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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 21, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Windows TCO: Ransomware, Azure Downtime, Bricked Windows, People Dying in Hospitals

   Lots of chaos

2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS related links

3. Games: Just Crow Things, Humble Bundle, and Lots More

   Latest GamingOnLinux articles, about 10 regarding games

   New

4. Perl Programming

   Latest from blogs.perl.org

5. today's leftovers

   GNU/Linux focus

6. Security Leftovers

   lots from CISA, too

7. today's howtos

   mostly older ones

8. Audiocasts/Shows: New Episodes and Many New Videos

   mostly Invidious

9. Qubes OS 4.2.2 has been released!

   We’re pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.2.2

10. Release Notes: RELIANOID Load Balancer Community Edition v7.3

    We are thrilled to announce the release of RELIANOID Load Balancer Community Edition (CE) version 7.3

11. Crypto community reacts to Windows-CrowdStrike outage as blockchains unaffected

    Many crypto community members noted that blockchains’ decentralized nature allowed them to continue running despite widespread outages across the global economy.

12. Users of Bay Area-based Mac, Linux fire off memes during Microsoft outage

    Some users of the less popular operating systems in the tech world are using Friday’s IT blunder to dunk on Windows and Microsoft

13. Kerala Government undeterred by Microsoft outage, thanks to Ubuntu

    At a time when various sectors all over the world were affected by the Microsoft outage, the Kerala Government activities remained unaffected, thanks to Ubuntu, the free software.

14. Time For Change: 5 Alternative OS to Escape Windows

    Following recent major issues with Windows, which caused many businesses around the world to shut down, people are starting to look for alternative operating systems

15. today's leftovers

    Security, GNU, and more

16. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers

    IBM stuff and work

17. Ubuntu Leftovers

    Ubuntu-related links

18. Programming Leftovers

    Programming related picks

19. Kernel: OOM, Graphics, and More

    Some kernel level stuff

20. Software: Geopard, Kubernetes, and Odoo

    4 stories

21. Open Hardware: Amiga, Librem, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi

    7 stories for now

22. today's howtos

    first batch for today

23. Android Leftovers

    Android 15 has a hidden screen saver that's out of this world

24. This past two weeks in KDE: fixing sticky keys and the worst crashes

    These past two weeks were big for Wayland accessibility support

25. Microsoft has no right to demand Microsoft Accounts - Gabriel Sieben

    Microsoft has absolutely no right, no grounds, to demand a Microsoft Account to set up Windows

26. Security Leftovers

    Security incidents and more

27. Programming Leftovers

    half of these about R

28. today's leftovers

    SQLite, GNU/Linux, and Red Hat

29. 4 reasons why it doesn't matter it's still not the year of Linux on desktop

    The Linux community is tech-savvy and the OS already powers much of the world's infrastructure, making it a solid choice for those willing to learn

30. This Week in GNOME: #157 GUADEC 2024

    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from July 12 to July 19

31. My new test station for graphic pen tablet on Linux

    Okay, I know: the photo may not make you dream: but this is my first test bench dedicated to Linux graphics tablets, and it's a big change for me

32. Best Free and Open Source Software

    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion

33. Slackware: Java and Chromium Updates

    Some newer versions

34. Debian: Gunnar Wolf, Enrico Zini, New Developers and Maintainers

    Debian picks

35. today's howtos

    half a dozen for now

36. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Amiga Retro, and More

    half a dozen hardware-themed stories

37. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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