After 20 years, Nvidia finally kills off its Control Panel app
…While the Nvidia Control Panel had enjoyed years of giving gamers driver updates and customisation over how the GPU works, we saw the first glimpses of the Nvidia App. It was pitched…
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Linux finally has working HDR, but you still can't use it for most streaming services
2d agoI ran local LLMs on Intel's cheapest iGPU, and the results were surprisingly decent
6d agoI stopped dual-booting Linux after discovering Windows' hidden kernel
1w agoI ran Linux for two years without actually understanding it, and WSL2 made that possible
1w agoLinux doesn't need the terminal anymore, and that's actually great
…If you wanted your GPU, your webcam, your printer, or any other peripheral to work on Linux, you had to get it working yourself. This usually involved opening up the Terminal and…
I tested dual-boot, WSL2, and VMs to run Linux apps on Windows, and only one was worth keeping
…For other non-gaming tasks involving GPU passthrough, Docker containers running on a Windows 11 machine are more effective than relegating an entire drive (or a separate partition) to Linux. Virtual machines…
Bazzite turned my second PC into a console, and SteamOS never felt this polished on the desktop
…Since my PC uses AMD GPUs, things are actually smoother thanks to better driver behavior on Linux. I see quicker load times, less annoying shader compilation, and a snappier overall system, which…
I tried Fedora and learned why it's not the beginner Linux distro everyone assumes it is
…If you have an Nvidia GPU, you'll need to set up RPMfusion to have proper drivers. If you want media playback to work with a lot of proprietary codecs, you need…
The Flatpak versus native packages debate finally made sense when I stopped looking for a winner
…Desktop environment apps and system utilities Native repo Drivers, codecs, and firmware-related packages Native repo This revelation also helped me appreciate that Linux doesn’t have to imitate a single-platform…
Windows is learning Linux's best tricks, while Linux is learning Windows' best tricks
…WSL2 ships a real Linux kernel inside Windows, with GPU acceleration for compute workloads and GUI app support through WSLg. It is a remarkable shift from a company whose CEO once called…
Every month Windows gets an emergency patch, and I'm running out of reasons to stay
…Windows should try atomic updates It requires sacrifice After dealing with Windows for more than fifteen years on a personal computer, I've begun making comparisons with Linux distributions. Some immutable Linux…
Your GPU does way more than gaming, and it's the reason your PC doesn't feel broken
…Outside of flashy ray tracing demos , our GPUs deliver everyday magic, and they never even ask for credit. Related All the settings in AMD, Intel, and Nvidia's drivers you need to…
AMD just dropped a compact AI workstation that makes discrete GPUs look outdated for running LLMs
…That beastly CPU, NPU, and GPU combo ensures that AI development workflows are streamlined, with support for AMD ROCm and widely used frameworks and tools. Though AMD has lagged behind Nvidia's…