After years of trying lightweight Linux distros, a modified Windows setup finally made my old laptop enjoyable again.

When you finish your PC build and manage to successfully boot it, you're still not quite ready to get to your tasks. There's ...

Windows 11 includes many apps, but some are better than others. Some apps receive top billing and will boost your everyday productivity. Other apps can be dumped, but delete tools with care. Every ...

Apple released the public betas for iOS 26.2 and macOS 26.2 on Thursday. This follows the release of the first developer betas for these updates on Tuesday. Developer betas are much more risky than ...

JAR (Java Archive) files are compressed archives that contain Java libraries, resources, and even the main executable files of a Java application. Sometimes, you might need to extract the contents of ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

After three months of beta testing, Apple is finally releasing iOS 26 to iPhone users today. Going by past years' trends, the update should be available around 1 PM ET, along with the official ...