How to make Zorin OS look like Windows 11 - for free

Out of the box, the free version of Zorin OS includes four layouts, none of which are quite Windows 11-like. However, if you ...
PCMag

Windows 11's Start Menu Is Getting Better...But These 3 Launchers Still Run Circles Around It

Microsoft is refining the Start menu in Windows 11, but you can get faster search, deeper customization, and better workflows ...
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Extend a window sill to create the easiest shelf ever

DIYer and woodworker April Wilkerson demonstrates how to easily expand your existing window ledge to create functional, stylish shelving space with minimal effort. Trump's administration won't seek ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with the New Agents Window in VS Code 1.120

VS Code 1.120 brings the Agents window to Stable preview. The new window opens from a title-bar button. Agent customizations include Agents, Skills, Instructions, Hooks, MCP Servers and Plugins. It ...
The New York Times

In ‘The Python Hunt,’ a Real Competition as Riveting as Fiction

The Florida Python Challenge brings out a fascinating cast of characters, all captured by the director Xander Robin’s camera. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
InfoWorld

Why it’s so hard to create stand-alone Python apps

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...
Lifehacker

Here's How Microsoft's New Windows Insider Channels Work

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Curbed

Where Have All the Normal Windows Gone?

When my friend and her husband first moved into a new-build Brooklyn mid-rise in 2022, the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows had been a big selling point. Who doesn’t love natural light? But after ...
Forbes

Microsoft Warns PC Users—New Windows Update May Lock You Out

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New warning for Windows users. Barely 48 hours after Microsoft’s new security update went ...
Engadget

Google's new Windows app is yet another way to access Gemini

Google has introduced a new app for Windows desktops and, unsurprisingly, it puts AI front at center. If you aren't a big fan of Google's Gemini chatbot, then skip on past this download. For those of ...
The New York Times

A Window Into the Lives of New York City Renters

For Sunday’s issue of The New York Times Magazine, Gail Albert Halaban photographed city dwellers inside their apartments from across the street — with their permission, of course. By Sarah Bahr Sarah ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...