Unpacking Software Livestream and Podcast, Episode 10

We have just published episode 10 of our livestream, and podcast, Unpacking Software. You can watch it now on YouTube.

On the third Thursday of each month we livestream to Twitch, YouTube and LinkedIn Unpacking Software. Each month we chat about the latest news & opinion on the world of software focusing on packaging, software deployment & lifecycle management. We also publish a podcast of our stream, for you to save and enjoy using your favorite podcast manager.

Where do we get our news? In short, everywhere. As a technical team with decades of experience we practice what we preach and ensure we are up-to-date in the software world. Our customers and community often pass us links to articles, blog or forum posts they find relevant or interesting. The resources we used for this month’s livestream, and podcast, are below.

Software News

1. Microsoft extends Windows 10 life for consumers, if they pay $30.
   • How to prepare for Windows 10 end of support by moving to Windows 11 today.
2. VMware Workstation Shifting From Proprietary Code To Using Upstream KVM.
3. Meta’s plan for nuclear datacenter reportedly undone by bees.

Chocolatey News

1. What is a Chocolatey Template Package?.
2. Announcing Release of Chocolatey CLI 2.4.0.

Package, Software Deployment and Lifecycle Management News

1. Trusted Signing is now open for individual developers to sign up in Public Preview!

Open-Source News

1. Notepad++ is 21 years old!.
2. Manjaro Linux prepares to enable telemetry by default.

Miscellaneous News

1. Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world.
2. Microsoft still not said anything about unexpected Windows Server 2025 installs.

Security and Privacy News

1. EU Commission find Apple potentially breaking EU/EEA Geo-blocking regulations.
2. LetsEncrypt is ten years old!.

Events

1. PSSaturday Karlsruhe.
   • Date: 30 November 2024

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