There are plenty of reasons people want to download videos from YouTube and other video platforms. Maybe you’re traveling and don’t want to rely on spotty Wi-Fi. Maybe you want to save a long tutorial ...

Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. Linux diary, chapter one: winging it. is a senior reviews editor who’s been testing tech since 2007. Previously at Wirecutter and Maximum PC. Current fixations: ...

On the 31st of December, just as the world’s time in 2025 was coming to an end, I jammed a USB stick into my PC to purge it of Windows. The time to move to Linux had come, and so, much like George did ...

A lightweight Linux distribution can revive old hardware. Puppy Linux and Linux Lite achieve this in very different ways. Both of these distributions can be used for free. Do you have an old computer ...

For years, Windows users frustrated with constant changes, aggressive updates, and growing system bloat have flirted with switching to Linux. But 2025 marks a noticeable shift: a new generation of ...

Ever wished you could remove the background from an image without uploading it to a website? With rembg, you can do exactly that on your own computer! Rembg is a free Python tool that removes image ...

NOTE: This article was published yesterday (30/10/2025), but due to some technical issues it went offline. Microsoft has officially added Python 3.14 to Azure App Service for Linux. Developers can now ...

TL;DR: Linux gaming has advanced significantly due to Valve's SteamOS and Proton compatibility, enabling nearly 90% of Windows games to run on Linux. The Steam Deck has driven this growth, with ...

The Quilin ransomware group has attacked Windows hosts using a Linux-based binary in a cross-platform attack that can evade Windows-centric detections and security solutions, including conventional ...

In brief: Microsoft's wallet-busting ROG Xbox Ally X has finally arrived, and it didn't take long for the community to start digging into the handheld. While a recent teardown has shown the device to ...

Windows 10 support has ended. Some Linux distributions have seen record downloads. It's time to consider making the switch from Windows to Linux. Support for Windows 10 ended just a few days ago, ...

Commodore is attempting to come to the rescue for hundreds of millions of users who are still running Windows 10, which has now reached official EOL (end of life) status. In a message posted to social ...