3 open source creative apps that convinced me to ditch Photoshop
…Krita is a free, open-source raster graphics app built by the KDE community, available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It’s been around since the early 2000s and has a dedicated…
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Windows 11's new driver allow-list could break your old hardware, and Microsoft won't tell you what's on it
…that no longer exist, which means you have to be using something pretty odd to be affected by this change. Related Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay…
This open-source app replaced AirDrop across every device I own, and it works on any OS
…Otherwise, transfers are pretty fast, and much more convenient than using cloud storage or a USB cable. Transfers are also secure. The app communicates over a secure connection between devices, and file…
OpenAI just bought the TBPN talk show because the normal PR playbook "doesn't apply" to it
…the future of how we communicate at OpenAI, one thing that’s become clear is that the standard communications playbook just doesn’t apply to us. We’re not a typical company…
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…Thus, it has the community feel of other open-source projects but with a more liberally funded development. You’ll find a similar interface to Photoshop when using Photopea, so you won…
Google Drive is disappearing from Ubuntu's file manager, and it's a bigger deal than you think
…At first, it's a little strange, as Linux is not usually an operating system known for removing useful features instead of adding them. However, when you dive into why this happened…
I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server – here's how it went
…But since I’ve only ever used Linux and Windows (technically Mac, if you include Apple Containers) platforms, you can imagine my surprise when I heard of a home lab platform designed…
Nvidia's RTX Spark is already here under a different name, and I ran Cyberpunk at 1440p on it
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You don't need to wait for SteamOS to have a great couch PC - here's what to use instead
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People still crave Windows Phone as its fan-made marketplace gets new features
Simon Batt Apr 30, 2026, 10:11 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…