Month: April 2022

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Windows Sandbox Tutorial – How to Enable Sandbox On Windows

Windows Sandbox is a temporary lightweight desktop environment that you can use to safely run Windows applications in an isolated space. The software or applications that you install inside the Windows sandbox environment remain “sandboxed”, and they all run separately from the host machine. So whatever happens in the
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Apparent software signing issue breaks updates for some Studio Displays

Apple's Studio Display.

Enlarge / Apple’s Studio Display. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)

One thing that makes Apple’s Studio Display monitor unique—aside from the native 5K display resolution—is that there’s basically an iPad inside of it. The monitor includes an Apple A13 chip and 64GB of storage to power some of its smart features, and like any of Apple’s other iDevices, it can receive iOS-based firmware updates to add new features and fix bugs.

But also like Apple’s other iDevices, this means that you’ll sometimes run into problems installing the latest updates for your Studio Display. That was the case over the weekend for some users of the new Studio Displays from Apple who found that they couldn’t update the factory firmware (version 15.3) to the latest version (15.4).

The reason the update stopped working is likely related to how Apple handles iOS software updates. Apple verifies an iOS update file’s digital signature before allowing installation to prevent the installation of updates that contain malware or other modifications. And to prevent downgrading to older iOS versions, Apple will typically only allow installation of the one or two most recent iOS updates at any given time. When a new iOS version is released, as iOS 15.4.1 was on March 31, Apple will stop signing the previous version (in this case, iOS 15.4) shortly after.

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How to Learn the C++ Programming Language

In the early days of computer programming, programmers had to write individual instructions in the Assembly language one by one. Later on programming languages like FORTRAN and COBOL were created. The problem with these languages was that they were targeted at a certain group of people – FORTRAN for
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Check out the portable, cranky Playdate before our review goes live next week

Next week, we can show you way more of Playdate's final retail version. For now, settle on this capture from the system's setup process, along with a look at its unboxing.

Enlarge / Next week, we can show you way more of Playdate’s final retail version. For now, settle on this capture from the system’s setup process, along with a look at its unboxing. (credit: Sam Machkovech)

Nine months ago, the team responsible for the portable Playdate game system sent us the device’s “near-final” version for preview. I spent weeks carrying, tapping, and cranking it while testing four preinstalled games. It’s a unique and fun device, even if it lands more in the “quirky hipster” column than the “must-have” one.

Unboxing time.

Unboxing time. (credit: Sam Machkovech)

But that preview was inherently limited by issues like a non-final OS and 83 percent of the system’s games not being ready. Next week, I will be able to report on everything else about the retail version of the Playdate, which I’ve been testing for a couple of weeks now. In particular, I’ll answer whether the device’s mix of unique shape and 24 built-in games are worth its $179 retail price (and its “2023” estimate for new orders placed as of press time).

My Playdate system review will be published in one week, on Monday, April 18, at 1 pm ET.

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