ZDNET’s key takeaways The 12-inch Microsoft Surface Pro is available for preorder now starting at $799 for the Platinum color, and $899 for the new Violet and Ocean colors. The 12-inch version is exceedingly thin and light with a fast-charging battery, and the refreshed form factor looks more premium. The 256GB of storage is not enough for a device at this price point, and the cost adds up quickly, as the keyboard, mouse, and even…

Tetra Images/Getty Images Linux runs very well on all types of systems. It’s built for speed and proves to me, on a daily basis, how superior it is in terms of speed and reliability. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Things happen (albeit rarely) that can add to a system slowdown. One such issue can be internal storage that has been used up. I remember, a few years ago, I was working on a Linux server…

Bloomberg / Getty Images If you’ve ever used the popular DNA testing service 23andMe, you might be in line for a major payday from a class-action lawsuit. Last fall, the company revealed that it suffered a data breach affecting millions of users. Depending on how much damage you incurred in the incident, you could be eligible for a payment of up to $10,000. Also: How to delete your 23andMe data and why you should do it…

ZDNET’s key takeaways HSFTools’ HF96V thermal camera is available now for $219, with a $50 off coupon on Amazon. It has a broad temperature range and a high level of accuracy with an eight-hour battery life. It has an IP54 rating for dust and water-resistance, but it’s not waterproof. Regular readers will know that I am a little obsessed with thermal imaging cameras. I regularly use them built into smartphones, those that can be attached…

MCP for DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps: Real-World Use Cases and FutureInsights In the previous post on MCP for DevOps: Architecture and Components, we discussed what MCP is and is not. We dove into a few architectural components and gently touched on use cases. Now, let’s explore a few possible use cases for MCP in DevOps/NetOps/SecOps. I have cherry-picked a few customer and partner use cases I’ve personally worked with and found appropriate for our discussion. My…

WhataWin/Getty Images Do you sometimes feel stuck in a Catch-22 regarding your long-term credential management strategy? You are. On the one hand, if the tech industry has its way — to abolish all passwords and replace them with passkeys — users will eventually have almost no choice but to rely on password managers for signing in to their favorite sites and apps. Yes, the days of committing user IDs and passwords to memory or cryptically…

The first week of May means flowers from April showers and that it’s time for IBM Think in Boston. The first day of the event has historically been the Partner Plus day, which is devoted to content for IBM partners, which include ISVs, technology partners and resellers. The 2025 keynote was kicked off by Kareem Yusuf, senior vice president of ecosystem, strategic partners and initiatives at IBM. Below are my key takeaways from Partner Plus:…

End of 10 Windows 10, it’s almost time to bid you adieu. Support ends soon, and many of those PCs simply aren’t powerful enough to run the successor to what has been one of the most widely used desktop OSes on the planet. But users have choices. They can purchase a new computer, one with enough oomph to run Windows 11 (an expensive proposition in an unstable economy). They can run the risk of using…