Background running apps could be the cause for the high CPU usage and system unresponsiveness. Learn how to control hidden background apps in Linux.

I really have too many tray icons. You know the ones. They sit on your taskbar, perhaps doing something in the background or, ...

I do this every week, and I love finding ways to make my Linux PCs more useful. These apps all have a common theme of ...

Running out of disk space on Linux can cause many issues. Discover simple, safe ways to clean files, logs, and unused packages, and free up disk space.

For instance, we use Jeena's TextEd instead of Apple's text editor. For browsers, email, chat, productivity, writing, and so on, we use FOSS and freeware apps, and wherever possible, ones that also ...

Someone recreated Windows 8.1's tiled Start menu for Linux — a niche, open-source throwback. It's Python-based, supports ...

SteamOS has improved enormously over the last couple of years and added support for thousands more games, but progress on the ...

A new hardware enablement (HWE) will roll out to users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS this month, ahead of the Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS point ...

Android gaming has come a long way -- long enough to enable you to play some of your PC games on Android devices. Here's how ...

Adding a timeline to a project tracking spreadsheet gives you a visual overview of your project’s major stages, including how ...

The Steam Deck is versatile enough with its base SteamOS configuration, but since its based in Linux, you can also side-load lots of added goodies as well.

For something intended to mimic good old pencil and paper, drawing tablets and the tech behind them are surprisingly complicated. If you fancy a crash course in how they work and want to build your ...