One of the many ways Apple makes its billions is by only offering proprietary software and hardware. This is not just the obvious products such as macOS or iPhones. Everything that Apple can slap a claim on — such as … Continue reading →

Comment Recently, The Register’s Liam Proven wrote tongue in cheek about the most annoying desktop Linux distros. He inspired me to do another take. Proven pointed out that Distrowatch currently lists 270 – count ’em – Linux distros. Of course, … Continue reading →

Oh, come on, Elon! Get with the 21st century already. In a recent infamous leaked memo, Elon Musk told his Tesla staff, “Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean … Continue reading →

At Kubecon Europe 2022, some of cloud native computing’s best and brightest security minds talked about where we’re at now and where we’re going. The really short version is, “We’ll be shifting security left into DevSecOps as fast as we … Continue reading →

Seven years ago, Microsoft surprised the world — and its hardware partners — by releasing its first laptop: The Surface Book. It was a flop. But, unlike some Microsoft hardware experiments I could mention — the Surface tablet, Surface RT, … Continue reading →

Some companies want people back at their desks. Others are okay with them working from their kitchen tables. How 2022! But why not let them work from wherever they’ve pulled their RV over by the side of the road with … Continue reading →