NVMe solid state disk drives have become inexpensive unless you want the very largest sizes. But how do you get the most out ...

Linus Torvalds recently appeared on LinusTechTips and talked about Windows and other topics while building his PC.

Linux has, for a long time, harbored a perception that it's largely impervious and doesn't require an antivirus suite in the same way that typical users may require on Windows. Many users of the ...

If you have a telescope or just like studying the skies, you'll appreciate the Kstars app from the KDE project. It's a ...

That said, NordVPN isn’t the undisputed leader in every category. Some competitors outperform it on raw speed, simultaneous ...

The turning point for equipment connectivity arrived around 2000 with the industry’s transition to 300mm wafers. The sheer ...

John: 2025 was a different sort of year for apps, which is reflected in this year’s MacStories Selects Awards winners. App innovation comes from many places. Sometimes it’s new Apple APIs or hardware, ...

Logs, databases, and caches grow under /var. Learn why Linux admins monitor the /var directory to prevent disk issues and service failures.

Pear OS has had a bit of history. It started out as a Debian-based Linux distribution called Pear OS. Then, out of nowhere, it was renamed Comice OS. The rename gremlins struck again, and it was back ...

We're now veering into the realm of universal package managers, which are named as such because they work on nearly any Linux ...

The leaked internal chat communications of the Black Basta ransomware group offer an unprecedented view into how cybercriminals operate, plan attacks, and ...

Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering ...