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Screenshot of the Heroic Games download page on Flathub in Firefox
Flathub bans LLM-generated code because its submitters were rude about it

Manners are free, just like FOSS.

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CHDroid on a Pixel 10 Pro
This Android compression tool for emulator frees up space for more ROMs

Fit more ISOs on your Android device with CHDroid.

My favorite Docker containers for developers
6 Docker containers I always use on any new home lab workstation

Create a perfect home lab setup

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Windows 11 desktop on a gaming PC.
Microsoft quietly nuked its controversial blog claiming Defender is all you need

It's a good option, but it's not the only one.

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privacy dashboard on a smartphone screen
Your Android phone has a hidden dashboard that shows which apps are spying on you

You don't need a third-party app to guide you.

Claude Code on a MacBook with YouTube on an iPad
Claude Opus 4.7 was just released last month, and 4.8 is already here with some massive improvements

I'm getting deja vu here.

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Debian and Docker running on old Dell laptop
I replaced 6 paid subscriptions with a homelab on an old laptop — here's the full stack

One laptop. Six bills. Zero regrets.

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openpencil on desktop pc, lamp and clock in view
I replaced Figma with four open-source alternatives for a week, and only one actually stuck

Different tools for different jobs, but only one is actually useful to me

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A laptop running Grip XR and showing Lossless Scaling settings in the background
Lossless Scaling works with every game, and it's the DLSS alternative I actually use

Smooth gameplay without hardware limitations

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A Windows 11 laptop using the PortableApps platform and launcher, along with portable versions of portable versions of PhotoFiltre and 2048
Your Windows apps don't need to be installed — here's why portable apps are the better way

Portability and other benefits

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DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo wins over a surge of users as Google pushes further into AI Search

Following Google's latest AI search-related announcements, DuckDuckGo is reporting "a sustained surge" of installs

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dex85-1
The best Android desktop mode isn't made by Google

The Galaxy S26 Ultra's new and improved DeX shows us how a Galaxy Googlebook could look.

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Organize comics and manga collection using Komga media server
This free tool is the Jellyfin for comics — and it turned my chaotic collection into a proper library

Dedicated server for comics and manga.

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Running VS Code on Ubuntu
A poisoned VS Code extension led to a GitHub breach, and Microsoft owns every link in the chain

Microsoft has had a VS Code extension for a long time, and it finally came back to bite them.

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Nvidia App open with RTX 2070 propped against a monitor.
After 20 years, Nvidia finally kills off its Control Panel app

Three decision was over a year in the making.

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Windows 95 screenshot from The Virtual OS Museum
The Virtual OS Museum lets you relive the glory days of Windows 3.1, DOS, PalmOS, and more

This is a real operating system blast from the past.

A laptop showing a listing for the OnlyOffice Document server in TrueNAS next to a window with Nextcloud using OnlyOffice to edit a document
I stopped using Google Drive and OneDrive so I could host my own files — and I love it

The Nextcloud and Immich combo is a dream

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Discord poster on a gaming PC.
Discord brings better performance and battery use to Windows on Arm with a native app

Although Discord itself hasn't announced it yet.

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catalogit running on a Mac
I stopped digging through storage boxes after deploying this self-hosted inventory tool

CatalogIT turned my home lab chaos into searchable documentation I actually use.

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glance dashboard on a laptop screen
Glance is a beautiful, self-hosted dashboard that I've already set as my web browser's home page

All the important information at a glance

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