Category Archives: Style

Nearly a month after the 9.18 release, DietPi, a lightweight, performance-focused Debian-based Linux distro for SBCs (such as Raspberry Pi) and server systems (with an option to install desktop environments), has just unveiled its latest iteration, version 9.19. The headline addition is BirdNET-Go, a continuous bird-call monitoring and identification system that now joins the DietPi-Software […]

The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has officially released version 10.19 as a maintenance update to the stable 10.x series. The release adds support for reparse points, a Windows filesystem feature used for symbolic links, mount points, and directory redirection. This improves compatibility with applications […]

Valve has released Proton 10.0, a specialized version of Wine designed and tuned for gaming that allows you to play Windows titles on Linux through Steam, delivering one of the most substantial compatibility updates in recent months. The update introduces a large batch of newly playable titles, expanding Proton’s coverage across various genres. Highlights include […]

Vivaldi today released version 7.7 of its cross-platform web browser, introducing a redesigned Start Page, more reliable cross-device tab syncing, a refreshed Privacy Dashboard, and a dedicated performance section with Memory Saver options. The new synced-tabs experience allows users to open complete tab structures—including full windows, Tab Stacks, and Workspaces—from any desktop device. Instead of […]

In my last column, Ownership is an illusion, unless you self-host, I encouraged readers to go down the self-hosting path. My thesis was simple: ownership of digital assets (movies, music, games, books, software) is an illusion, and that the only way to move away from this make-believe was to embrace self-hosting. For people like me, […]

About three weeks after the release of Plasma 6.5, the KDE team has detailed the numerous improvements that arrived in its mobile counterpart, Plasma Mobile 6.5, built on the same technology stack as the Plasma desktop environment — KWin, Qt, and KDE Frameworks — but optimized for touchscreen devices. One of the biggest highlights in […]

Fish, a popular user-friendly command-line shell, has announced version 4.2, a new release that builds on the 4.0 series. Among the most visible improvements is an upgrade to history-based autosuggestions, which now properly handle multi-line commands. The new version also improves how prompts are managed: transient prompts that contain more lines than the final one […]

Privacy is a practice. I treat it like tidying my room. A little attention every weekend keeps the mess from becoming a monster. Here are seven wins you can stack in a day or two, all with free and open source tools. 1. Harden your browser Firefox is still the easiest place to start. Install […]

Nearly two months after the previous 0.51 release, Hyprland, a favorite among fans of eye-pleasing tiling window compositors, has just rolled out version 0.52. This update introduces an impressive list of new capabilities: A new modal property has been introduced for window rules, offering more fine-grained control over window behaviors. Auto-closing submaps can now be […]

Technical hiccups, for better or worse, are something every IT professional runs into sooner or later. What really matters is how we handle them: staying professional, fixing the issue quickly, and minimizing the impact on users. I bring this up because yesterday, when I tried visiting the official website of Ubuntu’s KDE-based spin, Kubuntu (kubuntu.org), […]