Hotot: Give this new Linux twitter client a tweet

I use Twitter for a lot of things. One is to help promote my writing (both my fiction and technical writing). Because promotion seems like a 24/7 job, it is critical that […]

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Linux Mint 20.1 long-term support release is out

Linux Mint 20.1 is now available; the first stable release of Linux Mint in 20.1 is available in the three flavors Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce. The new version of the Linux distribution […]

OBS Studio is an open source video recorder and streaming app for Windows, Linux and macOS

OBS Studio aka Open Broadcaster Software Studio is very popular among YouTube users. You can use it to broadcast gameplay streams live or use it to record videos (which you may then […]

ActivityWatch is an open source personal activity tracker for Windows, Linux and macOS

ActivityWatch is an open source personal activity tracker for Windows, Linux and macOS

How much time do you typically spend on your computer? Which applications or websites do you use or visit the most? You can find out the answers to all these questions with […]

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Station: desktop workstation for Google Apps, Twitter, hundreds more

Station is a free desktop program for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X devices (Linux coming) that can best be described as a desktop workstation for web apps. The application integrates […]

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GNU/Linux apps for communication you didn’t know you needed

One of the things that people like to hate on about GNU/Linux is that a lot of programs and applications are not compatible with it. And it’s true, as a long-time user […]

Get your tumblr on from the Linux desktop with Grumblr

As a writer of ebooks I have to constantly be promoting my works. There are three main ways to do this for free: Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr. Of the three, Tumblr allows […]

Post Twitter and Facebook status from the GNOME panel

One of the nice, but somewhat hidden, features of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.4 release is that you can access chatting, tweeting, and social network all from a simple panel applet. Now I […]

Search google (and update twitter) from the command line

There are some of us who prefer to do as much as possible from the command line. For whatever reason, this type of person wants to prove to the world the GUI […]

Linux Command Line Fu

While most Linux operating systems come with their graphical user interface it sometimes is still important to work from the command line, especially if that is the only way to access a […]

Is Beeper safe and how to join the waitlist

Is Beeper safe? This is a question many might be asking as they come across the latest development in the messaging app world. Over the years, numerous applications have aimed to become […]

Step back in time with Windows XP running on your Apple Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro is coming to revolutionize many things aligned with the future but what about the past? Well, the $3,499 device will reportedly sort that out too. According to a tweet […]

Google's Web Environment Integrity could be a disaster for the web

Brave Browser won't support Google's Web Environment Integrity API

Last week, Google engineers published information about a new API, called Web Environment Integrity API, which it considered integrating into Chromium and of course Google Chrome. Despite claims that the API was […]

Steam beta update brings redesigned in-game overlay with notes and window pinning

Steam beta update brings redesigned in-game overlay with notes and window pinning

Valve has released an update for the beta version of its Steam client. The app has a redesigned in-game Steam beta introduces a new in-game overlay The toolbar at the bottom has […]

LockBit ransomware may target Mac devices

LockBit ransomware may target Mac devices

The LockBit ransomware gang is targeting Mac devices with its malware. The group has an infamous track record for attacking Windows, Linux, and virtual host machines such as VMware ESXi. LockBit ransomware […]

The Hidden Threat: Bitwarden Password Manager Targeted by Phishing Scams

Scammers are targeting users of cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, with phishing attacks. And the mode of attack was malicious ads. Users have reported that they have seen fake advertisements for Bitwarden […]

Windows 11 is getting ReFS support: what it means for you?

Recent Windows 11 Insider builds include support for ReFS, the Resilient File System. The file system is currently only available in Windows server operating systems, but not in client systems. Could this […]

How to Record Your Own Alarm Sounds Using the New Feature on Google Clock

How to Record Your Own Alarm Sounds Using the New Feature on Google Clock

If you’re just like me, you’ll agree that waking up isn’t the easiest thing to do every morning. It usually takes me about three alarm snoozes, all 10 mins apart, to get […]

Microsoft sneaks Secure Boot support into Windows 7 shortly before support ends

Support for Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 is ending today officially. Microsoft will release a last cumulative update for Windows 7 on January 10, 2023 before the operating system is laid […]

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Open Source recording and streaming app OBS Studio 29.0 released

The OBS Project released OBS Studio 29.0 today for Windows and Mac OS devices. The Linux version of OBS Studio 29.0 is not yet available at the time of writing on the […]

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How to Set Up Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams is the answer to Slack and is also said to soon replace Skype as a business tool. It is slowly becoming the preferred collaboration tool for most small and large […]

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ChatGPT: What is all the fuss about?

