Hackaday

Linux Fu: The USB WiFi Dongle Exercise

If you’ve used Linux for a long time, you know that we are spoiled these days. Getting a new piece of hardware back in the day was often a horrible affair, requiring custom kernels and lots ...
OSTechNix

How to Set Battery Charge Thresholds on Linux with TLP

Learn how to extend your Linux laptop's battery lifespan by setting charge thresholds with TLP. Step-by-step config for major ...

Forget 'debloat apps.' Sophia Script gives you real control over Windows 11. Here's how it works.

The Sophia Script is an open-source PowerShell module designed to debloat and fine-tune Windows 11 (and Windows 10 ). It is ...
MUO on MSN

5 programs you need to know about as a Linux user

Linux is more than a backup OS, and these programs prove it.
CNBC

Oil giant Shell posts weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years, keeps buybacks steady

British oil giant Shell posted adjusted earnings of $3.26 billion for the fourth quarter, missing analyst expectations. The London-headquartered firm maintained its quarterly share buyback of $3.5 ...
ZDNet

Hate your Windows 11 UI? Try a MacOS or Linux-like shell: My 3 picks

You don't have to be stuck with the Windows 11 UI. These three options can turn Windows 11 into something else. Two of these options are free, and the other is affordable. I remember, way back when I ...
syracuse.com

Winterfests, ‘Relentless’ world premiere, motorcycle swap meet: 13 things to do in CNY this week

Don’t let the history-making cold weather stop you from enjoying all Central New York has to offer. From lakeside sing-alongs to a theater world premiere, this list proves that even in the dead of ...
WFAA8

Texas school voucher enrollment starts this week: How do you sign up? Who gets picked? Here's what you need to know

DALLAS — After years of discussion, debate, and political calculations and retribution, with a particularly nasty GOP primary cycle in 2024, Texas parents are now only days away from finally having ...
Morningstar

BMO, Shell Canada Make Changes to Loyalty Programs

Bank of Montreal will replace its Air Miles program with Blue Rewards, while Shell Canada plans to join the Scene+ network, marking two major shifts in how Canadians will earn and use loyalty points.
Hackaday

Linux Fu: Yet Another Shell Script Trick

I’m going to go ahead and admit it: I really have too many tray icons. You know the ones. They sit on your taskbar, perhaps doing something in the background or, at least, giving you fingertip access ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
WLOX

Mississippi receives $553,000 to expand oyster shell recycling program

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - New RESTORE Act funding is expanding oyster shell recycling efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, turning discarded shells from local restaurants into tools for ...