April 22, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on NordVPN unveils first mainstream WireGuard virtual private network
I predicted WireGuard, a revolutionary open-source approach to Virtual Private Networks (VPN), would rapidly be adopted by all VPN companies. It’s happening. One of the largest of the mainstream VPN companies, NordVPN, is rolling it out in NordLynx. Why? NordVPN’s … Continue reading
April 21, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Here comes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2
Red Hat is kicking rump and taking names now that it’s part of IBM. Red Hat revenue was up 18% in the last quarter and up almost 50% over last year. Why? One reason, as IBM CFO Jim Kavanaugh said, … Continue reading
April 15, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on With coronavirus forcing us to work from home, SUSE suggests the Linux desktop
Misery is being a system administrator and discovering — as your workforce marches away to work from home, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic — that many of your home users are still running Windows 7 or Windows XP. Of course, … Continue reading
April 14, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The coronavirus is revealing our technology blunders
You’ve lost your job and now you face an obsolete, sluggish unemployment system that feels like it was written in the 1950s. Actually, it’s more than a feeling. If you’re in New Jersey, New York or Connecticut, your unemployment system … Continue reading
April 14, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How Apple and Google coronavirus contact tracing will work
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said, “We have the capability of mobilizing identification — testing — identification, isolation, contact tracing” to finally get a grip on the coronavirus. The first three we … Continue reading
April 9, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on DOJ urges FCC to revoke China Telecom’s license
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corp’s authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the US. DOJ urges FCC to revoke China Telecom’s license … Continue reading