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Adafruit Showcases New Feather Form-Factor Board Powered by RP2350

Adafruit is set to enhance its Feather product line with the new Feather RP2350, featuring Raspberry Pi’s latest RP2350 chip. This upcoming board introduces a novel HSTX Port along with support for MicroPython and CircuitPython, making it accessible for both beginner and experienced developers.

Fanless PC with N97 CPU Dual GbE LAN and Dual HDMI Ports Supporting 4K at 60Hz

The QBiX-ADNAN97-A1 is an industrial-grade computing system engineered for robust performance and reliability. Featuring a compact, fanless design, it supports a DDR5 memory system, SATA 3.0, and dual GbE LAN ports, ensuring robust wired connectivity.

LiteWing is an Open-Hardware, Wi-Fi-Controlled Drone Powered by the ESP32 Microcontroller

CircuitDigest recently launched LiteWing on Kickstarter, a Wi-Fi-controlled mini drone powered by the ESP32 microcontroller. Designed for hobbyists and engineers, LiteWing offers a fully programmable DIY platform, providing an affordable entry into drone technology for both beginners and advanced users.

GENESYSM-ADN6: A 3.5″ SubCompact System with Triple 2.5GbE LAN Ports

AAEON has introduced the GENESYSM-ADN6, a fanless 3.5″ SubCompact System designed for edge computing. Powered by Intel Core Processor N-series CPUs, it offers a compact, efficient solution for sectors like smart retail, industrial automation, and edge gateways. The system features strong connectivity, including three LAN ports with Intel Ethernet Controller I226 for 2.5GbE networking.

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How To Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu 24.04

This tutorial will help you install Tor Browser, the anonymity-promising web browser derived from Firefox, on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat". We also included below how to update, how to make desktop shortcuts, and even how to contribute back to this amazing Free Software project. Now let's begin and happy surfing!

How To Install Inkscape on Ubuntu 24.04

This tutorial will help you install Inkscape Vector Illustrator on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat". With this, you can start your creativity and vector drawing jobs on Ubuntu and join the amazing community worldwide. We offer you here both standard and alternative ways and this will make it possible for you to have two different versions running at the same time. Finally, we also mentioned our tutorial series Inkscape for Students for you to start learning right away. Now let's start!

Tor Project blog

Is Tor still safe to use?

Please note, that for the great majority of users worldwide that need to protect their privacy while browsing the Internet, Tor is still the best solution for them. We encourage all Tor users and relay operators to always keep software versions up to date.

New Release: Tor Browser 13.5.4

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 29, 2023

How To Restore a Particular Schema from a PostgreSQL Database Backup

If you intend to restore only one or a few schemas from a PostgreSQL backup file, you can use the pg_restore command, which is used for restoring a particular PostgreSQL database....
How To Install and Use Android Debug Bridge (adb) in Linux

Android Debug Bridge (adb) is the most used command-line tool that enables communication between a personal computer and a connected Android-powered device or emulator instance over a USB cable or TCP/IP (wirelessly).
An interesting yet ordinary consequence of ZFS using the ZIL

However, all of this strict TXG ordering goes out the window once you introduce the ZFS Intent Log (ZIL), because the ZIL's entire purpose is to persist selected operations to disk before they're committed as part of a transaction group. Renames and file creations always go in the ZIL (along with various other metadata operations), but file data only goes in the ZIL if you fsync() it (this is a slight simplification, and file data isn't necessarily directly in the ZIL).
How To Install Kontact on Debian 11

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kontact on Debian 11.
How To Setup UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to setup UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
How To Install Rancher on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Rancher on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

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