Lino Perez, senior computer information systems major at Missouri State University, won the 2019 Cybersecurity National Championship at the U.S. Information Technology Collegiate Conference on April 6. USITCC’s annual conference was held April 4-6 in Galveston, Texas. Students nationwide participated in a variety of competitions, including database design, PC troubleshooting …
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Once upon a time, Android apps ran on phones, and GNU/Linux apps ran on PCs. Things are a lot blurrier these days, thanks things like Chromebooks, which can run Android, Chrome OS, and Linux apps on a single device. If you want to run Android apps on your non-Chromebook laptop, …
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ASRock has unveiled a fanless, Linux-ready “iBox-8265U” mini-PC with Intel’s latest Whiskey Lake CPUs, up to 32GB DDR4, a SATA bay, 2x GbE, 4x USB, triple displays, and extended temp support.ASRock Industrial Computer’s 171.8 x 150 x 71.5mm iBox-8265U is the first 8th Gen Whiskey Lake U-series based mini-PC we’ve …
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Linux 5.0: What’s new (not much) It’s not like Linus Torvalds didn’t warn us. Linux 5.0 is out, but there’s no big updates to be found here. Read more: https://zd.net/2u07cSb The once highly-strung Linux kernel founder Linus Torvalds now says he’s become quieter, more self-aware and less forceful, but …
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Python stakes claim to be programming language of the year Python consolidates its place as a long-term top-three programming language. Python’s rise among developers around the world has been documented by several well-known programming-language indexes. But UK developer-focused analyst SlashData has now put a figure on the actual number of …
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Identifying files that share disk space relies on making use of the fact that the files share the same inode — the data structure that stores all the information about a file except its name and content. If two or more files have different names and file system locations, yet share …
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Windows & Linux: Applications that will work on both If you need to navigate regularly between Linux and the Windows world, there are many applications that can make your job easier. We spotlight 21 quality applications that will pave the way. When Microsoft and Canonical first announced they were bringing the …
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Ubuntu 19.04 is a only few days away, and it’s looking like the forthcoming Ubuntu Linux Gaming Report may get a slightly higher score than expected. That’s because the “out-of-box” graphics driver situation for Nvidia GPU owners is getting a very welcome update. Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition …
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Avalue’s Linux-friendly “EMX-KBLU2P” is a thin Mini-ITX board with 6th or 7th Gen Core CPUs, triple displays, 2x GbE, 2x SATA, 2x M.2, 4x USB 3.0, serial and GPIO interfaces, and -20 to 70°C support.Avalue announced a thin Mini-ITX board for signage, PoS, kiosk, AiO PCs, and industrial applications. Like …
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Learn how to install and use the restic back-up tool over a network, for easy data back up and restore. How to back up Linux directories over a network with restic Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing and using the restic backup tool over a network, for …
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