Plex gets a fresh look on Fire TV — and a new paywall
…The paid requirement now extends to the smart TV version of the app across LG, Samsung, and Vizio TVs, though not all platforms have been updated yet. Plex says its smart TV…
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Single-maintainer open source is a ticking time bomb, and Booklore just detonated
…The developer responded to Reddit comments and met community criticism (which was honestly valid) with hostility, pouring more fuel on the fire. With the writing on the wall, ACX went nuclear and…
Linux is quietly becoming the better choice for Windows users who just browse the web
…re mostly imposed by the developers. Games that use kernel-based anti-cheat may not work on Linux, and other have chosen to block the platform entirely. But these examples are relatively…
The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
…It creates a mostly unified hardware platform and it's developed in-house by Valve, so you know support is much more reliable than if you left it up to third-party…
Steam is running on the Switch thanks to the latest Proton beta
…Even though this Proton update is still in beta, Bluesky user @aagaming.me has already gotten Steam running on the Nintendo Switch and its Nvidia-developed ARM-based chip, specifically Ubuntu 24…
Bazzite is chopping 1GB off its image size — here's what got cut
…The update includes several interesting tweaks, such as moving to the 6.19.10 OGC Kernel, updating Mesa to 26.0.4, and improving steering wheel support. However, one change that everyone…
This new feature in TrueNAS 26 makes accessing files easier than ever
…the storage platform a lot more similar to conventional cloud platforms by simplifying file sharing. Related The best NAS distro dropped a public beta for its new update, and it feels more…
The only reason I still recommend Synology is DSM, but even that's falling behind
…For lack of updates to the app ecosystem , DSM has become just the base layer of the experience. And in an app and service-forward world, that's not going to be…
I tried VS Code, Google Antigravity, and Claude Code for a month and one clearly dominated
…that combines Chromium and Node.js to let developers build cross-platform desktop apps using web technologies. This is why VS Code runs identically on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Not quite. VS…
I optimized Proxmox's defaults and cut my home lab energy costs without sacrificing speed
…trying to update your Proxmox environment. As much as I love the virtualization platform, I have to admit that its default settings leave a lot to be desired, and that includes both…