open source code is great. Sometimes, however, keeping open source software patched and up to date can be a challenge. The open source projects themselves–especially ones that are active–do an excellent job of identifying and remediating flaws. The problem is […]
Free Tool from Black Duck Helps You Identify Security Issues in Open Source Code Read More »
DevOps depends heavily on open source software, and–to a lesser extent–open source projects leverage DevOps as well. I wrote a report for DevOps.com exploring the relationship between the two and the importance of open source to the world of DevOps.
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Right after Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich tossed PCs under the bus with his announcement of a massive layoff at Intel, Acer’s CEO Jason Chen effectively stood up on stage and said “Bullshit”. The thing is that with hundreds of millions
Acer Gives the ‘PC Is Dead’ Meme the Finger Read More »
Apple unveiled a refreshed MacBook lineup today. The 12-inch MacBook got a performance boost, and is now available in rose gold, but it’s received a tepid—or even outright negative—response right out of the gate. The Apple MacBook is inferior in
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Servers? We don’t need no stinkin’ servers. I’ll go out on a limb and predict that IBM won’t be using that as the marketing tagline for OpenWhisk, but it could. Microservices and containers abstract the applications–or even the components that
IBM Joins Serverless Computing Trend with BlueMix OpenWhisk Read More »
There are three problems with chasing the most high-performance systems. 1) They tend to be wicked expensive—easily costing up to $5K. 2) They tend to stop being the fastest reasonably quickly given technology cycles nearly every 6 months. 3) They
AMD Goes All Out For Mid-Range Gaming Read More »
Apple apparently had a pretty good quarter with the launch of the iPad Pro, IDC reports that the iPad Pro outsold the Surface tablet line in the most recent quarter. In the grand scheme of things, though, this “win” is
iPad Pro Is Still No Threat to PC Market Read More »
The Surface line came about as Steve Ballmer’s second attempt to showcase that the OEMs weren’t bringing to market products that could stand up to Apple. The first time they tried this was Zune and it ended badly. But—whether Microsoft
The Quintessential Microsoft Surface Book Review: It Is Sure No Zune Read More »
Opinions on operating systems are very subjective. Some people love Windows 10. Some people hate it. Many users who resisted upgrading to Windows 7 in the first place now swear by the OS and stubbornly refuse to upgrade. If the
Out of the Windows 10 Frying Pan, Into the Mac OS X Fire Read More »
Well last night I got one heck of a surprise. I got a knock on my front door and when I opened it apparently Santa had come early because there was a box containing a new Surface Book sitting just
Opening the Microsoft Surface Book for Christmas (almost) Read More »
