April 6, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Why not the best? Red Hat vet Paul Cormier takes over as CEO
In 2001, it was anyone’s guess who would be the dominant business Linux company. Yes, Red Hat was in the running, but so was Caldera, SUSE, and TurboLinux. And, there was still a reasonable chance that Sun with Solaris could … Continue reading
April 6, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Tailscale launches Wireguard-secured mesh network
Once upon a time, besides the star-endpoint network model, many small networks used a peer-to-peer (P2P) model. You may recall it from such network operating systems as LANtastic and Windows for Workgroups. Now, new company Tailscale is taking that old … Continue reading
April 3, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Huawei changes its patent story
On the one hand, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is warring with the US over trade sanctions, including suing Verizon over its misuse of its patents. Verizon has replied that Huawei is taking “credit for American innovation” with baseless suits over … Continue reading
April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to protect yourself from coronavirus phishing threats
I just got an e-mail from the World Health Organization (WHO) asking for a donation to help fight coronavirus. It looked good. It sounded good. It was a fake. Asking for a donation in Bitcoin set off my alarm. Anytime, … Continue reading
April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Zoom safely: How to password-protect your meetings
No one wants a naked man barging into a virtual classroom video conference, but that’s what happened in Norway-based class using the WhereBy service. Here, in the US, the enormously popular Zoom video-conferencing service meetings are getting attacked so often … Continue reading
April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Huawei joins major US-based open-source patent protection consortium OIN
When you think of Chinese 5G smartphone superpower Huawei and intellectual property (IP), your first thoughts are of the US Department of Justice charging Huawei with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets. Or, if you follow intellectual property (IP) … Continue reading