Adobe was overkill for the editing I actually do, and that’s what finally made me leave
…if, for some reason, I absolutely despise an update, I can revert to an earlier version. I'm not locked into an ecosystem as I would be with Adobe, and I'm…
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I moved my entire Kindle library to a self hosted server and escaped the Amazon walled garden for good
…s ecosystem. I don't trust Amazon to keep the library locked in place without making changes or deletions outside my control. There is already a precedent for Amazon updating book versions…
5 reasons to switch from OneDrive to Proton Drive
…A robust Proton ecosystem You won’t miss your Microsoft 365 plan Like Microsoft 365, the Proton ecosystem is designed to provide to suite of privacy-focused tools. For example, you can…
I kept track of every Windows 11 update that broke something this year, and the list is getting long
…months later, March's Patch Tuesday update introduced a bug that managed to lock users out of a significant chunk of Microsoft's own software ecosystem. After installing KB5079473 , devices running Windows…
Google Antigravity's April update finally made it usable, and VS Code should be worried
…That changed after the April update Google rolled out. The update fixed a bunch of issues many of us had with the IDE, but more importantly, it introduced updated agentic permissions. That…
I finally understand why Valve abandoned the Steam Machine — the Steam Deck just proved it
…The fragmented ecosystem This price hike is an economic reality check Valve currently has a seemingly fragmented ecosystem thanks to its delayed portfolio. When first announcing the Steam Machine, Valve also announced…
I switched from pfSense to OPNsense, and I'm happy with the upgrade
…The same holds true for the unclear update cycle on pfSense CE. Even if I don’t rush to install the new OPNsense update when it releases, it’s nice to know…
Google locking Android down in 90 days is worse than you can imagine
…or even an OS update. The changes might be well-intentioned on paper, yet we cannot help but liken the approach to Apple's notoriously closed ecosystem, which actively discourages external software…
I didn't expect delaying Windows and Nvidia updates to be the best strategy for 2026, but here we are
…never given me a reason to come back NVIDIA's ecosystem became about much more than silicon, years ago. Delaying your updates has become the smart strategy The safest early adopter today…
Home Assistant's ePaper ecosystem finally has an open standard worth building around
…I've been running it on a reTerminal E1002 for a few days now, and I've come away convinced that this is what the ecosystem was always supposed to look like…