Chris Hoffman

Your browser’s task manager will show you if a web page or browser extension is hogging system resources. Chris Hoffman, IDG Windows web browsing boost #5: Clear your browser cache (or stop clearing it) Ah, the browser cache. As you […]

Key Takeaways Use the ln command with the -s flag in the terminal to create symbolic links, such as “ln -s /home/name/Downloads /home/name/Desktop”. In Ubuntu’s Files app, copy a file or folder and then hit Ctrl+M in the directory you

If you’re coming from Windows, the Linux file system structure can seem particularly alien. The C:\ drive and drive letters are gone, replaced by a / and cryptic-sounding directories, most of which have three-letter names. The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

Generative AI (genAI) is taking over the tech industry. From Microsoft’s genAI-assistant-turned-therapist Copilot being pinned to the Windows taskbar to Google’s Android operating system being “designed with AI at its core,” you can’t install a software update anymore without getting

Windows Update’s notifications are the key to rebooting on your own schedule. Chris Hoffman, IDG Windows Update workaround #3: Stop automatic update downloads Windows has a well-disguised way to stop Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates. And, if

Quick Links Use Save as PDF or Print to PDF The Official Method: Use Adobe Acrobat Pro Key Takeaways To remove the password from a PDF on Windows, open the PDF, press Ctrl+P, then select “Save as PDF” as your

Plus, some things just don’t work well using the voice interface. I asked Copilot, for instance, if it could generate some code. “I’m not going to rattle off code snippets or anything. I wouldn’t want to mess with your flow,”