Those old CD games that have been sitting on your shelf for eternity? Linux can run them.

If you work in IT, chances are PowerShell is already part of your daily routine. You might use it to check a service, pull system information, or automate a task that would otherwise take several ...

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

Security researchers have found that attackers are using ChatGPT to trick Mac users into pasting a command line into Terminal which installs malware. Specifically, it installs MacStealer, which allows ...

I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics ...

Homebrew is the best source for open source software yet, and makes installation easy. Here's what Homebrew is, how it works, and how to use a graphical interface with the service to make it even ...

Thanks to our old friend Ken Gruberman, who wrote on TidBITS Talk in response to “When Should You Upgrade to Apple’s OS 26 Releases?” (15 September 2025): If ...

Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The 12 free Mac apps in this roundup prove that the best software doesn’t need to cost you anything. These are the first apps I install on any new Mac, as they ...

Have you ever felt limited by the tools available on your Windows system, wishing you could tap into the powerful capabilities of Linux-based development platforms? For many developers, this gap can ...

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

In brief: Just over one billion active devices use Windows for their operating system, according to Microsoft. That sounds like an impressive statistic, but the company isn't as quick to point out ...

You might have heard that several iterations of Intel-based Macs will no longer be supported by Apple. Although when Tahoe is released and Intel-based Macs start losing support, Apple will continue ...