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Are You Recyling Old Hardware for Your DIY? The Environment Isn’t Thanking You

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Feb 17, 2022
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Do you have a home file server?  Maybe because you want to serve media files to your TV/Roku/etc., share info among family members, backup your devices, etc.  If so, what do you use? LowEnders are usually DIY types and I bet many of our readers have home file servers built out of old (or maybe brand new) parts, running some flavor of Linux/BSD/FreeNAS/etc.  That was my approach for a long time though lately I've switched...

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Linode Acquired by Akamai. Predictions: Layoffs, and Vultr is the Next Billion Dollar Unicorn to be Acquired

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Feb 15, 2022
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Cheap VPS provider Linode is being acquired by CDN giant Akamai. According to the press release, Christopher S. Aker (Linode CEO) said: "Akamai has no intention of changing what has made us successful...

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Introducing @Not_Oles as the Newest Content Creator Here at Low End Box!

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Feb 15, 2022
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Besides sharing great deals on cheap VPS, cheap shared, and cheap dedi servers, LowEndBox's mission also includes equipping our readers with technical education, industry infotainment, and quality res...

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Will Germans Put You in Prison if You Don’t Self-Host Your Own Fonts? Probably Not.

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Feb 12, 2022
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The growing tide of marijuana legalization seems to have an effect in the Munich legal system, as a group of jurists there who were clearly high out of their minds when they handed down a death senten...

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NVIDIA Isn’t Buying Arm, So Now You Can

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Feb 09, 2022
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Due to regulatory hurdles (chiefly of an anti-monopoly nature), Nvidia has terminated its acquisition of Arm. Arm is the company that makes every single thing in computing.  Not actually but they are...

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Community Deals: Standing Discounts and Deals from LEB for Cheap VPN, Cheap VPS, Cheap Everything!

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Feb 07, 2022
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Hey, community! Just a quick note to draw your attention to a new feature we're building out on LowEndBox: Community Deals. LowEndBox is usually a stream of deals and the front page is ever-changing. ...

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LowEndTalk Community Best Provider Award Voting Results Are In! Congrats to RackNerd, BuyVM, VirMach, and Hetzner!

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Feb 02, 2022
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LowEndTalk’s 2021 Best Providers poll has been taken, the votes have been counted, the people have spoken, and the awards have been given! #1 Best Provider Award: RackNerd #1 Most Professional Provide...

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LowEndTalk Community Best Provider Award Voting Results Are In! Congrats to RackNerd, BuyVM, VirMach, and Hetzner!

Gmail Legacy Free G Suite : No Longer Free…or is it?

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Feb 01, 2022
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We reported earlier that Google is changing the terms of their "G Suite" legacy free edition to be...well, no longer free. But now there are reports that Google has changed its mind. On the other hand...

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Introducing Community Offers

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Jan 29, 2022
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Why do you look at LowEndBox and LowEndTalk offers? It isn't just because we have the most incredible deals.  Okay, yes, that's a lot of the reason.  But another reason is that the offers we post are...

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Introducing Community Offers

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

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Jan 26, 2022
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A new vulnerability that affects many Linux systems has been revealed: Pwnkit. This attack uses a vulnerability in polkitd to allow any user to escalate his privileges to root.  There are patches for...

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Providers: Grow Your Business in 2022 – Partner with LowEndBox for FREE Advertising!

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Jan 23, 2022
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Hey you, business owner!  Imagine someone told you that you could get all of the following as a package deal: Free advertising that reaches nearly every potential purchaser in your core markets A free...

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GSuite Free Legacy: No Longer Free

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Jan 19, 2022
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If you had a grandfathered GSuite free legacy account, it's time to say goodbye. Google says: "If you have the G Suite legacy free edition, you need to upgrade to a paid Google Workspace subscription...

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Microsoft Acquires Activision

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Jan 19, 2022
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News broke after market close yesterday that Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard. The acquisition puts many gaming franchises into Microsoft's hands, including Call of Duty, Warcraft/StarCraft,...

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LowEndDivorce Poll: Why Have You Broken Up With Providers in the Past?

