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Windows 11’s Weather app uses ~1GB RAM, