Apple's Nov. 10 event: New Macs, M1 chip, Big Sur, and more highlights

Apple's "One More Thing" event showcased the first computers running its custom silicon, ushering in a new era of devices with peak performance and efficiency. https://ift.tt/3naa4Wa https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

13 meditation apps and self-care products to relieve stress

The workday is stressful enough without a global pandemic and worrying about the 2020 US presidential election. Here are tools to ease anxiety. https://ift.tt/3l08qWz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Open source: Why naiveté might be the key to success

Commentary: What open source founders don't know might be their superpower. Find out more in this interview with Envoy founder Matt Klein. https://ift.tt/3olZjBt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Open source: Why governments need to go further

Commentary: Yes, governments should open source their custom code. But more than that is needed. https://ift.tt/3iO5D1w https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Why Percona wants your database to be open source, and not everyone is happy about it

Commentary: Percona runs open source databases as managed services, which makes the company popular with customers but less so with competitors. https://ift.tt/3ml4DnG https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

KDE Plasma Desktop review: I'm still not switching from GNOME

Jack Wallen shares what he likes and dislikes about KDE Plasma and reveals who might be best suited to use the open source desktop. https://ift.tt/30ilf6t https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to prevent resource-draining ads from affecting your Chromebook

If you've ever experienced an ad that consumes your Chromebook resources, you know how frustrating that can be. It's now possible to block those ads. Jack Wallen shows you how. https://ift.tt/31HtmL2 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to install the Caddy site, service, and app server on Ubuntu

Caddy is a new way to serve up apps and services. Learn how to install Caddy and serve up a basic website. https://ift.tt/3irf0V3 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple's WWDC 2020 roundup: What developers and business pros need to know

Karen Roby interviews IT consultant and TechRepublic contributing writer Erik Eckel about his take on the news announced at Apple's WWDC 2020, including iOS 14, Apple Silicon, macOS Big Sur, and more. https://ift.tt/3eQ4YLb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

WWDC 2020: watchOS 7 gets a makeover with new personalization, health, sleep and fitness for Apple Watch

Automatic handwashing detection and watch face sharing are two of the new features on watchOS 7 coming out this fall. https://ift.tt/3hUOu64 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to host a meeting and invite others in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a full-featured collaboration suite, and some of its tools are in less-than-obvious places. Learn how to start a meeting in Microsoft Teams. https://ift.tt/2Zrslpt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

5 weird, cool things I learned from attending Deserted Island DevOps on Animal Crossing

Speakers from HashiCorp, Heroku, IBM, and RedHat used their Animal Crossing avatars to explain how to build a resilient developer community at the online conference. https://ift.tt/3ckPaig https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to make open source success less of a crapshoot

Commentary: It's hard to know which open source projects will take off, but it's easy to guess which ones won't, and why. https://ift.tt/3aIXWWb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How open source might prove helpful during the coronavirus pandemic

Commentary: As bad as things may get due to COVID-19, open source just might make life a little better, at least regarding an economic downturn and possible recession. https://ift.tt/39Vu5cZ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to change the HTTP listening port in Apache

If you find port 80 is a security risk on your network, you can change the Apache listening port to something non-standard. https://ift.tt/39mc9Is https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to create a local network share in GNOME 3.34

If you need to create an SMB share on a Linux desktop, GNOME is there to help you. https://ift.tt/368YJgT https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to test a website loading speed using the curl command

If you need an accurate measurement of how quickly (or slowly) your websites load, give the curl command a try. https://ift.tt/36473yw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Software developers say they feel pressure to sacrifice code quality to meet deadlines

Unrealistic deadlines and manual test processes cited as factors that lead to poor software quality, says a new report from software vendor Diffblue. https://ift.tt/2PwnrSF https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Microsoft's Office 365 guarantees are not enough for legal or compliance data retention

Ken Ringdahl, vice president of global alliance architecture at Veeam discusses Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 and why it matters for business. https://ift.tt/2X3mrHX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How to use your Apple Card without Apple Pay

You want to buy something from a retail store or website that doesn't accept Apple Pay--find out how you can still use your Apple Card to purchase that item. https://ift.tt/2mxlZDS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J