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Jan 15, 2022
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At first, it was true love. The storage screamed, CPUs leapt to process your commands, and the network made you feel like you were in the datacenter.  You raved to your friends.  You recommended...som...

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DigitalOcean Shares Plunge 9% on High Volume

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Jan 15, 2022
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DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) shares dropped 9% today.  Volume was more than double normal. It's been a rough season for DO.  Shares today traded for as cheap as $59/share - well off the stock's highs abov...

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Check Out LowEndBox’s Streaming Service!

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Jan 09, 2022
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When you think of streaming services, you may be familiar with some of the tedious run-of-the-mill services such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, etc.  They all off there same uninspiring, recycled ideas su...

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Check Out LowEndBox’s Streaming Service!

What Are Your 2022 New Year’s Resolutions?

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Jan 03, 2022
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Have you made any New Year's resolutions this year?  If not, here are some you should consider as you look forward to 2022: I will update my systems and not get caught by some ancient bug. I will lear...

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HostSolutions.ro Hack Update

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Dec 27, 2021
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As a quick followup to our story from a couple days ago about the HostSolutions.ro hack, owner Marius has now commented on LowEndTalk, confirming the breach and adding some details. The entire thread...

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Win a 4K Android TV! Plus Monitors, Govee Lights, and RackNerd VMs! Still Time to Enter!

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Dec 27, 2021
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There's still time to get in on RackNerd's 2021 Holiday Giveaway.  Just click the link (or the image above) and use any of 12 different ways (or all of them!) to get in on the goodies. What kind of go...

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HostSolutions.ro Hacked

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Dec 25, 2021
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News broke on Christmas Eve that HostSolutions.ro has been hacked.  Community member @MikaelStrang posted the email below that he received from a hacker claiming to have the HostSolutions WHMCS databa...

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Merry Christmas from LowEndBox!

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Dec 24, 2021
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The staff and ownership of LowEndBox would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  Thank you for reading LowEndBox this year and we look forward to see you again in 2021 as we post mor...

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Merry Christmas from LowEndBox!

Gartner Makes Bold Prediction: War in the G20 by 2024

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Dec 18, 2021
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Gartner, one of the world's major IT consulting firms, recently shared their "Top Strategic Predictions for 2022 and Beyond" at a conference.  Most of the content concerned economic and technological...

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Interview with RackNerd’s CEO, Dustin B. Cisneros — Insights on Black Friday 2021, Effective Marketing, Growth Management, and More!

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Dec 18, 2021
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If you’ve been visiting LowEndTalk at all throughout the past couple weeks, you’ve surely not missed RackNerd’s thread (...unless you’ve been living under a rock!) -- after all, the masters of marketi...

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HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY, brought to you by RackNerd! Win a 4K Television, Gaming Monitor, VMs, Account Credits, and More!

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Dec 15, 2021
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Happy holidays from RackNerd!  They're helping you finish 2021 strong with some amazing prizes you can win in their holiday giveaway!  Check this out!  You can win one of: A TCL 55" 4K UHD Android TV!...

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log4Shell Vulnerability: “Worst Hack in History”

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Dec 14, 2021
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Vulnerabilities don't get much worse than cases where typing the right characters into a chat box gives you remote access to the world's Minecraft servers.  Whoops. It's been termed the worst hack in...

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ACTION REQUIRED: This Year’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday Experience Poll Results!

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Dec 11, 2021
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We asked you seven questions about Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2021: Q1: How was your BF/CM spending this year compared to last year? Q2: How many offers did you buy this year? Q3: How many offers from...

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ACTION REQUIRED: Confess Your Buyer’s Remorse! Vote!

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Dec 10, 2021
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Welcome back to our Post-Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday "Action Required" Series, where we ask you, our loyal readers, for your input.  We'll be doing a series of polls for the next week or so and then we'...

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ACTION REQUIRED: What Were You Looking For? Tell Us! Vote!

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Dec 09, 2021
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Welcome back to our Post-Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday "Action Required" Series, where we ask you, our loyal readers, for your input.  We'll be doing a series of polls for the next week or so and then we'...

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