If you’re frustrated with Windows 11 and thinking about making a change, RefreshOS 2.5 (download here) might be exactly what you need. Built on Debian 12.11, this lightweight Linux distribution offers a fast, clean, and refreshingly modern desktop experience without drowning users in unnecessary features or complexity. What makes RefreshOS different is its balanced approach. … Read more
Let’s be honest, folks. Windows 11 has become a cluttered mess of features nobody asked for. Between forced updates, ads in the Start menu, and a weird obsession with AI, it feels more like a billboard than an actual tool. That’s why I lean toward Chromebooks nowadays. They just make more sense. Here are five … Read more
If you’re clinging to an aging PC and looking for a way to make it usable again, EXTON OpSuS Tumbleweed might be exactly what you need. This live Linux system is built on openSUSE Tumbleweed, offering a rolling release that stays updated with the latest stable packages. You don’t need to reinstall it every few … Read more
A new version of the popular office suite has landed, and looks like a good one. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors v9.0 is now available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, delivering a fresh coat of paint along with some genuinely useful improvements. If you’ve been thinking about ditching Microsoft Office or Google Docs, this release deserves your … Read more
Greta Thunberg has never shied away from confronting powerful systems. Governments. Oil companies. Multinational elites. And now, apparently, Israel. According to a recent Fox News report, Thunberg was deported after a political clash involving a seized yacht and a defiant selfie. It’s the kind of scene that’s become familiar: Greta on a boat, in trouble, … Read more
Plasma 6.4 is here, and if you’re running Linux, this update is definitely worth your attention. KDE continues to refine its flagship desktop environment, and the latest release brings meaningful changes that go beyond visual tweaks. For starters, you can now set different window tiling layouts on each virtual desktop. That means your coding workflow … Read more
BIOSTAR is back with a new product, and this one might be of interest to developers and system integrators looking to build AI systems at the edge. The new AI-NONXS Developer Kit is built around NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin NX and Orin Nano modules, offering strong performance in a small footprint. It runs Linux and supports … Read more
Denmark is making a controversial move. Its government is phasing out Microsoft software in favor of open-source tools like Linux and LibreOffice — in one department, at least. The goal? Digital sovereignty, better security, and less reliance on American tech giants. But is this the right call? Let’s break it down with five reasons Denmark … Read more
deepin 25 Beta is now available (download here), and while it doesn’t introduce anything particularly flashy, the update shows the project is slowly tightening up its core experience. For fans of deepin’s polished interface, this release is more about refinement than reinvention. Most of the focus is on bug fixes and stability, something the deepin … Read more
Apple has released a new developer tool on GitHub called Container, offering a fresh approach to running Linux containers directly on macOS. Unlike Docker or Podman, this tool is designed to feel at home in the Apple ecosystem and hooks into frameworks already built into the operating system. Container runs standard OCI images, but it … Read more
Good news, Linux fans. Linus Torvalds has closed the merge window and released the first release candidate of Linux 6.16. That’s right, folks, RC1 is now available and ready for testing. Torvalds says things went about as expected this cycle. There were a few more last minute pull requests than usual, but nothing dramatic. In … Read more