The Single Biggest Reason Why ProtonMail is Killing My Productivity

6 years of ditching Gmail and I still miss that tiny but handy feature.

25,000 miles later, my favorite Apple CarPlay apps remain functional, reliable, and mostly free

I drove over 25,000 miles in the past year alone with CarPlay running in the background. These apps made every ride easy.

FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending June 5, 2026

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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MacBook Neo vs. Acer Swift Air 14: I’ve used both midrange laptops – there’s a clear winner

Acer’s new $699 Swift Air 14 is a direct competitor to the MacBook Neo. Here’s how it compares, by the specs and my hands-on experience.

GNOME 50.2 Released with Files, Screenshot Improvements & NVIDIA Fixes

GNOME 50, the default desktop for Ubuntu 26.04 and Fedora 44, announced its second maintenance update one day ago. The new small version of this popular Linux desktop environment introduced numerous bug-fixes, fixes and improvements for NVIDIA support, as well as its Nautilus file manager and built-in screenshot tool. First, GNOME 50.2 fixed that the […]

I found the quickest way to find blocked numbers on your iPhone – and it’s so reliable

You can find, manage, and add blocked numbers from the same place on your iPhone. Here’s how I do it.

Craving Hyprland But Don't Want to Configure It? Try Dank Linux

A single cURL command can set you up with a fully themed desktop on top of Hyprland.

gnutrition @ Savannah: GNUtrition 0.33

GNUtrition 0.33 is now released. This marks the first release of GNUtrition since 2012, approximately 14 years ago!

GNUtrition is free nutrition analysis software. The USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) is used as the sour…

direvent @ Savannah: GNU direvent version 5.5

Version 5.5 of GNU direvent is available for downloads. New in this version:

All subprocesses are terminated before exit

New configuration statement: shutdown-timeout

See the NEWS file for more details.

Development Release: Koozali SME Server 11.0 RC1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Terry Fage has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Koozali SME Server 11.0, the upcoming major release of the project’s Rocky Linux-based server distribution fo…

I’ve been reviewing laptops for years: Here are 24 last minute deals worth considering

It’s the last day of Amazon’s Prime Day event, but we’re tracking the best laptop deals still live: from business PCs to gaming laptops.

I cracked open a ‘1,000W’ portable charger after it failed me in minutes – and wished I hadn’t

Meet the ‘too good to be true’ portable charger. Here’s my general buying advice for these types of products.

KDE Turns 30 and Wants You to Put Some Icing on Its Cake

Thirty years after KDE’s debut, the venerable desktop is celebrating with cake, candles, and a call for community support.
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5 reasons I’m using Android Auto instead of my car’s own infotainment system – and can’t go back

Your car’s built-in screen may look modern, but Android Auto is still the easier, smarter way to drive. Here’s why.

The feature Apple needs to make HomePod stand out isn’t audio-related

Few smart speakers have assistants with as much potential as Siri. A meaningful upgrade would make the HomePod my first choice.

I’ve reviewed every PDF editor out there – then I had ChatGPT build me a better one

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it interact with your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely.

The Apple Watch needs a better Siri more than the iPhone right now

Apple’s partnership with Google could supercharge its own health suite and wearable. Here’s how.

Proton Drive is Now Faster (And Getting a Linux Client Soon)

The overhaul is part of a broader SDK rebuild that has been in the works throughout 2026.

New options added to (slick) Dynamic Music Pill GNOME extension

Dynamic Music Pill, the blingy GNOME Shell extension that adds now playing track info, media controls and even real-time lyrics to your desktop, has gained some new options. “Like what?”, you ask… If you don’t want to see the na…

I trusted Malwarebytes to secure my PC for a month – here’s how it performed

Malwarebytes Premium combines excellent threat protection and helpful security tools in an easy-to-use package.