Miscellaneous Tech News

[scottalanmiller]

Microsoft killing off the old Skype client… for real this time

[scottalanmiller]

Microsoft offers completely passwordless authentication for online apps, opting for phone based authentication instead.

[jmoore]

@scottalanmiller didn't like it anyway

[scottalanmiller]

I still own one of these.

[Dashrender]

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Microsoft offers completely passwordless authentication for online apps, opting for phone based authentication instead.

Password vs PIN? Still something you have to type, arguably not as good as keeping a password with the OTP. A phone missing for a few hours could easily go without being reported - and guessing a PIN might not be as hard some some think.

But meh - I guess they are getting there.

[Alex Sage]

DigitalOcean now supports Custom Images

https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/images/custom-images/overview/

Custom ISO's by the end of the year

[travisdh1]

I didn't see this elsewhere yet, so here you go.

Free transfer between Backblaze and Cloudflare: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-and-cloudflare-partner-to-provide-free-data-transfer/

Sweetness.

[dbeato]

UNMS 0.13.0
https://github.com/Ubiquiti-App/UNMS/releases/tag/v0.13.0

[dbeato]

@dbeato said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

UNMS 0.13.0
https://github.com/Ubiquiti-App/UNMS/releases/tag/v0.13.0

Different Login Screen

[black3dynamite]

https://news.softpedia.com/news/windows-10-will-let-users-run-any-android-app-on-a-pc-523027.shtml

[CloudKnight]

Sounds like the Linux Devs are not overly happy with this new Code of Conduct:
https://lulz.com/linux-devs-threaten-killswitch-coc-controversy-1252/

[momurda]

https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/aist-humanoid-robot-installs-drywall/

[DustinB3403]

@stuartjordan yeah I think @JaredBusch posted a link about this the other day. The rules that exist today someone exclude everyone who isn't a straight white male from contributing. . .

If I was a more daring person I might actually have an opinion of this. . .

This is news to me. .

[black3dynamite]

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/hardware-acceleration-chrome-linux

[scottalanmiller]

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/hardware-acceleration-chrome-linux

Basically... use Firefox.

[CloudKnight]

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/hardware-acceleration-chrome-linux

Basically... use Firefox.

I'm surprised Google wont work on this considering people want this for youtube which is their product lol.

[Obsolesce]

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/hardware-acceleration-chrome-linux

Basically... use Firefox.

I'm surprised Google wont work on this considering people want this for youtube which is their product lol.

I don't mind opening up FF if something feels too choppy in Chrome, otherwise I will use Chrome.

[Obsolesce]

I just tested it....

In red is when I was playing a YouTube video in Chrome:

In red is when I was playing a YouTube video in FF:

[dbeato]

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/windows-10-october-update-problems-wiped-docs-plus-intel-driver-warning/

[black3dynamite]

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/hardware-acceleration-chrome-linux

Basically... use Firefox.

I'm surprised Google wont work on this considering people want this for youtube which is their product lol.

You mean Linux people? Because its all good for Windows, Mac and ChromeOS users.

Is this is an issue for Opera and Vivaldi browser?