An ongoing issue using a MacBook Pro in my office led me to switch to the Acer Chromebook 13 full time.
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A Chromebook Replaced the MacBook Pro on My Desk
How to Change the Swappiness of Your Linux System
Swappiness is the kernel parameter that defines how much (and how often) your Linux kernel will copy RAM contents to swap. This parameter’s default value is “60” and it can take anything from “0” to “100”. The higher the value of the swappiness parameter, the more aggressively your kernel will swap.
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Distribution Release: Robolinux 7.9.2
John Martinson has announced the release of Robolinux 7.9.2, the latest update of the project’s Debian-based distribution featuring an optional (and commercial) virtual machine pack for running Windows seamlessly alongside Robolinux: “Robolinux is pleased to announce version 7.9.2 LTS (until 2018) ‘X12+ Privacy & Security’ which has many….
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Rebasing Ubuntu on Android?
NOTE:Before you read this, I want to clear up some confusion. This post shares an idea that is designed purely for some intellectual fun and discussion. I am not proposing we actually do this, nor advocating for this. So, don’t read too much into these words…
The Ubuntu phone is evolving step by step. The team has worked their socks off to build a convergent user interface, toolkit, and full SDK. The phone exposes an exciting new concept, scopes, that while intriguing in their current form, after some refinement (which the team are already working on) could redefine how we use devices and access content. It is all the play for.
There is one major stumbling block though: apps.
Read more at jonobacon@home
Renesas Latest Chip Maker to Offer IoT Development Platform
The Japanese company’s Synergy Platform joins similar efforts by such vendors ass Intel, ARM, Broadcom and MediaTek.
Read more at eWeek
Tiny Module Aims Quad-Core 64-Bit Snapdragon 410 at IoT
Intrinsyc’s tiny “Open-Q 410 SOM” module has a quad-core, Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 410, offers WiFi, BT, GPS, 8GB of eMMC, and supports both Android and Linux. Vancouver, Canada based Intrinsyc Technologies Corp. has expanded its line of Qualcomm Snapdragon based Open-Q computer-on-modules with a tiny module that taps Qualcomm’s 64-bit, Snapdragon 410. The Open-Q 410 is […]
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Idea – Machine Learning Based Cache?
I have written before how you can invent new things simply by giving yourself enough information for your imagination. You can do this by simply by guessing the name of the possible invention. I do this by manipulating the existing name of the invention. Here for example I want to innovate the computer related cache.
Cache → Smart Cache → Machine Learning Based Cache
I don’t know how this would work but I feel the name could be an interesting start. I imagine a machine learning setup could decide what to store in the cache. At what time and for how long.
More ideas at peroglyfer.se
LibreOffice Now Available on Apple’s Mac App Store
It’s an event of historical magnitude: One of the most popular Open Source projects, LibreOffice, is now available directly from Apple’s Mac App Store. You can get LibreOffice on OSX with automatic updates, long-term maintenance, and optional professional support, for the first time.
The company behind this move is Collabora, an open source consultancy firm from the UK that also offers LibreOffice for enterprise customers.
Read more at IT World.
Linux Foundation Beefs Up Scholarship Program
The Linux Foundation on Wednesday announced that it was more than doubling the number of scholarships to be awarded this year for Linux training.
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development. Its announcement opened the door for the submission of applications for the 2015 Linux Training Scholarship Program.
Read more at Linux Insider.
Free SSL/TLS certificate project moves closer to launch
Let’s Encrypt, a project aimed at increasing the use of encryption across websites by issuing free digital certificates, is planning to issue the first ones next month.
Digital certificates are used to encrypt data traffic between a computer and a server using SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) and for checking that a website isn’t a spoof.
Read more at Network World.