May 28, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Strapi introduces new open-source headless content management system
Strapi, the company behind the most popular open-source headless content management system (CMS), has announced the general availability of its Community Edition after two years of development. The business also announced paid support plans and disclosed plans for an Enterprise Edition, which … Continue reading
May 5, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Technology winners and losers in the days of COVID-19
Who knew a few months ago that we’d be working from home? Or, dealing with sluggish unemployment systems written in 60-year old COBOL? Or, spending all day watching streaming TV because you’re literally stuck at home pretty much 24×7? Welcome … Continue reading
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 16, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The internet is hanging in there despite the coronavirus
The US now has 31,000 dead from the coronavirus. There are also 22 million unemployed, and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program is out of money. But, against the constant darkness of bad news, there … 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 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