One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows.

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Snap packages on Ubuntu can be bloated and slow. They can waste your storage and seemingly slow down system performance.

The default behavior of ping on Linux and other Unix-like systems is different from Windows. On Windows, the ping command ...

Making the switch to Linux has never been easier, as Microsoft continues to bloat or break Windows 11 on a routine basis.

At CES 2026, GL.iNet is showing that it has ambitions well beyond travel routers. Known for its enthusiast-friendly ...

This month, I’ll share some of the free software I use to understand how TV signals make it from the transmitter to the ...

On a most basic level, a computer programmer writes, well, programs. Programmers will also rewrite, debug, maintain, and test (and retest) software and programs that instruct the computer to ...

Update, 9 October 2018: The remediation section of the white paper contained inaccurate information. Secure Boot doesn't protect against the UEFI rootkit described in this research. We advise that you ...