In the spring and summer of 1991, Torvalds hacked on a simple Unix‑like kernel for his 386 PC. He wanted to learn about ...

My very first problem was one I've written about before: Linux isn't generally compatible with Arm-based machines. Alas, two of the spare machines I had hoped to use for this project are outfitted ...

The software finally matched what the hardware could do.

Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of ...

CodeWeavers has announced the release of CrossOver 26, the latest version of their paid software that lets you run Windows games and apps on Linux and ...

Microsoft has quietly introduced LiteBox, a Rust-based, security-focused library OS designed to sandbox apps and reduce ...

These distros are easy to install, include the right apps, skip the bloat and ads, and automatically detect your hardware. Easy peasy. You're welcome.

Some Windows 10 computers that are flagged as incompatible can actually support the upgrade with specific settings enabled.

Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU and 32GB of RAM, Windows was frustratingly slow on it. The fan was constantly at full throttle even when the machine was idle, and it regularly failed to ...

An operating system that's truly mine.

For years, gaming on Linux sounded like something you tried once, failed at, and never admitted again. This same sentence can be said for the OS and its multiple distros when an experienced Windows ...

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...