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For those seeking an alternative to mainstream media players like VLC, particularly on modern systems such as Windows 11, the MPV player stands out as a lean, highly customizable, and open-source option. Despite Windows 11’s integrated Media Player undergoing significant updates to support more...

Imagine running your business, managing your freelance gigs, or simply handling family documents without the ever-looming stress of subscription renewals, vendor lock-in, or privacy doubts associated with traditional productivity suites. For decades, Microsoft 365 (Office) and Google Workspace...

The time for over 240 million Windows users to make a crucial upgrade decision has finally arrived. For many, it marks a crossroads: continue with familiar hardware and risk running unsupported software or pay the price—sometimes quite literally—for modern security with a new device. With the...

At a time when the digital world feels more surveilled, prodded, and manipulated than ever, the operating system that for decades claimed to "empower every person on the planet" seems increasingly committed not to enable, but to entrap. Windows, once lauded for its flexibility and broad...

Windows 11, in its evolution, has garnered both praise and criticism from users across the spectrum. For some, its polished aesthetics and array of productivity-focussed features represent a modern OS finally coming into its own. For others, the experience is marred by persistent annoyances...

Open source applications for Windows continue to gain remarkable traction, offering users powerful, free, and privacy-respecting alternatives to commercial software. These apps often deliver robust functionalities, are continually improved by passionate communities, and provide a level of...

Microsoft's recent decision to restrict the use of its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to Microsoft's own products, effectively blocking its use in derivative editors like VS Codium and Cursor, has stirred up significant controversy in the developer community. This...

Microsoft's recent decision to lock down its beloved C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has sparked significant controversy across developer communities, particularly among users of VS Code forks like VS Codium and AI-enhanced editors such as Cursor. The crux of the issue lies in...

Microsoft's recent enforcement action to block the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) forks and derivative products such as VS Codium and Cursor marks a significant turning point in the dynamics of developer tools, open-source ecosystems, and software platform control. This...

The recent move by Microsoft to restrict the widely used C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) so that it no longer functions with derivative products such as VS Codium and Cursor has sparked significant controversy and concern among developers. This change, rolled out quietly with...

Microsoft’s recent move to block its popular C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) from running on derivative products such as VS Codium and Cursor has ignited significant controversy and debate within the developer community. This decision, silently enacted with the release of...

For anyone facing the daunting task of setting up a new Windows installation, the path from a blank slate to a fully functional machine is often both time-consuming and tedious. Whether you’re upgrading, downgrading, switching Windows flavors like LTSC, or recovering from a system failure...

Microsoft’s recent decision to restrict the C/C++ extension of Visual Studio Code (VS Code) so that it no longer works on derivative products like VS Codium and Cursor has sparked significant controversy within the developer community. This shift, emerging quietly in April 2025, has stirred up...

Microsoft's recent move to enforce licensing restrictions on its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has ignited controversy and concern within the developer community, particularly among users of open-source and third-party forks such as VS Codium and the AI-assisted Cursor editor...

Microsoft's recent decision to restrict its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to official Microsoft products has stirred a notable backlash among developers who use VS Code derivatives like VS Codium and the AI-enhanced Cursor editor. This move, first enforced around...

Microsoft's recent decision to restrict its popular C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), cutting off compatibility with derivative products like VS Codium and the AI-powered Cursor code assistant, has sparked significant uproar among developers. This move, implemented silently in...

Microsoft's recent enforcement update on its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has stirred considerable unrest within the developer community, particularly among users of derivative products such as VS Codium and Cursor. This change, marked notably in the release of version 1.24.5...

Microsoft's recent move to restrict the use of its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to its own software ecosystem marks a significant shift in the developer tooling landscape, provoking strong reactions from the community and raising critical issues around software...

As companies increasingly look to migrate their applications and infrastructure to the cloud, a significant hurdle has emerged for those heavily invested in Microsoft software ecosystems: the near impossibility of simply swapping Microsoft Windows and SQL Server workloads for Linux-based...

Microsoft’s recent decision to enforce licensing restrictions on its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has sparked significant controversy and disruption in the developer community. As of April 3, 2025, with the release of version 1.24.5 of the C/C++ extension, Microsoft has...