Choosing the right desktop environment can make or break your Linux experience. Here's the best options for new users.

SAN DIEGO--Linux may be entrenched in the data center, but it will need some sprucing up before the upstart operating system grabs a significant spot on the desktop PC. Cosmetic adjustments, better ...

With support for Windows 10 ending in late 2025, you might be thinking of updating to Windows 11, but you'd be missing on all ...

As someone who grew up with Windows, I’m used to the same desktop layout that offers just enough customizability to set my PC apart while preventing me from performing a complete makeover of the ...

Cybersecurity matters -- I've been espousing this hot take on Linux for a very long time. It seems, however, that the phrase "there's no time like the present" is more apropos today than it has ever ...

There are some other benefits to using an OS within a VM, like having a virtual drive that grows and shrinks based on what you need. If I need a bit more oomph, I can reconfigure my VM with more RAM ...

Planet Computers turned heads when it arrived on the scene almost exactly five years ago. The London-based hardware startup was banking on a bit of nostalgia for the days of tactile mobile keyboards, ...

Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...