How to Run a Different OS Without Buying a New Computer
Maybe you’ve grown tired of your current laptop or desktop operating system and you just want to try something…
What Will Become of Linux Giant Red Hat Now That It Sold Out to IBM?
As the New York Times reported yesterday, IBM is in the process of purchasing Red Hat, one of the largest corporate…
Linux Founder Apparently Completes Empathy Journey in About a Month
Linux founder Linus Torvalds temporarily took time off from the organization in September in order to “get some…
Pixel Slate: Google Might Have Finally Made a Near-Perfect Chrome OS Device
After years of trial-and-error Google has finally done what we’ve all asked for and made a Chrome OS tablet. It could…
Get More Out of Your Chromebook by Running Linux Apps
Chrome OS, itself based on the Linux kernel, can now run Linux apps—the circle is complete. If you’ve got the latest…
Linux Founder Takes Some Time Off to Learn How to Stop Being an Asshole
Linus Torvalds, the founder of the Linux open-source operating system, has been leading his developer community with…
'Unpatchable Exploit' on Nintendo Switch Opens the Door to Jailbreaks
On Monday, anyone looking to hack their Switch or run their own software on it got some good news and more good news.…
3 Simple, Free Apps for Accessing Your Home Computer From Anywhere
You’re at work, or on the other side of the world, or both, and you need something from your computer at home—in years…
How to Find Out Which Apps and Websites You're Most Addicted To
Where does all the time go? When it comes to the time you spend on your phone, your computer, and the web, this doesn’t…
Linus Torvalds Is Not Happy About Intel's Meltdown and Spectre Mess
Famed Linux developer Linus Torvalds has some pretty harsh words for Intel on the fiasco over Meltdown and Spectre, the…
Report: All Intel Processors Made in the Last Decade Might Have a Massive Security Flaw [Updated]
There’s small screwups and big screwups. Here is tremendously huge screwup: Virtually all Intel processors produced in…
How to Painlessly Run Windows on Your Mac
Virtual machines let you run one computer inside another, or at least one operating system inside another. You get the…
How To Save an Old Laptop By Installing This Free OS
The new and improved default OS for the Raspberry Pi isn’t just for hobbyist computer boards any longer. Thanks to an…
The Best Free Alternatives to Expensive Software
If you’re paying for premium software, chances are there’s a free alternative out there you could use instead, with…
Why You Should Upgrade Your Raspberry Pi
The hard-working developers behind Raspbian OS, the custom-made Linux distro tweaked for the Pi, have announced a major…
How to Run Linux on a Chromebook
Chromebooks may have started life as very basic laptops that were useless without an internet connection, but they’ve…
5 Reasons to Install Linux on Your Laptop
You can choose something other than MacOS or Windows 10 when it comes to an operating system for your computer. If…
Overlooked Linux Bug Puts 'Tens of Millions' of Computers and Phones at Risk
A bug that’s been present in Linux for almost three years can be used by hackers to gain almost total control over a…
NeoKylin Is the Desktop OS China Built As a Substitute For Windows
The Chinese government’s replacement for Windows is called NeoKylin, and it looks very familiar based on a hands-on…
Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Laughs at the AI Apocalypse
Over the past several months, many of the world’s most famous scientists and engineers — including Stephen Hawking —…