How to Disable the ‘Recent’ Files Section in Nautilus
There’s one feature in the Nautilus file manager I use daily: the Recent files shortcut. One-click gives me access to my most recently downloaded, modified, and newly created files together, regardless of the folder they’re in. I find it de...
Bcachefs Hopes To Remove "EXPERIMENTAL" Flag In The Next Year
Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet has submitted all of the Bcachefs file-system feature patches for the Linux 6.12 kernel merge window. In his pull request he also lays out his ambitions to remove the "EXPERIMENTAL" flag from Bcachefs within the ...
WP Engine is not WordPress
It has to be said and repeated: WP Engine is not WordPress. My own mother was confused and thought WP Engine was an official thing. Their branding, marketing, advertising, and entire promise to customers is that they’re giving you WordPress, but ...
Updated XZ Code Lands In Linux 6.12
The kernel patches collected by Andrew Morton were upstreamed today for the Linux 6.12 kernel. Among those changes are pulling in the updated XZ Embedded code...
Phoronix Premium Deal For Oktoberfest 2024
While there sadly the previously-annual Phoronix meet-up at Oktoberfest in Munich remains defunct, in honor of Oktoberfest 2024 kicking off today in Munich, it's time for the annual Phoronix Premium special. With the Oktoberfest sale you can go ad-free...
PDX + WCUS 2024: A Recap
WordCamp US (WCUS), North America's largest WordPress event, hosted over 1,500 attendees from around the world at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, from September 17 to 20.
SDL Now Prefers Vulkan Over Direct3D 12 On Windows
The SDL abstraction library commonly used by cross-platform games now prefers using Vulkan on Windows as its ideal graphics API. Direct3D 12 has been demoted lower in priority compared to Vulkan for this Simple DirectMedia Layer...
See Real-Time Power Consumption in Ubuntu’s Top Panel
If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to monitor real-time power consumption on your Ubuntu laptop, a new GNOME Shell extension makes it deliciously easy. “Why would I want to see energy usage?” – anyone asking that question probably ...
Show Power Consumption (in Watts) on Ubuntu’s Top Bar
If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to see real-time energy consumption on your Ubuntu laptop as you use it, a new GNOME Shell extension makes this deliciously easy. “Why would I want to see energy usage?” – anyone asking that quest...
Show Real-Time Power Usage (in Watts) in Ubuntu’s Top Panel
If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to see real-time energy consumption on your Ubuntu laptop as you use it, a new GNOME Shell extension makes this deliciously easy. “Why would I want to see energy usage?” – anyone asking that quest...
See Real-Time Power Usage (in Watts) in Ubuntu’s Top Panel
If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to see real-time energy consumption on your Ubuntu laptop as you use it, a new GNOME Shell extension makes this deliciously easy. “Why would I want to see energy usage?” – anyone asking that quest...
