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• May 31, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  438 – Copilot Takeover

  First up in the news: Mozilla Reveals New Features Coming to Firefox, Ubuntu 24.10 to Default to Wayland for NVIDIA Users, KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta Released With Wayland Explicit Sync, Input Capture Portal & More, KDE Plasma 6.1 Lands Dynamic Triple Buffering Support, Btrfs Sends In Fixes For Linux 6.10 & Restores "norecovery" Mount Option, Turkey bans Distrowatch

  In security and privacy: High-severity GitLab flaw lets attackers take over accounts, Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in, including one that is causing concern for a UK-based watchdog group.

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe gets his shots, Bill endeavors to dual boot, Majid creates Frankensteins Ubuntu, and Eric dips his toe into the world of digital art pens and illustration as well as honing his Audacity skills.

• May 22, 2024MP3, OGG, Podcast

  437.5 – Dude, Where’s My Password?

  In our Innards section: we’re going to discuss some best practices for good hygiene and safety when utilizing technology.

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• May 15, 2024MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  437 – X-citing News!

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News for April, Ubuntu 24.04 released, Ubuntu 24.10 Codename Revealed, systemd introduces run0, Google threatens RISC-V support for Android, RISC-V OS arrives, and BitWarden launches MFA for Android & iOS

  In security and privacy: a new ransomware threat is found, and a GitLab maximum security flaw is found

  Then in our Wanderings: Majid Endeavours to Fail, Bill Endeavours to succeed, and Joe gets skimmed

• May 8, 2024Interview, MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  436.5 – Popey’s Groupies

  In our Innards section: We interview Alan Pope

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• May 1, 2024Interview, MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  436 – Upgrade At Your Peril

  First up in the news: AlmaLinux restores some deprecated stuff, Nouveau dev joins the bigs, Linux runs cars, Microsoft sneaks MS-DOS 4.0 into their open source portfolio, Ubuntu 24.04 is out…. And you shouldn’t upgrade your system yet

  In security and privacy: nope, nada

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe preps for zombies, Bill migrates, Majid is starstruck, Moss is car swapping, Popey is job swapping