I stopped recommending most Linux desktops, and here's what I tell people to use instead
… It usually goes: send KDE users to the Fedora KDE spin or Kubuntu, and send GNOME users to regular Ubuntu. I haven't heard any complaints yet.
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Framework is funding KDE to build Linux laptops you can actually customize
… Framework gains an advisory seat to help align KDE with Framework users and hardware. Framework joins major donors to support KDE and promote repairable, sustainable hardware. …
The only reason I still recommend Synology is DSM, but even that's falling behind
… Synology's hardware has always been conservative. It made sense when DSM and its apps were the main draw, and you didn't mind the less-than-perfect hardware. …
Windows XP wasn't better, it was just simpler — and Windows 11 forgot that lesson
… I often see complaints about users running low on memory , even with just a handful of active apps. …
Windows handheld owners are switching to Linux, and here's why it's a game-changer
… Valve's handheld OS is a masterclass in performance optimization If you spend any amount of time analyzing the sentiment of users on Reddit or Steam community forums, you'll soon come to notice that the chief complaints that come from users running Windows on laptops also tend to surface in discuss… …
Most gamers should logically buy an AMD GPU — here's why they keep buying Nvidia anyway
… Many users faced black screens, crashes, and limited performance on their AMD GPUs that were directly linked to unstable drivers. Then, there were the infamous complaints about AMD's overheating GPUs with the Radeon R9 and Vega series. …
I still don't trust Nvidia's driver release notes after months of performance issues
… Related An RTX 3070 is living proof that software now matters more than hardware AI upscaling changed GPU aging forever, and the RTX 3070 is proof Nvidia's recent drivers feel like they were vibe coded into existence Release notes no longer inspire confidence At this point, I genuinely hesitate bef… …
The Steam Deck won because Valve solved what Microsoft refuses to fix for gaming handhelds
… Microsoft has tried to catch up But they're still losing the race Ever since more and more handhelds have hit the market, it feels like users' complaints about Windows 11 on these devices have only increased. …
I picked Proxmox over TrueNAS Scale for my home lab, and I'd make the same choice today
… Related 4 underrated alternatives to TrueNAS Scale and Unraid for NAS lovers The NAS rabbit hole hides plenty of niche distros The community support lines up with what home lab users actually want Proxmox has a massive community, and the knowledge base is specifically oriented toward the things hom… …
I didn't expect delaying Windows and Nvidia updates to be the best strategy for 2026, but here we are
… AMD users have reported dealing with random TPM stutter regressions resurfacing in newer builds, Intel systems have run into bizarre scheduler inconsistencies after cumulative updates, and Nvidia users are still getting caught in the crossfire whenever Windows decides to aggressively interfere with… …