run-a-virtual-conference-using-only-open-source-tools

The Fedora Design Team discovered that using open source tools to run a virtual conference can be quite effective by hosting the first Creative Freedom Summit in January 2023. In this article, I’ll share some background on the conference, why using open source tools to run it was important toContinue Reading

5-open-ways-to-help-ux-designers-and-developers-collaborate-better

Ideally, designers have a good relationship with their product team and users. However, the relationship between designers and developers is more difficult to build and maintain. The lack of a close relationship makes it difficult to solve problems or improve. In my experience, the open source Open Decision Framework can overcomeContinue Reading

cinnamon-6.6:-top-new-features

We round up the top features of the Cinnamon 6.6 desktop and point releases in this page. Cinnamon 6.6 released a few months back on November 2025 with month worth of bug fixes and feature enhancements. Linux Mint team is incrementally updating this core desktop environment for their Mint offerings.Continue Reading

Volvo drops EX30 price, now eligible for Canada’s $5,000 EVAP rebate

Recently, I have been covering the introduction of the federal government’s Electric Vehicle Affordability Program (EVAP), which came into effect earlier this year. However, even with this, many people still struggle to access EVs, especially as automakers like Honda and General Motors scale back their efforts amid the current economic climate…Continue Reading

boeing-777x-vs.-777-300er:-comparing-range-&-fuel-consumption-rates

The comparison between the Boeing 777X and the Boeing 777-300ER is fundamentally a study in performance evolution. While both aircraft occupy the same long-haul, high-capacity segment, their design philosophies diverge in critical ways that directly affect range capability and fuel consumption. The popular 777-300ER represents the peak of early 2000sContinue Reading

James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that could reveal the truth about ‘little red dots’

A unique, X-ray-spewing black hole may help to confirm the enigmatic identity of “little red dots ,” a curious class of objects that are observed mostly in the very early universe, approximately 12 billion light-years away. Astronomers have sought to classify little red dots (LRDs) since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first spotted themContinue Reading