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I tried going back to Windows, but these Linux features keep me from returning

Open-source is where my heart is.

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Your Windows PC has a security deadline this month, and most people don't know

Fortunately, it's a 5 minute fix.

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Windows won the desktop by being compatible with everything, but that's starting to look like a drawback

Too much of a good thing.

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Laptop on a table with Grab and Move on the display
PowerToys Grab and Move solved a Windows annoyance I didn't know how much I needed

I kept moving my windows my reaching for the top, but with this new goodie to enjoy, it's never been easier to move and even resize my windows.

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A Windows laptop and Android phone running the corresponding versions of AirDroid to link the two
Microsoft Phone Link completely dropped the ball, but here's what I use instead

Step up from the basic functionality for free.

A laptop using the KDE Plasma panel editor
I switched to Linux and got tools that Windows users will never have pre-installed

Feels good to be FOSS.

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After decades of Windows, Linux made me love using an OS again

It's a whole new world

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A laptop running Afifnity on Arch Linux
Windows will never be atomic, and that gives Linux a permanent edge

It's a piece of OS tech that I've really fallen for.

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A laptop running Linux Mint and showing various customization options
Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore

It's still good, but not the best.

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the winrar trial notice
Criminals are exploiting a 2025 WinRAR bug because nobody is updating their app

Or reading the warnings, apparently.

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Microsoft's new tool just made creating Windows apps a ton easier

It's a lot less frustrating, too.

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A laptop running Linux showing OnlyOffice and Bazaar running on KDE Plasma
Windows users love to underestimate how stable Linux actually is

Is Windows 11 really that much more stable?

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A Windows 11 laptop showing search results in Wox
The designer of the worst Windows theme ever made has revealed why it got added

Surprisingly, it wasn't a prank.

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Windows 11 laptop search
Google’s new desktop app might finally make finding files on Windows simple

And it even steals a page from macOS.

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A Windows desktop next to a Linux desktop
3 things I never got as a Windows fanboy that Linux users have had for years

Better late than never.

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Task Till Dawn is the best task scheduler on Windows and macOS, and here's how I use it

Who likes wasting hours on repetitive tasks anyway?

Weekend with this Linux distro built to look like Windows 11 - feayured
Microsoft's CVP thinks we'll ditch the keyboard and mouse for voice commands in 2030, but I'm not convinced

Controlling Windows with your voice via a digital assistant? Now, where have I heard that one before...

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A Windows 11 laptop showing an SMB share in File Explorer with a TrueNAS dashboard open in the background
4 reasons I use both NFS and SMB on my NAS for file sharing

The secret to hassle-free file transfers on your home network.

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Photos app sharing between the two devices.
You can now lock your Windows machine via an Android phone app you may already have [Update: Microsoft's announcement]

One tap and everything's safe, no matter where you are.

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MacBook, AirPods and Iced Coffee on a Bed
4 things I wish someone told me about macOS before I switched

No regrets at all though

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