New on GitHub: Amazon AWS Documentation.
Recently posted on the AWS blog by chief evangelist Jeff Barr is an invitation to all parties to contribute changes and fixes in the form of a pull request. Now AWS documentation can be easily edited or changed by clicking on the Edit on Github button, which is prominently displayed at the top of the page. For a simple walkthrough, please follow the … Read More
Great resource: Crypto Canon at Andreessen Horowitz.
Here you will find a wide range of information, ranging from basics, history and key concepts to crypto economics and lectures. The site is developed curated by, by Sonal Chokshi, Chris Dixon, Denis Nazarov, Jesse Walden, and Ali Yahya Take a look at: Crypto Canon at a16z.com Thank you to Tobias-Fischer at unsplash for the image.
The Developer’s Guide to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has updated the free ebook. Now on its second edition, the book covers how to create applications, smart apps, security and privacy. Follow the link to download the ebook.
Translations
As announced in our Services section today, Pulsar Technology Corp spectrum of services now includes Technical Translations. Starting with English / Spanish, Spanish / English, with more languages coming in the near future we translate software, manuals, websites and more. Real knowledge and experience with target markets ensure that the right terminology is always being used. For Software or APP translations, … Read More
Tim Ferriss Interviews legendary Bob Metcalfe.
An outstanding episode with clever @bobmetcalfe who, among other things pioneered Ethernet and Networks in the early era of the internet. Extraordinary conversation with insights on scaling business, various approaches to recruiting talent in the enterprise, critical decisions, and mistakes he reflects on. You can listen to this outstanding interview here and view the show notes at tim.blog
Synology Announces RackStation RS2818RP+
Available starting tomorrow, February 1st, 2018, is a new NAS unit from Synology, the first 3U Plus rackmount server. The 3U configuration allows room for large storage capacity, at very competitive prices wich are ideal for small and medium sized business. With a total of 192 TB of raw capacity it can exand to 336TB via a RX1217(RP) expansion unit. The … Read More
Office 2016 for Mac. Major update.
Microsoft released today a major update to its Office suite for mac. One of the most prominent changes enables real-time collaboration, letting a user see the changes in a document or spreadsheet as they are being made. The update also introduces autosave to cloud storage. The update is available through the usual ” Help > Check for Updates.” in any of the office programs. Please follow … Read More
Slack: “10 essential apps to boost your productivity in 2018”
This is a very helpful post from Slack on how to simplify life and the daily workflow, enabling teams with productivity Apps. Here is a hand-picked selection of these apps in the trello app directory, ranging from email and calendar integration to conference calls and automation. https://slackhq.com/10-essential-apps-to-boost-your-productivity-in-2018-1f20ffd34977
Google Project Zero reveals critical flaws in CPU architectures.
Google’s security researchers with the now famous Project Zero, disclosed yesterday two vulnerabilities, named Meltdown and Spectre. Even as the new year starts, this could be 2018’s largest vulnerability discovery, as it affects all software running on Intel processors, regardless of Operating System. Basically, every Intel processor after 1995 is affected. The vulnerability exploits “out of order execution” The large group of researchers collaborated from … Read More