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Shells Review – Best Personal Cloud Computer

The Crazy Programmer

Users can build their Virtual Cloud Linux Desktop using Shells services. Additionally, users can run various Linux-based distributions, such as KDE Neon, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, and Manjaro, on these cloud computers. Shells is a web-based platform that offers a robust virtual desktop environment via a cloud.

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Book Review: A Philosophy of Software Design

Henrik Warne

I really liked A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. The author is a professor of Computer Science at Stanford, but he has also spent 14 years developing commercial software. The author defines complexity as anything related to the structure of a software system that makes it hard to understand and modify.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: New Guides Offer Best Practices for Preventing Shadow AI and for Deploying Secure Software Updates

Tenable

Want to boost your software updates’ safety? And get the latest on the top “no-nos” for software security; the EU’s new cyber law; and CISOs’ communications with boards. The guide outlines key steps for a secure software development process, including planning; development and testing; internal rollout; and controlled rollout.

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Radar Trends to Watch: November 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

OpenAI has also released Canvas , an interactive tool for writing code and text with GPT-4o. to 72B parameters, is getting impressive reviews. It will become increasingly necessary as software incorporates AI and IT teams need to become specialists in AI infrastructure. Windows eBPF will be bytecode compatible with Linux.

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‘Memsad’ software rot threatens to leak your digital secrets

The Parallax

VANCOUVER—If coding and updating software is like building and maintaining a house, one might say software that leaks passcodes is like a home with a rotting foundation—but you don’t know it. “ [Memsad] is literally everywhere. If we can’t get it right, what hope is there for mere mortals?”—Ilja

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CUPS: A Critical 9.9 Linux Vulnerability Reviewed

Aqua Security

In the past couple of days there has been many troubling publications and discussions about a mysterious critical Linux vulnerability allowing remote code execution. While this headline is very alarming, after diving into details there are many preconditions that cool down the level of alertness.

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Make a resolution to clean up your digital act? Here’s how

The Parallax

Step 5: Keep your software up-to-date. Whether you’re using an iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, or Linux device, one of the easiest ways to avoid getting hacked is to ensure that all your software is up-to-date. If you can, segment your home Internet of Things devices on a separate network as well.