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AI Policy
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (390+ words) Text: Articles published on this blog are written by a human, not dreamt up by an LLMs/chatbot or the output of an ‘agent’ digesting and summarising. The use of AI tools in the wider ‘information ecosystem’ is out of…...
This theme makes Discord look native on GNOME
2+ week, 1+ day ago (499+ words) Best experience delivered in Vesktop The official Discord desktop app supports Linux but it doesn’t make much effort to fit in, which is why alternative clients are popular – not least because they can be themed. Discord GNOME Theme by developer…...
Firefox's free VPN lifts data limit, offers 28 server locations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) You can now use1 Firefox’s free built-in VPN without a monthly data limit – but only until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list of VPN server locations available to proxy your browsing traffic via, up from the current set of…...
Firefox's free VPN is getting the one feature it was missing
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (342+ words) Location spoofing driving in v151 Mozilla has attracted kudos since it added a free built-in VPN to its Firefox web browser, not least because of the generous 50 GB a month usage limit. Now it’s set to add another sweetener: server location…...
Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (372+ words) Mozilla has announced that a free, built-in VPN is coming to Firefox later this month. Firefox’s free VPN will offer 50 gigabytes of monthly data, which is pretty generous for a browser-based VPN. A Mozilla account is required to make use…...
Get Gmail alerts on Ubuntu without a dedicated mail client
5+ mon, 6+ hour ago (364+ words) New mail – no tab, no apps Pigeon Email Notifier is a GNOME Shell extension that does one thing: show a desktop notification when new mail arrives in your Gmail, Microsoft Outlook or IMAP webmail account. If you don’t want to…...
Thunderbird 143 Release Delivers Mailbag Full of Fixes
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) GMail sending, hidden menus and other issues addressed Thunderbird 143 is out with bug fixes, bug fixes and more bug fixes. The latest monthly update to the venerable open source e-mail client from MZLA Technologies focuses on fixes and fine-tuning the…...
Linux Mastodon App Tuba Gets a Huge Update
1+ year, 1+ day ago (971+ words) Latest release delivers a wealth of changes for Fediverse fans Popular open-source Fediverse client Tuba just got a massive update with a redesigned post composer, the ability to watch YouTube videos directly in your timeline, and read links without opening…...