A lot of people have been taking to the internet to discuss their experiences with OpenAI’s latest innovative product, ChatGPT ever since it launched on Wednesday November 30. What is striking about […]

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Google releases security update for Chrome that is exploited actively

Google published a security update for its Chrome Stable web browser that addresses a security issues that is exploited in the wild. Other browser makers who use Chromium, the core that Chrome […]

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Some Windows users see OneDrive ads in the user session menu

Microsoft Windows users who click on the user name in the Start Menu may see a new "Back up your files" advertisement there. Placed prominently with the only splash of color at […]

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Firefox 105: number of out-of-memory crashes significantly reduced

It is just two more weeks before Firefox 105 Stable will be released by Mozilla. The web browser comes with an interesting change that will reduce the number of out-of-memory crashes on […]

Waterfox G5 will be based on Firefox ESR 102; users will be upgraded from G4 automatically

Waterfox G5 will be based on Firefox ESR 102; users will be upgraded from G4 automatically

Alex Kontos, the developer of Waterfox, has announced that the browser is being migrated to Firefox ESR 102. The current version of the popular application, Waterfox G4, is based on Firefox ESR […]

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DuckDuckGo browser for Mac is now available in beta (via waitlist)

DuckDuckGo browser for Mac has been released in beta. The search provider had revealed its plans to release a desktop browser in December 2021. DuckDuckGo for Mac - an overview It comes […]

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Microsoft is testing File Explorer ads in latest Windows 11 Insider build

Windows 11 users may soon see more ads in the system's default file browser File Explorer. The ads were spotted by Twitter user Florian (@flobo09) who published the following screenshot on the […]

How to enable tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11

Microsoft is adding Tabs to File Explorer, and here's how to enable the feature in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview

Windows 11 Build 22572 was released to the Insider Preview Program yesterday. It brought a couple of additional default apps. But there was something else too, a change that went unannounced in […]

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The next "final" version of Windows 12 may already be in development

When Microsoft unveiled the Windows 10 operating system, it stated that Windows 10 would be the last and final version of Windows. Last year, Microsoft released Windows 11 to the public, and […]

Opera browser will automatically pop-out videos when you switch to a different tab

Opera browser will automatically pop-out videos when you switch to a different tab

The Opera 83 update is being rolled out to users in the stable channel. This version introduces a new feature called, automatic video pop-out, aka picture-in-picture mode. It is a useful option […]

DuckDuckGo browser is coming to macOS and Windows

DuckDuckGo browser is coming to macOS and Windows

A new entrant is emerging in the browser wars, but from a familiar source. The makers of the privacy-focused search engine, DuckDuckGo, have revealed that they are working on a desktop browser. […]

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Some Mac and Android users experience website connection issues caused by expired Let's Encrypt certificates

Reports are coming in that Internet users who run Mac devices or older Android devices are experiencing connection issues on some sites they visit in most web browsers. Mac users who experience […]

Download your favorite clips with these video downloaders for Chrome

Best Video Downloaders for Chrome Everyone loves watching videos, it’s a great way to stay entertained, catch up news, learn something new, etc. Sometimes, when you come across an interesting clip, you […]

FlipFlip displays images as randomized slideshows with cool effects

FlipFlip displays images as randomized slideshows with cool effects

Slideshows are a nice way to browse image folders, especially ones which contain your favorite moments.  It's not difficult to create a photo movie, a lot of image viewers come with one […]

How to use DuckDuckGo instead of Google and other sites to get faster, precise results

How to use DuckDuckGo instead of Google and other sites to get faster and precise results

DuckDuckGo is a popular internet search engine that is privacy-focused and ad-free. It is widely recommended by security professionals, blogs, armchair experts, because it does not profile users or harvest their data. […]

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Pay attention when you are downloading FileZilla from the official site

FileZilla is an open source cross-platform file transfer solution that supports FTP, FTPS and SFTP. We have followed the development of the program since 2007 when we published our first FileZilla review […]

Raven Reader is a cross-platform, open source RSS feed aggregator that supports podcasts

Raven Reader is a cross-platform, open source RSS feed aggregator that supports podcasts

RSS Feed aggregators are a great way to stay up-do-date with the latest articles from your favorite websites. Some prefer online services, others browser add-ons while some, like me, rely on offline […]

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Sidekick is a Chromium-based browser for work with interesting features

Sidekick is a web browser that is based on Chromium that is designed specifically for Internet workers. While it can be used by anyone, its feature-set has been designed with users in […]

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Opera browser gets Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music support

Opera Software released a new version of the company's Opera desktop browser to the public today. Opera 72.0 Stable is all about music, or more precisely, integrating some of the most popular […]