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Take manual control of your Linux system’s DNS resolution and keep programs from interfering with and overwriting your resolv.conf file.

Here’s why I stopped using LastPass and moved all my passwords and notes to the open-source Bitwarden password manager instead.

Learn how to work with XDG Base Directory variables and defaults in your Bash scripts. Write well-behaved scripts that respect user preferences.

Google reCAPTCHA has a near-monopoly on CAPTCHAs. Coinhive CAPTCHA wants people to spend a few seconds mining crypto-currencies instead of solving puzzles.

How to use European English date-formats and locale settings while still using Android in American English. Customize your Android device’s locale settings.

Flatpak doesn’t come with built-in support for backing up flatpaked apps or your user-data. Here is how to export and back up your data.

You can resize the EFI partition size from within the Windows Setup program. However, it requires a quick detour to the Command Prompt. Here’s how.

Learn how to find the right EFI system partition size and what issues you may run into if you make the EFI partition too small.

The LastPass password manager has discontinued support for one of Firefox for Android’s most popular extensions.

Firefox and Safari already integrate with the Google Safe Browsing fraud/malware protection service. Should they also adopt its new bad-ads blocking system?

What are the installation and package differences between Fedora Server and Fedora Workstation editions? Learn what makes Fedora —Fedora.

A Steam Cloud documentation mistake is the root cause of why some Steam game titles won’t Cloud Sync when installed with Flatpak on Linux.