Jack Wallen

In search of laptop nirvana, Jack Wallen takes a look at the Dell Precision 5530 Ubuntu Edition.

If you have rogue applications opening when you first login to macOS, it can be annoying at best and battery draining at worst. Find out to prevent those unwanted apps from opening.

The macOS finder is more flexible than you think. In fact, it offers a few features that can make its usage far more efficient. Jack Wallen shows you how.

The installation of phpMyAdmin has changed for Ubuntu Server 18.04. Jack Wallen shows you how to get this powerful MySQL web-based GUI up and running.

Jack Wallen goes full-on Linux 101 and describes what the “M” stands for in “RTFM”, as it pertains to Linux.

How many times have you had users request username changes? If this has happened to you, you know it can be a headache. It doesn’t have to be. Jack Wallen shows you how this is done on Linux.

The gift ideas below will please even the most hard-core open source users on your holiday shopping list.

FreeFileSync is a folder sync tool that can help you back up those locally stored cloud directories with ease. Jack Wallen shows you how.

Jack Wallen shows you how to save a webpage for offline reading in Android.

If social media and other apps are keeping you from being productive, Google might have the solution in Digital Wellbeing. Jack Wallen shows you how to make use of this app.

System76 has developed a desktop computer that is fully open source, a work of art, and seriously powerful. Jack Wallen has the details.

Browsers offer many a feature to woo new users, and Vivaldi has come up with one that is sure to please anyone looking for the most efficient experience possible. Quick Commands.