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4 reasons to bring Linux with you this school year
A privacy-minded, lightweight OS that breathes life into dusty laptops and keeps tight student budgets intact.
Debian 13 fixed my biggest complaints with Linux Mint, and I'm not looking back
Debian 13 is surprisingly beginner-friendly and my home lab is better for it.
I installed Linux on a tablet nobody wanted and turned it into a dedicated recipe terminal
Tired of recipe blogs? I built a distraction-free terminal for finding them!
Desktop Linux is boring now, but that’s exactly what it needs to succeed
What once felt like a hacker playground is now a dependable platform where hardware compatibility and stability lead.
My kid's first PC won't run Windows—it'll use one of these 5 Linux distros instead
How I'm using Linux to help develop my kids' technical aptitude.
6 essential Linux desktop features that still haven’t made it to Windows
Linux does more with the mouse than you might realize, and it sometimes does windows better than… Windows!
I cut my Windows boot time in half without buying a faster SSD
Windows boots slower than it needs to, but not because of your drive.
I ditched Unraid's app templates for Ubuntu, and my homelab finally took off
Unraid’s templates were approachable, but eventually became a limitation.
6 BSDs worth trying instead of Linux
There's more to open-source OSes than Linux distros.
These 3 Linux distros make leaving Windows feel natural
Zorin OS, Linux Mint, and Kubuntu all ease the move from Windows, but each one is better suited to a different kind of user.
I use this GNOME Files trick to instantly share any folder across my home network
Finally, a method that gives me easy access to files on any computer, even my Android phone.
Linux has an AI problem and there’s no fix yet
Linux maintainers are drowning in AI-generated garbage, and nobody knows how to stop it.
I finally found the Linux distro I'd recommend to almost anyone
I've used Red Hat, Arch, Ubuntu, and Fedora but this is the one Linux Distro I'll always recommend to new users.
Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much?
It's not required, but it's still a great tool.
The 3 Microsoft Sysinternals tools I use the most on my Windows PC
The best of the bunch.
You're probably not getting the most out of Proxmox yet
Half the Proxmox tutorials assume you own hardware you probably don't!
I tried 5 Linux distros in a week to find one that "just works"
I did the distro hopping so you don't have to. Your weekend can thank me!
Forced Windows updates used to annoy me—now I'm disappointed that they're going away
I stopped fighting Windows updates, and now I'm worried we made a mistake.
Linux loads my apps faster than Windows, so I calculated just how much time it saves me every year
I could get a very long nap back if I only use Linux.