Laurent pointed me at a Jon Kimmich guest post on Games Beat that claims Xbox is a new “burning platform,” similar to the 2011 assertion Stephen Elop made when he took over as Nokia CEO. If you care about Xbox, it’s worth reading, though I’m not sure I agree with the premise. A console platform…

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With Windows 11 25H2, Microsoft has once again fundamentally changed the Start menu and made individual sections configurable. These settings can also be managed via Group Policy, starting with Windows 11 Pro. This includes, among other things: Type “Group Policy” into the search bar and launch it, or press the Windows key + R, type…

This one flew a little under the radar, but with Brave 1.92, containers are coming to Brave. This is one of my favorite features of Firefox, so it’s nice to see this added to the Brave browser. Note that this is a gradual rollout over a few days, so if you don’t see it now,…

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I am late to the modern printer game, but I love it. My old Canon printer/scanner was about 10 years old, and I had to download drivers for both my Windows and Mac computers to get it to work. When I purchased a Windows 11 on Arm computer in late 2024, I could print, but…