Believe it or not simply trying to open a file with a bad name can crash Windows 8.1 and earlier systems.
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A simple file naming bug can crash Windows 8.1 and earlier
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom http://www.zdnet.com 2717 days ago
It's not just Windows anymore: Samba has a major SMB bug
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom http://www.zdnet.com 2720 days ago
If you run Samba, update it now. That's easy. Many of you, however, are running Samba without knowing it on the Network Attached Storage (NAS) device you use to share files with all your computers in your home or office. If that's use, use the NAS's control panel to close out any public shares and
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Sometimes Your Servers Need a Little SaltStack to be Tasty
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom https://medium.com 2721 days ago
When it comes to managing dozens to thousand of servers, you’ve got lots of DevOps choices: Ansible, Chef, and Puppet all spring to the top of my mind. But there are others that also demand you kick their tires. One of the best of these is SaltStack.
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Three batteries that may power our future
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom https://insights.hpe.com 2721 days ago
Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries won't always be current. Here's a look at three batteries to come.
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How many servers do you need for your cloud?
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom https://blogs.dxc.technology 2722 days ago
One of the neat things about cloud, as a user, is that you don’t have to worry about how many servers you need. Need some more? Just spin them up. No fuss, no muss.
But what about when you’re the cloud architect? You know — the guy or gal who must buy the servers that make up the cloud? Well, in Read More
But what about when you’re the cloud architect? You know — the guy or gal who must buy the servers that make up the cloud? Well, in Read More
How to install Linux Mint on your Windows PC
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom http://www.zdnet.com 2723 days ago
Are you a Windows power-user? You can get and install Linux Mint running on your PC -- either to try it out, or as a replacement for Windows.
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Nextcloud 12: The bigger, better, in-house small business cloud
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom http://www.zdnet.com 2724 days ago
Nextcloud gives even the smallest businesses a private cloud to call their own. This do-it-yourself, open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud has become increasingly popular. Now, its latest version, Nextcloud 12, the program is adding more Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) feature
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Windows 10 S is crippleware
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom http://www.computerworld.com 2729 days ago
We now know more about Windows 10 S — and the more we learn, the more idiotic it looks. No Chrome? No third-party browsers at all? Rewrite all apps? Ha!
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Jaded by Java? Android now supports Kotlin programming language
Posted by sjvn under TechnologyFrom http://www.zdnet.com 2729 days ago
Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android.
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WannaCrypt's roots -- the malware behind world's biggest ransomware attack ever -- lie in an old Windows network protocol, SMBv1.
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