Author: drweb

In this guide, we feature some of the best Linux distributions that you can install on your old PC and breathe some life into it. Do you have an old laptop that has gathered layers of dust over time, and you don’t know exactly what to do with it? A good place to start would be to install a fresh Linux distribution that will perfectly support its low-end hardware specifications without much of a hassle. You could still enjoy performing basic tasks such as web browsing, word processing, watching videos, and listening to your favourite music, to mention a few.…

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Software supply chain security is steadily moving to the forefront of cybersecurity conversations. In the past, it has been overshadowed by a focus on malware outbreaks, ransomware, endpoint protection, and application vulnerabilities. That changed this month, when OWASP elevated software supply chain failures to third place on its 2025 Top 10 list. The OWASP Top […]

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In a previous post, I deployed a model to a database using SQL Compare 16. This used a new feature in that connects to Redgate Data Modeler. In this post, I want to update my model, and again use SQL Compare to just get the changes deployed.There’s a video of this post at the bottom if you’d rather watch me work.This is part of a series on Redgate Data Modeler. This is also part of a series of posts on SQL Compare.Updating the ModelAs with the last article, everything was in sync with SQL Compare. You can see this below.Let’s…

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Learn 11 essential Linux commands to check hardware info including CPU, RAM, disk, USB, and PCI devices using lshw, lscpu, dmidecode, inxi and more. It is always a good practice to know the hardware components of your Linux system running, as this helps you to deal with compatibility issues when it comes to installing packages and drivers on your system using yum, dnf, or apt. In this article, we shall look at some useful Linux commands that can help you to extract information about your Linux system and hardware components. 1. How to View Linux System Information To know only…

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