I am very sure that many of you have had trouble choosing a desktop operating system of your choice when you first started out with a personal desktop or laptop PC. If software freedom is important to you, there is no replacement for GNU Linux. You have a plethora of
We recently discussed the importance of IPv6-only networks and how you can really save money and reduce the use of IPv4 for a variety of hosting purposes. By introducing IPv6 to our services, we would be making a contribution and doing our part to help solve the problem of the
FOSS
The whole idea of self-hosting is a cool aspiration and it is more about control over your data. Also, you are unlikely to hit the various pay-for features that you unlock. The more you spend the more you get. I understand that managed hosting is quite a bit more expensive
Let us discuss some of the things I have noticed that make macOS or GNU Linux more secure by default. This is a very subjective topic and this post is my personal opinion based on my daily observations. Backdoors The thing is, Windows is more vulnerable because of the backdoors
“Need ammunition, not a ride.” ― Volodymyr Zelensky The Russian invasion left many dead and wounded. The war continues not only on the real battlefield, but also on the digital one. The mobile phone is the weapon: one piece of information can save lives or kill enemies. Especially in occupied territories:
VPN
Long gone are the days when a website was hosted on a single server with a static IP for years. In today's web, redundancy and robust content delivery networks are taking over from traditional web server systems. I am sure you have often struggled with IPs and routing
VPN
Some websites often block access through a work or private VPN, including your government web resources, streaming sites like Netflix, HBO, Hulu, etc. While it is easy to disable VPN and open the website or search for a better service, doing it several times a day can be painful. You
Opensource
In context of fresh Chinese smartphones' telemetry leaks - OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme, the **data privacy concerns are rising again**.
Microsoft
When a general user enables his laptop or desktop, there's often happens a question - is the current OS secure? Or maybe some core files were replaced by hackers and after load your device will open a backdoor to bad people or even _be transformed in part of botnet_?
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This setup can be helpful _if_: - part of your or your friend network equipment is broken or badly configured - for developer purposes like debug or microservices development - your VPN plan supports only one connection to server - share wired connection to your smartphone over Wi-Fi
Linux
The default approach with routing all traffic over VPN can hit user experience sometimes. If user need to do some tasks with application which requires low traffic or speed - it can be done with cheap VPN, but _comfortable web browsing will be definitely broken_.
Sometimes we need to test something on another machine. It can be an application, script, service, whatever. Of course, for a professional a QA testing case it is better to buy hardware or cloud resources. Small tasks aren't always worth a developer's time to register and