Excel-lent: Microsoft debuts low-code Power Fx language... but it is not really new
Ignite Citizen development platform where everything looks like Excel
02 Mar 2021 | 8
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Microsoft previews Windows Server 2022: Someone took a spanner to core plumbing features
Ignite New Windows Server ahoy - but the company would rather talk about Azure
02 Mar 2021 | 16
Linux Mint emits fix for memory-gobbling Cinnamon – and future version may insist on some updates
It's your computer, not ours – but we may go ahead and update it for you, says team
02 Mar 2021 | 44
IBM Cloud Satellite now available, 'rooted in Red Hat OpenShift,' says CTO
Interview Big Blue extends its cloud to run anywhere - including competing public clouds
01 Mar 2021 | 3
1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app?
Third-party code in security-critical apps is obviously suboptimal, but company says you can opt out
25 Feb 2021 | 85
Google admits Kubernetes container tech is so complex, it's had to roll out an Autopilot feature to do it all for you
More expensive, less flexible, but easier and safer to use
25 Feb 2021 | 29
Ever felt that a few big tech companies are following you around the internet? That's because ... they are
Experimental blocking of sites that load resources from four big companies makes the web unusable
25 Feb 2021 | 68
'We're finding bugs way faster than we can fix them': Google sponsors 2 full-time devs to improve Linux security
Interview Plus: Why the Chocolate Factory only uses code it builds from source
24 Feb 2021 | 33
Spotify to introduce lossless audio streaming: Better sound or inefficient gimmick?
'More about branding than it is quality,' reckons analyst
23 Feb 2021 | 87
Linux Mint users in hot water for being slow with security updates, running old versions
Automatic updates? 'We have ideas on how to improve this,' says founder
23 Feb 2021 | 76
VS Code acknowledges its elders: Makefile projects get an official extension – and VIM mode is on the backlog
Updates for modern code editor hark back to 40-year-old tools
18 Feb 2021 | 41
Microsoft pulls the sheets off first .NET 6 preview and... it's still a mess. Native Apple Silicon support, though
Unified? Kind of, but now there are two .NET runtimes in the official SDK
18 Feb 2021 | 18
Kinoite: Immutable Fedora variant with KDE Plasma desktop on the way
Better security and application management, but compatibility can be an issue
18 Feb 2021 | 8
Microsoft's most useful open-source project for Kubernetes, Dapr hits the 1.0 primetime
API now stable, more on the way
17 Feb 2021 |
Linux as root partition on Hyper-V: Microsoft submits patches for kernel 5.12
Next step in Redmond's 'complete virtualization stack with Linux'
17 Feb 2021 | 6
Bill Gates on climate change: Planting trees is not the answer, emissions need to be zeroed out to avoid disaster
Review 'Every country will need to change its ways' says Microsoft billionaire
16 Feb 2021 | 132
People actually write novels about DevOps – and an author spoke about his take at Dynatrace's Perform event
Be honest, what's YOUR 'bus factor'?
16 Feb 2021 | 10
'It's where the industry is heading': LibreOffice team working on WebAssembly port
Second attempt to run entirely in the browser – but nothing works yet
16 Feb 2021 | 111
Wells Fargo patent troll case has finance world all aquiver so Barclays, TD Bank sign up to Open Invention Network
Boss reckons half a dozen institutions will follow suit this year
15 Feb 2021 | 61
helloSystem: Pre-alpha FreeBSD project chases simplicity and elegance by taking cues from macOS
Updated Rethinking the desktop with reference to Apple's early UI guidelines
12 Feb 2021 | 138
Better buckle up: Volkswagen puts Microsoft in driver's seat to deliver 'automated' platform
German car giant looks to Azure for AI smarts as Ford opts for Google's cloud
11 Feb 2021 | 52
Open Source Vulnerabilities database: Nice idea but too many Google-shaped hoops to jump through at present
Hands On Google Cloud Platform account required, API key comes with Ts&Cs
11 Feb 2021 | 20
Popular open-source library SDL moving development to GitHub despite 'calamitous design choices' in git
'I don't have the energy to be a server admin for something that's held together with scotch tape and prayers'
10 Feb 2021 | 47
What the heck is FinOps? It's controlling cloud spend – and new report says it ain't easy
Too much money wasted on on-demand pricing
10 Feb 2021 | 22
