TechSpot

AUGUST 23, 2023

Cameyo recently introduced ChromeOS Virtual App Delivery (VAD), a novel virtualization service that empowers ChromeOS users to operate "all" of their applications directly within a Chrome browser window. Read Entire Article

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Virtualization Windows Linux Operating Systems 98

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 9, 2017

One aspect of my pending migration to Ubuntu Linux on my primary laptop has been the opportunity to explore “non-traditional” uses for Linux containers. In particular, the idea of using Docker (or systemd-nspawn or rkt ) to serve as a sandbox (of sorts) for GUI applications really intrigues me. Running containers without Docker.

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Applications Linux Security 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This is the next installation in my semi-regular series that shares links and articles from around the interwebs on various technology areas of interest. Networking The networking section this time around is focused on application level protocols…but hey, they’re still networking protocols, right? Let the linking begin!

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Linux Vmware Resources Network 103

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For your reading pleasure, I’ve collected links on topics ranging from Kubernetes Gateway API to recent AWS attack techniques to some geeky Linux and Git topics. Read this article on his response to someone wanting to use NSX to create availability zones. Career/Soft Skills I think this article speaks for itself.

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Linux Programming Cloud Operating Systems 107

SPF13

JUNE 7, 2011

The Browser as an application platform. For the first time ever, the application platform. The browser once, a simple tool for fetching and rendering content is now the most important application platform in the world. t matter and every application would be written in java. Related articles. SlideShare.

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Applications Operating Systems Adobe Linux 174

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 25, 2017

As many readers are probably already aware, I embarked on a journey earlier this year to make Linux my primary laptop OS (see this update from April of this year). I think that my July 2017 update post probably sums it up best: for me, trying to use Linux as my primary laptop OS was like “death from a thousand cuts.”

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Linux Google Applications Open Source 60

Network World

JANUARY 26, 2017

Linux has quietly taken over the world. The operating system now powers the large datacenters that make all our cloud applications and services possible, along with billions of Android devices and internet-connected gadgets that comprise the internet of things (IoT).

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Linux Security Operating Systems Internet 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 11, 2017

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. Applications. LTS (“Xenial Xerus”).

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Linux Report Vmware Travel 60

Network World

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Called Okyo Garde, the bundle incuds Wi-Fi-6-based hardware and mobile application-security software that includes threat-intelligence updates, and sells the hardware and software to enterprises as a customizable subscription. Linux security: Cmd provides visibility, control over user activity.

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Enterprise Enterprise Security Malware 135

Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 15, 2021

Microsoft has put Windows online with Windows 365, which means any Mac, iPad, iPhone, or even Linux user can run a a virtualized PC in the cloud. To read this article in full, please click here Can, and should, Apple do something similar? What is Windows 365?

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Windows Cloud Linux Virtualization 92

Linux Academy

MAY 2, 2019

Reduce and Simplify Your Application Stack. In a typical application, either run in a traditional datacenter or colocation facility, you’re paying for the application itself, the underlying OS, hypervisor, storage, servers or VMs, SAN, networking, power, and so on. Reducing costs at the application level are very impactful.

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Linux Storage Web Services Applications 84

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here’s your weekend reading—a collection of links and articles from around the internet on a variety of data center- and cloud-related topics. The Linux kernel project has become a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA); Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote a blog post that discusses this in more depth. Welcome to Technology Short Take #175!

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Construction Open Source Virtualization Cloud 84

Network World

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

IBM is taking aim at the challenging concept of securely locking-down company applications and data spread across multiple private and public clouds and on-premises locations. To read this article in full, please click here Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ].

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IBM Enterprise Enterprise Cloud 121

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Well, you’ll have to read the whole article to find out for sure, but I have links to articles on…well, lots of different topics! DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details.

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

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.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

This article contains some good information on IPv6 for those who are just starting to get more familiar with it, although toward the end it turns into a bit of an advertisement. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Networking.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Linux Academy

MAY 1, 2019

Reduce and Simplify Your Application Stack. In a typical application, either run in a traditional datacenter or colocation facility, you’re paying for the application itself, the underlying OS, hypervisor, storage, servers or VMs, SAN, networking, power, and so on. Reducing costs at the application level are very impactful.

