We finally give Brent his new laptop and get his reaction. Plus our best pick for replacing stock Android with something private.
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We've gone deep to find our perfect Google Photos replacement. This week we'll share our setup that we think works great, is easy to use, and is fully backed up.
Brent has been on a bug-finding marathon. We review what he's discovered and share some hard-learned lessons.
Can Linux do better? Apple is scrambling to build always-on malware protection into the next macOS as its market share grows. A precautionary tale for Linux users.
We've reached the end of the road in our immutable Linux series, and an old friend stops by to give us the inside scoop on Endless OS.
The five most common problems when trying out an immutable Linux distro like NixOS. Plus, why one Linux dev says just target WINE.
Our garage Linux server has died, and this time we’re looking at data loss. We attempt to revive our zombie box and reflect on what went wrong.
We present a buffet of budget Linux boxes. From $40 to $400 you'll be surprised by what we found. Then we attempt to find the perfect distro for them.
Is the Linux desktop hard to love? A long-time user experience developer argues it is, and we respond to his criticisms.
A fundamental change is coming to desktop Linux, and Silverblue might be our hint at where things are going.
We try and bust a common Linux distro myth. Then what surprised Chris about his new Steam Deck.
We were fixing servers all night, but at least we have a great story. A special guest joins us to help make a big show announcement.
The one shared secret behind some of the world's most powerful open-source projects.
We're going back in time to witness the early days of a critical tool to build Linux, then jump forward 15 years and join our buddy Brent on his journey to learn that very tooling.
One of the pioneers of the web, VNC, Webcams, and more joins us; plus we'll update you on a few projects we love.
From skeptic to buyer, why the HP Dev One is the best Linux laptop yet. This is the one review you don't want to miss.
Three tails of tech tribulations, and how Brent saved his openSUSE Tumbleweed box from the brink.
A new Linux update allows Intel to control features in your CPU using hardware-level DRM.
We take a sneak peek at some future tech coming to Linux, and share details on HP's new laptop that runs POP!
NVIDIA is open-sourcing their GPU drivers, but there are a few things you need to know. Plus, we get some exclusive insights into Tailscale from one of its co-founders.