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Uusiteknologia 2/2020 magazine published

Uusiteknologia.fi is a Finnish language electronics and technology professionals magazine published on-line. In the newest issue have written articles on many high tech topics (text in Finnish with short introduction in English). Newest issue Uusiteknologia 2/2020 has just been published. I have written two articles to the newest issue. The front page article is about

IFixit tools on Apple launch event

The Right To Repair is a big issue. IFixit and Louis Rossman have spread the word out how Apple making it difficult to repair products outside their service centers. On Tuesday, Apple hosted its ‘One More thing’ event, unveiling three brand new Apple Silicon Macs running on Apple’s new M1 chip “by far the most

Old Usenet posts on-line again

Decades before Twitter threads, Reddit forums, or Facebook groups, there was Usenet: an early-internet, pre-Web discussion system where one could start and join conversations much like today’s message boards. It was launched in 1980. On Usenet, people talked about everything. And there were many interesting discussions and technical details posted. Old 80s Usenet content published

Legacy systems issues

The IT systems that governments and businesses depend on are often decades old and prone to failure. Why do they cost trillions to maintain but are so hard to modernize? Water treatment plants, telephone exchanges, power grids, and air traffic control are just a few of the systems controlled by antiquated code. Does everybody agree

Windows 10 fixes for 100% disk usage

My computer feels slow even though I have enoug memory and powerful CPU. Got 100% disk usage in Windows 10? So your computer is hanging and freezing because of it. You want to fix this vexing Windows issue. The following article gives several potential fixes! It promises to solve the issue with 15 tricks list.

Windows source code leaked?

Those sources seem toi indicate that some older Microsoft Windows versions seem to have gone “open source” without proper license… Microsoft’s source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has reported to be leaked online. Torrent files for both operating systems’ source code have been published on various file sharing sites this week. 43GB

Deadly malware and other software

Ransomware has become deadly! It does not kill just company profits, it has started also to kill people. Ransomware attack at German hospital leads to death of patient https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attack-at-german-hospital-leads-to-death-of-patient/ “A person in a life-threatening condition passed away after being forced to go to a more distant hospital due to a ransomware attack.” German Hospital Hacked,

Friday Fun: CPU thermal paste substitutes tips

Thermal paste has vital importance, even if many people do not realize how useful it is. On the web, you can find many alternatives to the thermal paste. This article has test comments on several alternatives, which many of are edible snacks. The article mentions: Cocoa and hazelnut spreads, butter, Ketchup, mustard, American cheese, Yellow

System Administrator Appreciation Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day July 31, 2020 – 21st Annual https://sysadminday.com/ Friday, July 31, 2020, is the 21st annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. On this special international day, give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and dedication. Let’s face it, System Administrators typically get no respect 364 days