Linux 60

Linux Storage Web Services Applications 60

Linux Academy

MAY 1, 2019

Reduce and Simplify Your Application Stack. In a typical application, either run in a traditional datacenter or colocation facility, you’re paying for the application itself, the underlying OS, hypervisor, storage, servers or VMs, SAN, networking, power, and so on. Reducing costs at the application level are very impactful.

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Linux Storage Web Services Applications 60

Linux Academy

MARCH 21, 2019

In the previous article in this series, I discussed the value proposition of cloud computing and also highlighted some of the benefits of the variable pricing model. For example, you can better create scalable test/dev environments, or stand up or down new applications quickly. Questions about the concepts presented in this article?

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Agile Cloud Linux Training 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. a shares a trick for bypassing the macOS TCC protection using older applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Enjoy the content!

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Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

GeekWire

DECEMBER 30, 2023

… And when you went from one application to the other, you had to redo it all from scratch. ’s lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI over their use of its articles in GPT-4 and other AI models. But we also had Linux, which the open-source movement championed. ” AI2 technical director Oren Etzioni.

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Microsoft Open Source Linux Education 112

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! This article on using osquery for behavioral detection of macOS malware was an interesting read. Read this article and you will be enlightened.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Linux Academy

APRIL 18, 2019

In the previous article in this series, I discussed how you can have a more productive workforce by leveraging the cloud. In this article, I’ll discuss both cost avoidance, and the impact of the cloud computing model on operational costs. Questions about the concepts presented in this article? Cost Avoidance.

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Linux Budget Cloud Resources 60

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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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This article is chock-full of useful information that, typically, can only be gathered from direct experience (like the note on using istioctl instead of the Istio Operator to avoid an issue when upgrading from 1.6 I wasn’t aware of Cloudflare Argo Tunnel, so this article was informative for that reason alone. Good stuff here!

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Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

I have a few more links than normal this time around, although I didn’t find articles in a couple categories. Don’t worry—I’ll keep my eyes peeled and my RSS reader ready to pull in new articles in those categories for next time. Sander Rodenhuis wrote an article on security policies in Kubernetes.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Also see the link to the newer article the author wrote as a follow-up. As fate (luck?)

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Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

There will be a longer gap than usual before the next Tech Short Take (more details to come on Monday), but in the meantime here’s some articles and links to feed your technical appetite. Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

I’d never heard of Pipy before seeing it in this article , but it look like it could be quite useful for a number of use cases. BPFDoor, as it is known, is a passive backdoor that allows threat actors to remotely connect to a Linux shell. Rob Salmond has a good article on Prometheus service discovery, Istio, and mTLS.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In any case, I’ve spent the last month collecting links to articles and tutorials from around the web on all the various technologies that us IT folk are likely to encounter in our day-to-day adventures. Looks like some significant bandwidth increases could be on the horizon; see this article for more details. Good stuff!

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I’ve got a new collection of links and articles from around the Web on various data center-focused technologies. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Have a look at the article for more details. Networking. Good advice.

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Linux Academy

MARCH 25, 2019

So, you fire up your favorite flavor of Linux, throw ARPwatch and an SMTP server on it, edit a couple of config files, and you’re off to the races. There is one downside to ARPwatch that is not a fault of the application but simply how networking “works”: You’ll need to have a network adapter on each of the subnets you want to monitor.

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Network Security Linux Open Source 96

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

This article by Joshua Fox outlines how and when to use each of the various types of firewalls offered by AWS. More details are available in this article. Operating Systems/Applications. Ryan Blunden has authored a fairly comprehensive piece on environment variables in Linux and macOS. Networking. Well, there you go.

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Linux Firewall Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 30, 2015

Nigel Poulton recently posted an article titled “ESXi vs. Hyper-V - Could Docker Support Be Significant,” in which he contemplates whether Microsoft’s announcement of Docker support on Windows will be a factor in the hypervisor battle between ESXi and Hyper-V. Nigel makes a few key points in his article: Open source is “where it’s at today”.

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Windows Linux Open Source Vmware 60

Dataconomy

JULY 3, 2023

and Stable Diffusion XL beta, the example photographs from the blog article showed improvements. may be run on a recent consumer GPU with only the following requirements: a computer running Windows 10 or 11 or Linux, 16GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 20 graphics card (or higher standard) with at least 8GB of VRAM.

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