Practical Technology

Opinion Today, thanks to Android and ChromeOS, Linux is an important end-user operating system. But, before Linux, there were important Unix desktops, although most of them never made it. Way back in 1993, I oversaw a PC Magazine feature review on…Read More

With WebAssembly System Interface 0.2’s arrival, WebAssembly takes a big step toward becoming easier to deploy In the ever-evolving landscape of web development and application architecture, a significant milestone has been reached with the official…Read More

Contrary to popular opinion, Linux is an operating system that can be used and enjoyed by everyone and anyone. I mean, I taught my then-mother-in-law at the age of 79 how to use Ubuntu Linux, and we didn’t even speak the same language! If she could…Read More

On average, every story I publish is stolen about 20 times. For example, numerous rip-off sites copied and pasted my last column on holiday layoffs more than a dozen times on the same day. Why? Because they get readers’ views without having to pay me…Read More

With any of these packages, you can stream two sessions at once. For another $10 a month, you can play as many streams at once at home. But you’re still limited to three screens when you’re away from home. Another nice plus is you can store an…Read More

Nineteen weeks of regular season NFL games later, and we still don’t know who’ll be in Super Bowl LVIII. This Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers play the Lions for the NFC championship, and the Kansas City Chiefs face the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC,…Read More