Sometimes you need to use someone else's computer. Maybe you're at a library, maybe you're at a friend's house helping them troubleshoot a new device on their network. Whatever the situation, sitting ...

Trying to install Ubuntu server on a hardware raid 1 array instead of the native linux software raid. The easiest method I found was to use a USB drive to host the bootloader. I'm sure there are ...

I have a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM. 1TB SSD). I really like the hardware, and I decided to try Ubuntu on it. Downloaded the ISO for the ARM version of 25.10. Put it on a ...

I have over seven years of experience covering Microsoft, Surface, Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS news and rumors for sites like Digital Trends and OnMSFT. I also write laptop reviews and how-to guides.

Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

The Acer C7 Chromebook is a $199 laptop that ships with Google Chrome OS. But under the hood, it’s a lot like other laptops which can run Windows, Linux, or other operating systems — and there’s an ...

Linux loves laptops until the fingerprint reader clocks in.