At (DuckDuck) "Go!", we’re letting go of Google! TL;DR In 2025, searching differently is possible: 🦆 DuckDuckGo – no tracking, no compromise 🇪🇺 Qwant – European sovereignty & GDPR 🦁 Brave Search – fast & independent 🛡️ Startpage – the Google results,...
Always‑listening smart assistants – what risks for remote work? TL;DR 🎤 Voice assistants listen continuously, exposing private and professional exchanges to risks of data collection and leaks. 🏠 In a remote working context, their presence in the home environment can compromise confidentiality.
FOSS alternatives and perpetual licences to Adobe for PDF editing TL;DR Several cross‑platform FOSS PDF editors exist, including LibreOffice Draw, PDFsam Basic and Okular. PDF‑XChange Editor is a recognized alternative with a perpetual licence, very comprehensive and popular with professionals ().
Wine, Proton, PlayOnLinux: modern solutions for running Windows applications on Linux (without a VM) TL;DR: Wine allows you to run Windows applications on Linux without a virtual machine (WineHQ). Proton, integrated into Steam, simplifies running Windows games… and more and more apps (Wikipedia).
Decentralized platforms: what if we really took back control? TL;DR 🌐 Decentralized platforms (Mastodon, PeerTube, Matrix…) offer a real alternative to Big Tech, without ads or imposed algorithms.
Atomic/immutable OS TL;DR: Atomic/immutable operating systems place the system in read‑only mode, preventing any unauthorised modification. Atomic updates guarantee either a complete application or an automatic rollback without corruption.
Controlled patching: securing without disruption TL;DR 🔐 Controlled patching is a structured process for applying security fixes in a planned way, without unexpected downtime.
Kdenlive in professional settings: the open‑source alternative to the giants of editing TL;DR ✅ Free and open source, available on Linux, Windows and macOS 🎛️ Professional tools included: multi‑track editing, three‑point editing, colour correction, motion tracking 💡 Customisable interface...
GIMP, Affinity or Photoshop? TL;DR: GIMP remains the open‑source benchmark, but it still has limitations for advanced professional use (1). Affinity appeals because of its one‑time purchase model, an affordable and powerful alternative to Adobe’s subscription (23).
Health Québec sells even MORE data about Quebecers for the convenience of the familiar The scandal of a $310 million contract with no transparency Health Québec has just crossed a red line by entrusting its most sensitive data to Microsoft in a $310 million contract.
The open todo.txt standard: a minimalist revolution for task management TL;DR: Todo.txt is a plain‑text file format created by Gina Trapani in 2006 to manage tasks in a simple and portable way. The system is based on one fundamental rule: one line equals one task, with support for priorities, projects, contexts and dates.
The Year of Linux TL;DR The “year of Linux” is a running joke in the open‑source community: each year, people predict that Linux will finally take over the desktop world, but the prediction remains a pipe dream.