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The 5 best mac-OS like Linux desktop environments

Do you like the freedom Linux offers but hate how it looks by default? Or do you love macOS’s polished, modern design but ...
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Keeping Windows and macOS alive past their sell-by date

Practical steps to make an aging operating system usable into 2026 Part 1 You can switch to running mostly FOSS without ...

You can now try the Windows phone OS that Microsoft never released

A leaked build of Andromeda OS now lets users try the canceled Windows software originally meant for Surface Duo, offering a ...

Remembering what Windows 10 did right—and how it made modern Windows more annoying

Windows 10 wasn’t perfect; these examples of what it did right are cherry-picked. But part of the operating system’s ...

Effortlessly Transfer Data from Windows to Mac with Migration Assistant

Learn how to transfer data from a Windows PC to a Mac using Migration Assistant. Follow this step-by-step guide for a ...

Windows on Arm had another good year

Windows on Arm had a good year. The gap between x86 and Arm Windows laptops is narrowing, and it’ll narrow further in 2026.

Play physical SNES games on your PC with Epilogue's SN Operator

The shell of the SN Operator is constructed of optical-grade polycarbonate and features flaps to keep dust and debris at bay. Epilogue also baked in overcurrent ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...