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RefreshOS 2.5 Mixes Desktop Toolkits on Debian 12.11 — But Ditches Snap and Flatpak
RefreshOS 2.5, a Debian-based distribution from eXybit Technologies, is making waves by deliberately pairing KDE Plasma 5.27 with a grab bag of apps from Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE, Xfce and Deepin — and...
How to Move From Windows to Linux Without the Risks: 4 Expert-Backed Steps
The clock is ticking on Windows 10, with support set to end in October 2025. For millions of PC owners facing a forced upgrade to Windows 11 or an uncertain future on an unsupported OS, the...
Microsoft's $30 Lifeline: How to Keep Windows 10 Patched After October 2025
The clock is ticking for the hundreds of millions of PCs still running Windows 10. Microsoft has confirmed the operating system's end-of-support date: October 14, 2025. After that day, the company...
Fed Up with Windows 11 Tracking? Here's How to Safely Install Linux Alongside It
The persistent telemetry, preinstalled bloat, and intrusive data collection in Windows 11 have pushed a growing number of users to consider Linux as a daily driver. But abandoning Windows entirely is...
Chrome Canary Introduces Selective Overlay Scrollbar Flashing to Curb Distractions
Chrome Canary has quietly rolled out a new experimental flag that promises to end one of the most persistent annoyances for users of overlay scrollbars: the flickering, strobing chaos that erupts...
Firefox 142.0.1 Rapid Hotfix Restores Tab Dragging, Smashes Platform Crashes
Mozilla rolled out Firefox 142.0.1 on August 27, 2025, a mere days after the feature-packed Firefox 142 release, in a surgical strike meant to quash half a dozen regressions that had power users and...
WSL 2 and WSLg Turn Windows 11 into a Linux Power User's Dream
The days of juggling dual-boot partitions or sluggish virtual machines to get a usable Linux environment on Windows are over. With WSL 2 and the recent addition of WSLg for GUI app support, Windows...
Linux 6.18 Gets Long-Awaited Driver for TASCAM US-144MKII, as AMD ACP 7.2 and SoundBlaster Fixes Land
A dedicated kernel driver for the discontinued but stubbornly popular TASCAM US-144MKII audio interface will premiere with Linux 6.18, while the 6.17 merge window locks in AMD’s next-generation ACP...
Microsoft Releases Agentless VMware-to-Hyper-V Migration Tool in Windows Admin Center Preview
Microsoft has shipped a public preview of a native VM Conversion extension for Windows Admin Center, taking aim at one of the most stubborn challenges in datacenter operations: moving virtual...
The Linux Mindset Revolution: 5 Signs You've Left Windows Behind and Why Open Source Might Win the Long Game
The shift from Windows habits to a Linux mindset isn’t just about installing a new operating system—it’s a fundamental rewiring of how you think about software, privacy, and control. A recent...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 14: How to Secure Your Upgrade and See Through the AI Marketing Blitz
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will extinguish security support for Windows 10, an operating system still powering an estimated hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide. After that date, no more...
Tanzania Airport Biometric Rollout Sparks IT Hiring Surge, but Gaps in Security Controls Loom
Tanzania’s airports are embarking on a major expansion of their biometric and immigration control systems, and the on-the-ground evidence is a hiring blitz for dozens of IT technicians and...