Practical Technology

Rocky Linux is on a roll. A few days after Rocky Linux 9 arrived, Google Cloud recommended Rocky Linux as a replacement for CentOS 7. Now, CentOS 7, unlike CentOS 8, which got an abrupt end of life in December 2021, will still be supported until June…Read More

As far as I’m concerned, basic user security starts with multifactor authentication (MFA). Yes, many developers disagree. For them, MFA is just one more annoying step in their developer pipeline. And, yes, MFA can be compromised. Boy, do I know MFA…Read More

Want to bring your old PC or Mac back to life? You can revive it from the dead with Google ChromeOS Flex. The next-generation IBM z16 comes with an IBM Telum processor for real-time AI insights. Microsoft has its own Linux distribution and, yes, you…Read More

Looking for a CentOS 7 replacement? Google Cloud suggests you look at Rocky Linux. Want to bring your old PC or Mac back to life? You can revive it from the dead with Google ChromeOS Flex. Rocky Linux is more than just a CentOS clone. With its…Read More

Looking for a CentOS 7 replacement? Google Cloud suggests you look at Rocky Linux. Rocky Linux is more than just a CentOS clone. With its Peridot build system, anyone can reproduce Rocky Linux from scratch, What is the best Linux distro for…Read More

I have a dusty, old Dell computer. It used to run Windows 7. I could have “upgraded” it to Windows 8.x, but that was never an “upgrade” in my book. Today, though, I can bring it safely back to a productive life with Google’s beta-tested and…Read More