Practical Technology

Opinion On February 21, Twitter god-king Elon Musk proclaimed “our algorithm is made open source next week.” He added it wouldn’t work well at first, “but it will improve rapidly!” That hasn’t happened. Twitter algorithm to be open sourced ‘next…Read More

I’ve likely used more operating systems than 99% of my readers. I cut my teeth on IBM 360/OS in the 70s. Since then, I’ve used every Apple and Microsoft operating system you’ve ever heard of, and many you’ve never known, such as A/UX and Microsoft…Read More

Unless you want to be off the grid, in modern homes and work, you need an internet connection. To make the connection work, you need two different devices: A modem and a router. Also: How to convert your home’s old TV cable into powerful Ethernet…Read More

The Software Bill of Materials is now essential for program security, and IBM is helping by donating two open source projects to the Open Web Application Security Project. IBM has contributed two open source projects, SBOM Utility and License Scanner…Read More

Twitter hasn’t gone to pieces, but since Elon Musk bought the social network and laid off numerous employees, the site’s been failing far more often. Today, March 6, 2023, at approximately noon Eastern time, Twitter began suffering from problems.…Read More

I’ve used one Linux desktop or the other for decades now. But, I’m a Unix and Linux expert. For most people who just want a desktop and its applications to just work — thank you very much — the hundreds of different Linux desktops and dozens of…Read More