Breaking promises
James Gibson’s theory of affordances explains the gap between what technology offers and what it can actually deliver. James Gibson (Courtesy…
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Newelle: The AI Helper App for Linux
With Newelle, you get the power of generative AI right on your Linux desktop—no cloud required (unless you want it).…
Linux Gets HDR Support in Chromium on Wayland
Chromium’s HDR support for Wayland has been merged, enhancing video playback on Linux, with NVIDIA GPU decoding still a question…
LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Highlights of LibreOffice 25.8 include up to 30% faster opening of files in Writer and Calc, support for exporting PDF…
fooyin v0.9.1 is Released
fooyin is a customisable music player that strongly resembles foobar2000. Unlike foobar2000, fooyin is open source and available for Linux.…
Thunderbird 142 Brings Support for Adding Visual Signatures to PDF Attachments
Highlights of Thunderbird 142 include support for adding visual signatures to PDF attachments opened in Thunderbird, support for resetting custom…
Apache ActiveMQ Flaw (CVE-2024-32114) Poses Serious Risk for Linux Servers
A critical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2024-32114) has been actively exploited, allowing attackers to access message brokers without authentication. Linux…
This Is the Best Linux Desktop Customization Tool You’ve Never Tried
EWW is a standalone widget system that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets on Linux desktop, and we…
Thunderbird 142 Released with New PDF Signing
Mozilla Thunderbird 142 open-source email client introduces visual PDF signatures, easier folder management, and dozens of fixes for mail, calendar,…
‘Smart’ Gadgets, Dumb Ideas: Why Consumer IoT Went Off the Rails
From cat lasers to AI-powered pacifiers, consumer IoT promises genius but mostly delivers nonsense. Here’s why the so-called “smart” tech…