If you need an operating system that is blazing fast, and you have a spare PC lying around, give one of these speedsters a try.

HexOS is another newcomer to the DIY NAS scene, but takes a page out of Unraid’s playbook. Instead of being free, like TrueNAS, OpenMediaVault, and CasaOS, HexOS costs $199 right now, with the price ...

Have you ever wanted to try a different operating system than what your computer shipped with? Virtual machines are a great way to do that without reinstalling your OS. Here are several operating ...

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

Now there’s a new initiative that aims to go even further. During its 40th birthday celebration earlier this month, the Free ...

Teaching little kids to use computers is a great idea, but the thought of exposing innocent minds to the drek that flies across the Internet is enough to make a sane parent think about relocating to ...

I've used nearly every possible desktop operating system known. I've experienced nearly every incarnation of Windows and MacOS, I've used just about all the various Linux distributions over the years, ...