AliasVault Is The BitWarden Alternative You Didn't Know You Needed

It is open source, self-hostable, and free. What more do you want?

I’m excited about ChatGPT’s memory upgrade – but I’m quickly seeing a downside

OpenAI says ChatGPT’s memory is getting better. But my tests reveal outdated assumptions, personal profiling, and incorrect details that could subtly distort your answers.

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1176

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Redcore Linux 2601
News: Red Hat account linked to compromised npm repositories, COSMIC desktop to get Frosted Glass effect, openSUSE demonstrat…

Proton Drive client is (finally) coming to Linux

Proton has confirmed it is working on a Proton Drive client for Linux desktops. The announcement slipped out as part of a broader platform update. Proton has rebuilt Drive around a new shared SDK, with a single codebase powering its official apps on Wi…

HandBrake fixes 2-pass encode crashes, WebM on Linux

A new version of HandBrake, the open-source and cross-platform media conversion tool, is available to download. HandBrake 1.11.2 is a maintenance update in the current 1.11.x stable release, which was released in March 2026 and added DNxHR and ProRes e…

This dev’s personal website is a working GNOME 2 desktop

Reliving the glory days of the GNOME 2 desktop is but a browser tab away – well, kinda. The personal website of Benny Powers, a software developer at Red Hat, is not a traditional vertical column of text. Nor is it a slop-soup of purple gradients, roun…

I tried the Surface Laptop Ultra at Computex, and it’s clear: Microsoft means business

The flagship laptop announced at Computex 2026 will feature Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip with up to 128GB of unified memory.

I made 7 changes to my Android Auto setup for better functionality when I’m driving

You can customize Android Auto to make it more tailored to your ideal driving experience – all in just minutes.

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.
The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending June 5, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.

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.