Linux Magazine
Mix It Up
Solve Bash blind spots by embedding other scripting languages into your Bash scripts to get the features you need. Pete shows you solutions for floating-point math, charting, GUIs, and hardware integration.
6 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
Exploring the Unbound DNS resolver Unbound
The Unbound DNS resolver offers comprehensive security and many other useful features.
8 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
MakerSpace
If you need to store long-term historical data, you can cobble together some Arduino modules, sensors, and displays and get them all to talk to an SQL server.
6 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
Installing mods on Steam Deck Steam Gems
The Steam Deck gaming console offers a galaxy of creative modifications for the games you love to play.
10+ min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
AppleMagazine
SOCIAL MEDIA BLOCKS FOR MINORS IN THE U.S.: A NATIONAL DEBATE ON KIDS AND TECH
Across the United States, lawmakers and families alike are wrestling with a critical question: should minors be barred from social media to protect their well-being?
6 min |
March 07, 2025
AppleMagazine
Invites A HANDY NEW IPHONE APP FOR EVENT PLANNING
Apple is taking social gatherings to the next level with Invites, a dynamic app designed to help users create custom invitations, manage events, and engage in shared moments.
4 min |
March 07, 2025
AppleMagazine
SEVERANCE SEASON 2 ON APPLE TV+: MIND-BENDING DRAMA HITS NEW HEIGHTS
Apple TV+’s Severance has taken the streaming world by storm this week, solidifying its place as the platform’s most-watched series ever, surpassing even Ted Lasso’s three-season run, Apple proudly announced last month.
4 min |
March 07, 2025
AppleMagazine
NEW MACBOOK AIR AND MAC STUDIO UNLEASH M4 MIGHT
Apple sprang into action earlier this week, unveiling two powerhouse Macs that redefine performance in their respective lanes: the MacBook Air with the M4 chip and the Mac Studio armed with M4 Max and M3 Ultra processors.
5 min |
March 07, 2025
AppleMagazine
ALWAYS "ON" EMPLOYEES AND BURNOUT: A DEEP DIVE INTO TODAY'S WORKPLACE CRISIS
The modern workplace has morphed into a relentless machine, with employees tethered to their devices, perpetually reachable, and increasingly drained—a phenomenon dubbed the “always on” culture.
5 min |
March 07, 2025
AppleMagazine
OPENAI'S GPT-4.5 ARRIVES: BIGGER BOLDER, AND READY TO CHAT
OpenAI turned heads last week with the launch of GPT-4.5, its largest and most ambitious chatbot model yet, unveiled as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro users on February 27, 2025.
4 min |
March 07, 2025
Linux Magazine
Horse Trick
Malicious Trojan horse programs have been part of the IT landscape for decades. It is easier than you think to create an application with a secret purpose. We'll show you how.
7 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
Play video games natively on Linux Gaming Your Way
Bazzite, an immutable Linux distro adapted for gaming, lets you play your favorite video games on your PC, handheld, or home theater PC.
9 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
Cash as Cash Can
Mike Schilli uses the YNAB tool to keep an eye on his finances. Until recently, YNAB didn't have a terminal Ul programmed in Go, but Mike delivers it here.
9 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
MADDOG'S DOGHOUSE
Planning and community effort can help welcome Linux beginners online without precluding more advanced discussions.
3 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Linux Magazine
A statistical extension for LibreOffice Writer Text File Statistics
Linguist offers writers interesting, valuable data to help them make the best of their words.
4 min |
#293/April 2025: Trojan Horse
Techlife News
PRIVATE COMPANY ROCKETS TOWARD THE MOON IN THE LATEST RUSH OF LUNAR LANDING ATTEMPTS
A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon's south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a jet-black crater that never sees the sun.
2 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
C1 Modem
A GROUNDBREAKING REVOLUTION PAVING THE WAY TO APPLE'S FUTURE
6 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
NVIDIA SALES SURGE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON DEMAND FOR AI CHIPS
Nvidia on Wednesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized Blackwell chips, which power artificial intelligence systems, continued to grow, sending the company's stock higher after hours.
3 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
GOOGLE MAPS ROLLS OUT ADS: $11 BILLION REVENUE PUSH BEGINS
Google Maps flipped the switch on ads globally this week, launching a monetization drive on February 19, 2025, that Alphabet hopes will rake in $11 billion annually.
3 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
TOP APPLE EXEC CONCEDES HE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT APP STORE FEES IMPOSED ON ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OPTIONS
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller this week conceded he initially opposed fees that the iPhone maker charges for in app-transactions processed outside its own payment system because he feared violating a court-ordered mandate designed to create more competition.
2 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
KATY PERRY AND GAYLE KING WILL JOIN JEFF BEZOS' FIANCEE LAUREN SANCHEZ ON BLUE ORIGIN SPACEFLIGHT
Katy Perry and Gayle King are headed to space with Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez and three other women.
1 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
AMAZON EXPANDS DRONE DELIVERY TO 10 U.S. CITIES: AWS FUELS LOGISTICS
Amazon took flight this week, expanding its Prime Air drone delivery to 10 U.S. cities on February 21, 2025, powered by AWS artificial intelligence.
3 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
CONNECTICUT LAWMAKERS BACK PROHIBITION ON STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS USING FOREIGN DRONES
Connecticut lawmakers passed emergency legislation prohibiting state agencies and municipalities from purchasing or using Chinese and Russian drones while also imposing restrictions on where drones can be operated in the state.
1 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
GETTING A LOT OF UNWANTED PHONE CALLS? HERE ARE WAYS TO STOP THEM
Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it's a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it's enough to make you want to stop answering your phone. So what can you do to stop them?
4 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
WASHINGTON POST OWNER JEFF BEZOS SAYS OPINION PAGES WILL DEFEND FREE MARKET AND 'PERSONAL LIBERTIES'
The billionaire owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, narrowed the topics covered by its opinion section Wednesday to defending personal liberties and the free market, a pivot away from its traditional broad focus and prompting the news outlet's opinion editor to resign.
3 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
APPLE'S $500 BILLION U.S.BET: INSIDE THE HOUSTON MANUFACTURING HUB
Apple dropped a bombshell this week, announcing a $500 billion investment in U.S. infrastructure over the next four years, with a shiny new manufacturing hub in Houston at its heart.
4 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
APPLE ANNOUNCES $500 BILLION INVESTMENT IN US AMID TARIFF THREATS THAT COULD AFFECT THE IPHONE
Apple announced this week that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas.
1 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
INDONESIA LIFTS IPHONE 16 BAN: APPLE'S $1.5 BILLION DEAL SEALS THE MARKET
Indonesia finally greenlit iPhone 16 sales this week, reversing an October 2024 ban after Apple inked a $1.5 billion investment deal.
4 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
AMAZON'S NEW AI-POWERED ALEXA PROMISES TO BE YOUR 'BEST FRIEND IN A DIGITAL WORLD' FOR A MONTHLY FEE
Amazon this week unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user's tone and even plan romantic dates.
3 min |
March 01, 2025
Techlife News
APPLE DROPS ENCRYPTION FEATURE FOR UK USERS AFTER GOVERNMENT REPORTEDLY DEMANDED BACKDOOR ACCESS
Apple said it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud.
2 min |