In Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, a cynic is described as "a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" while a sentimentalist is "a man who sees an absurd value in ...

Free software replaced my paid tools—and I barely miss the subscriptions.

OBS is a piece of software that allows you to live stream from your desktop and do real-time video and audio capturing and mixing. With OBS, you can create scenes made up of multiple sources, such as ...

Keeping your Windows PC secure from viruses and malware is an essential part of being a Windows user. Microsoft has the Windows Security app built-in, but you might prefer something else. However, ...

I Replaced Microsoft 365 With This Free Alternative ...

Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

We’ve seen a bunch of efforts to develop free and open source smartphone operating systems over the past decade. But most have relied on at least some proprietary drivers and other software – even on ...

The Steam Deck was a revolution in mobile gaming for PC, but it was also one for a reason most people weren't aware of: bringing Linux to the masses. The Steam Deck runs SteamOS, its own custom ...

NMAHMAI copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. The free and open source software movement, from its origins in hacker culture, through the development of GNU and Linux, to its commercial use ...

Enterprises need to practice governance of open-source software to regain control of their software supply chains.

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...