today's leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 25, 2022

• MiniPC features numerous 12th Gen Intel processors

  AAEON released today the new BOXER-6645-ADS which is a fanless MiniPC that integrates various 12th Gen Intel processors along with Iris Xe Graphics. This MiniPC is equipped with 4x GbE ports, 8x USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, 2x SATA III interfaces and up to 64GB of DDR5.

• The Ever-Reddening Revenue Streams Of Big Blue [Ed: Timothy Prickett Morgan fails to disclose that IBM pays him for his IBM spin]

  Red Hat, which had first mover status in the enterprise, figured it out, packaging a complete server stack atop the Linux kernel and selling subscriptions for the packaging and ongoing support of that stack. And while Red Hat will never make as much money in systems software as Oracle or Microsoft, it certainly has been a boon to IBM’s software and consulting businesses since the latter decided to pay $34 billion to acquire the former in October 2018.

• How to get the Chrome major version from the User-Agent or UA-CH headers

  Over the weekend frontend-firebrand Alex Russell tweeted that it’s confusing these days to know how to get the major version of a Chromium browser, either via the User-Agent header (given User-Agent Reduction), or from User-Agent Client Hints.

• Bitwarden 2022.10.1 - PCLinuxOS

  Bitwarden is an Open source, cross platform password manager that sync passwords but also allows accessing passwords offline. Update now available in the software repository.

• Strawberry 1.0.10 - PCLinuxOS

  Strawberry is a audio player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. Install it from the Synaptic Packager Manager.

• Discord 0.0.21 - PCLinuxOS

  All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Stop paying for TeamSpeak servers and hassling with Skype. Simplify your life. Now available in the software repository.

• IceWM 3.1.0 - PCLinuxOS

  Window Manager for X Window System. Can emulate the look of Windows’95, OS/2 Warp 3,4, Motif or the Java Metal GUI. Tries to take the best features of the above systems. Features multiple workspaces, opaque move/resize, task bar, window list, mailbox status, digital clock. Fast and small. Available in the PCLinuxOS software repository.

• Shotcut 22.10.222 - PCLinuxOS

  Shotcut supports many video, audio, and image formats via FFmpeg and screen, webcam, and audio capture. It uses a timeline for non-linear video editing of multiple tracks that may be composed of various file formats. Scrubbing and transport control are assisted by OpenGL GPU-based processing and a number of video and audio filters are available.

• System76 upgrade the Thelio desktops with Intel 13th Gen and new AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs

  Out for a new desktop? Want one from a company that builds them for Linux and has their own Linux distribution? System76 just gave the Thelio line a nice big upgrade. Available across the Thelio and Thelio Mira, with the Thelio Major sticking to AMD Threadripper.