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The Year of the Linux Desktop has become something of a sad meme in recent years, but the truth is that Linux as an alternative to Windows and macOS has never been more popular — both in terms of total users and relative market share of operating systems.

A recent analysis shows dips in Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS while Linux steadily climbs upward. See fo

In 2023, Microsoft announced that the Mail, Calendar, and People apps on Windows were officially coming to an end and would be replaced by Outlook for Windows. Those apps are still available on the Microsoft Store, but only until December 31, 2024.

From then on, we’ll only have Outlook for Windows — and up until now, that’s been a sore point for many users

If you’re an avid reader, an Amazon Kindle just makes sense. You can carry hundreds of books with you everywhere you go, and you don’t have to break your back doing it.

The thing is, the Kindle doesn’t go on sale very often, which is why this rare discount is so exciting. Right now, you can

Once upon a time, “reinstalling Windows” was an often recommended remedy for all sorts of computer problems. Windows 95 and XP were notorious for becoming less stable over time, with “crap in the machine” in the form of settings left in the Registry, traces of uninstalled programs that had not been properly removed, and other things that lurked. Indeed, many people c

You know how you have to restart your computer after installing a Windows update? And sometimes you even have to reboot several times in a row for everything to apply properly?

It’s been the routine for decades now, basically for as long as Windows updates have been around. We hate it because it interrupts our workflows and forces us to start over, often at

Connecting to a VPN server hides your traffic by rerouting it through an encrypted tunnel. Your ISP and other outside parties are no longer able to see your online activity—but the one who owns the tunnel still can. All of your data is then solely handled by a VPN provider and that’s why trusting the service to not keep any logs of your activity is imperative.

The launch of the Ryzen 9000 series was highly anticipated but arrived with a bit of a thud, at least amongst PC gamers. Initial reviews weren’t seeing much of an improvement over the previous-gen CPUs, and they fell far short of AMD’s in-house promotiona

It’s rare to find notable deals on gaming laptops outside of big sales events, but here’s one for you: a $250 discount on a Acer Nitro V laptop with an Intel Core i7 processor and RTX 4060 GPU.

With the end of Windows 10 support right around the corner, Microsoft clearly sees this as an opportunity to play around with the operating system’s appearance — and push its other products.

In particular, the Redmond-based company has started experimenting with advertisements that

College can be extremely expensive — not just with tuition and dorm costs, but with materials, books, software, and more. You might think you have to spend lots of cash on apps to get you through your degree.

But, really, you don’t have to spend any money at all! (Except in rare situations where you need a very specific software for class, in which case you