David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Linux. This not so well-known but widely used operating system is often too scary for beginners to even want to try. This article is intended for those of you who would like to know a bit more about ...

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...

Looking for Linux project management software? Our comprehensive guide covers the list of best Linux project management software, features, pricing, and more. Project management solutions allow for ...

Linux is more capable than ever. With over 1,000 Linux games available on Steam and a general shift towards more web-based desktop software, there’s less need for Windows than ever. After all, you can ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

Linux newcomers in 2026 have a much easier time than people did 10 or 15 years ago. You no longer need to install Linux with one hand on a wiki page and the other ...

This tutorial provides a general description of updating Linux-based firmware and illustrates it with some specific implementations. First, consider the sections of the memory system (Figure 1) and ...

When I first started dabbling with Linux back in the 1990s, a lot of various types of software was missing for me to be able to use it full time. Games. Video editing tools. High-quality productivity ...