There are numerous features to consider when buying a new mechanical keyboard, such as the switches, typing sound, keycap material, sound-dampening layers, and more. However, there's one niche feature I find almost irreplaceable: a built-in screen.

It's been almost four years since Windows 11 came out, and it still feels like it's in beta. Now that Microsoft has thoroughly botched the release of Windows 11, I miss some old features of Windows 7 and XP more than ever. I bet you'll relate to at least one.

Have you ever stopped to question why a clean desktop is considered good while a messy desktop is bad? Well, I have, and found that having a messy desktop can actually benefit your workflow. Here's why I don't keep a clean, icon-free desktop and how it improves my productivity!

Package managers are an extremely convenient part of Linux operating systems, but Windows, despite being more "user-friendly," doesn't have anything nearly as useful. However, using one free, open-source project and a built-in Windows command line utility, you can get the exact same thing on Windows.

No operating system is perfect, not even Ubuntu. Whether you're interested in productivity or just ease of use, here are a few things that Ubuntu should steal from Windows to win the OS features arms race.

Did you know that many of the tools you use every day have free, open-source alternatives that are just as good as—or even better than—their expensive commercial counterparts?