The Open in Sidebar feature found in Edge is just one thing that makes it a viable Linux browser. Jack Wallen/ZDNET A Microsoft piece of software on Linux? Who would have thought? I certainly didn’t. Back in those early days of using Linux, you’d have heard me screaming at the top of my lungs from … Read more
The other thing I noticed is the European-style keyboard. Tuxedo sent me a German keyboard, which is fine, I touch type anyway, so once I set the layout to US in the settings, the keyboard was mostly fine. Except for the Enter key. Most US keyboards use what’s known as an ANSI design, which features … Read more
encrier/Getty Images Snap packages make it possible to install applications on Linux that might not be available otherwise. And although Snap isn’t the Linux community’s favorite universal package format (that title belongs to Flatpak), I’ve found Snaps to be incredibly handy. In fact, I’ve been using Snap packages for quite some time, primarily because I … Read more
We know the end of the line is in sight for classical cryptography. All the security encryption that protects our bank accounts, websites, and credit cards today will eventually be broken. That’s not just a threat; that’s the reality. When Q-Day comes, which is the day quantum computers can break our existing encryption methods, we’ll … Read more
Deepin Desktop is still one of the most beautiful and user-friendly environments on the market. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Deepin Linux 23 beta 3 is available now to download and install for free.It’s beautiful, it’s seamlessly integrated, and it’s easy to use.As has been the case, over the years, there are security concerns when … Read more
Penguins enjoying “Waltz me around again Willie” in Antarctica in 1907 during the British Antarctic Expedition. Photo by Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images Step into my office and you’ll immediately see it’s an amalgam of old and new school technology. As for the old-school, I have racks of vinyl and a turntable that proves … Read more
SOPA Images/Getty Images I jump between Linux and MacOS throughout the day. I’m also a big fan of keeping notes, a task I’ve relegated to Google Keep for a long time. The problem with Google Keep, however, is that its features are limited. So, when I want to keep more extensive notes with better formatting … Read more
gorodenkoff/Getty Images Linux is the most flexible operating system on the market. With this open-source platform, you can do far more than you can with your proprietary OS, without spending a dime on software. When taking your first steps with Linux, you’ll probably want to avoid the command line because it can be a bit … Read more
Escuelas Linux is a desktop that is simple and elegant to use. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Escuelas Linux is free to download and install on as many computers as you need.With a wealth of pre-installed software and a simple user-restore tool, this makes for a great education environment.Creating an ISO for installation can be … Read more
Yes, you can get a lot more from Linux if you know how to do shell programming and the like. But that’s also true of Windows and PowerShell. With both operating systems, you don’t need to know the deep ins and outs of either one to get your work done. So why would you move? … Read more