Windows, Security & Privacy, Open Source and more
Secure Launch is keeping PCs awake. I explain why the latest patch broke the ‘Off’ switch and how to force a shutdown via CMD. Microsoft released cumulative updates for Windows last week on the January 2026 Patch Day and fixed a critical security issue that is exploited in the wild. Yesterday, Microsoft acknowledged that some…
Samsung Internet for Windows is now available without regional restrictions. Here is an overview of the browser and my personal take on it. Samsung Internet is a long-standing mobile browser that is installed by default on Samsung mobile devices. Samsung announced some time ago that it would expand the browser to the Windows operating system….
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been mostly reactionary up to this point: a user initiates a conversation or asks the AI to do something, and the AI reacts to the input. AI agents will change that, but they too have limited knowledge. All of this is going to change with Google’s announcement of Personal Intelligence, which…
If you were hoping for a quiet start to the new year, Microsoft has other plans. The January 2026 Patch Tuesday is here, and it marks a heavy start to the year for system administrators. Microsoft has addressed a massive 114 vulnerabilities across its ecosystem, including eight critical flaws and a zero-day that require immediate…
Not every monthly browser update feels like a milestone, far from it, but Firefox 147 is an exception to the rule. Released just a moment ago, on January 13, 2026, version 147 of the open source browser is not just another round of bug and security fixes — it is a comprehensive update that crosses…
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argued that the discussion surrounding AI should move beyond “slop vs sophistication”, he probably did not have developers in mind that could take this literally. Fun fact: The dictionary Merriam-Webster coined Slop the word of the year 2025. Serial developer Belim, known for open source tools such as FlyBy11 or…
When Microsoft released its Windows 10 operating system, it introduced a number of under-the-hood changes. One of these changed how updates were provided to Windows 10 PCs. Up until the release of Windows 10, Microsoft released individual updates for its systems. While that gave administrators excellent control over the updates, as they could pick the…
When you check File Explorer on a freshly installed copy of Windows, you will likely notice that the main drive, the Windows drive, has the label C:. Why not A: or B:? Computer users who grew up in the age of floppy disks and drives know the answer. Back in the days when computers shipped…
While companies such as Microsoft or Google are adding AI capabilities to more and more of their products and services, it seems that not all customers do share the excitement that these companies try to convey. Do customers want these AI features or care about them? It is certainly too early to conclude how this…
Google started to add AI features to its popular email service Gmail last year. These focused on productivity and included options to summarize long emails, optimize drafts, or improve search. These features were limited to Google AI Pro or Ultra subscribers, and also available as part of a Google Workspace subscription. Tip: looking for emails…