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Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives(howtogeek.com)

313 points by Gedxx 3 months ago | 216 comments

Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11(howtogeek.com)

113 points by jnord 6 months ago | 122 comments

There's a hidden Android setting that spots fake cell towers(howtogeek.com)

130 points by rmason 9 months ago | 39 comments

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are all having outages now(howtogeek.com)

14 points by joering2 9 months ago | 4 comments

Don't throw away your old PC–it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy(howtogeek.com)

97 points by makerdiety 11 months ago | 81 comments

Desktop Linux Keeps Winning the Wrong Battles(howtogeek.com)

27 points by the-mitr 1 year ago | 39 comments

I run a full Linux desktop in Docker just because I can(howtogeek.com)

162 points by redbell 1 year ago | 99 comments

Dear Big Tech, Stop Shoving AI into Operating Systems(howtogeek.com)

19 points by gnabgib 1 year ago | 13 comments

Android Isn't the Anti-iPhone Anymore(howtogeek.com)

10 points by freedomben 1 year ago | 1 comments

I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back(howtogeek.com)

466 points by Vinnl 1 year ago | 376 comments

How-To Geek opinion article by Faisal Rasool explaining why he switched to the Firefox web browser and has stayed with it.

My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore(howtogeek.com)

526 points by doctorshady 2 years ago | 478 comments

How-To Geek opinion article arguing that Windows, with its ads and imposed features, no longer feels like the user's own computer.

What is the "God Mode" folder in Windows 10, and how do I enable it?(howtogeek.com)

34 points by fanf2 2 years ago | 3 comments

Mozilla's "Platform Tilt" shows how Firefox is harmed by Apple, Microsoft(howtogeek.com)

12 points by redbell 2 years ago | 1 comments

Firefox Sync actually works(howtogeek.com)

400 points by Vinnl 2 years ago | 270 comments

How-To Geek opinion article arguing that Firefox's sync and continuity features work better than those of other browsers.

How to Copy Uncopyable Texts on Windows(howtogeek.com)

48 points by Stratoscope 3 years ago | 48 comments

How Wolfenstein 3D shocked the world, 30 years later(howtogeek.com)

62 points by mariuz 3 years ago | 53 comments