM (soldered), and 256GB of storage. My test model (running Windows 10 Pro, not Linux) is listed at $2,315.28 Then there are the various extras.

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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.

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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.

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Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

Infrastructure Orchestration abstracts and defines/configures the infrastructure world (I/O, NIC cards, HBA cards, storage connectivity, LANs, switches, etc.). So, not only can you define a virtual server instantly, you can define a *physical* server (maybe a virtual host, or a physical machine) down to I/O, NICs, Storage and Network.

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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. Want to run Linux on your Surface Pro 4?

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The Verge

MARCH 2, 2021

Image: Apple. While the processor may be weak compared to a modern smartphone or gaming PC, NASA’s spec sheet for Perseverance notes that it’s far more powerful than earlier rovers like Spirit or Opportunity: its 200MHz clock speed is 10 times faster than those older rovers, and with 2GB of flash memory, it offers eight times the storage.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

” Ivan Pepelnjak attempts to answer the question, “How much do I need to know about Linux networking?” ” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Programming.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

At the O’Reilly OSCON 2013 this week in Portland, Oregon, Fusion-io made the announcement that its Atomic Writes API contributed for standardization to the T10 SCSCI Storage Interfaces Technical Committee is now in use in mainstream MySQL databases MariaDB 5.5.31 Fusion-io: Making Apps Faster With Flash Storage. Networking.

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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. ” Get ready to get nerdy! A browser-based side-channel attack ?

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

CSL’s CSL-WAVE software enables companies to monitor and manage thei z/VM and Linux on System z environments using a powerful and easy-to-use interface. The response by clients to the advantages of Linux on System z have been tremendous, with the shipped capacity nearly doubling in 1Q13 year to year. Modular Data Centers.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I won’t go into all the gory details here; see this post for some background and then see this update from last October that summarized my previous efforts to migrate to Linux ( Fedora , specifically) as my primary desktop operating system. The motivation for using Linux is something I’ve already discussed.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

If they ran Linux, maybe they wouldn’t have to run so many servers. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Many organizations are leveraging larger, more comprehensive storage arrays and the cloud that help them distribute their environment. Get daily email alerts direct to your inbox. Networking.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

I know that the company Linux Hosts Ltd. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Many organizations are leveraging larger, more comprehensive storage arrays and the cloud that help them distribute their environment. Connect via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & RSS. Barbara Johnson. Posted July 25th, 2013.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

“IBM will incorporate Cloud Foundry into its open cloud architecture, and put its full support behind Cloud Foundry as an open and collaborative platform for cloud application development, as it has done historically for key technologies such as Linux and OpenStack.”. “We Storage Failures Hamper Cloud Foundry. Modular Data Centers.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 21, 2016

This Yelp Engineering blog post talks about one of these unintended side effects (processes running as PID 1 are treated differently by the Linux kernel). GitHub recently changed their storage architecture, using a Git-based solution called DGit. Ubuntu 16.04 The more things change, the more they stay the same. multipathing with KVM.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Power is provided via a USB-C port, there’s a microSD card slot for storage, and there’s a GPIO header for attaching a variety of more niche devices. Upton calls Apple’s upcoming switch a “validation” of ARM’s status as a real PC architecture, and he says it’s proof that PCs aren’t synonymous with x86 processors any more.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

There has to be storage somewhere so even sensors, end up sending their data someplace that has to be stored, and that might be in the cloud, for instance, which is increasingly a part of the Internet of Things. Woods: If you think about the overall system, within which some of these devices live. It's still a threat. Check us out.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

There has to be storage somewhere so even sensors, end up sending their data someplace that has to be stored, and that might be in the cloud, for instance, which is increasingly a part of the Internet of Things. Woods: If you think about the overall system, within which some of these devices live. It's still a threat. Check us out.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Apple Podcasts. There’s much more automation involved today, so it’s not just Google, Microsoft, and Apple who are fuzzing their software. And then there are, for example, dedicated Linux distributions which server like on collections of tools ready to be used. Listen to EP 10: Hunting The Next Heartbleed.

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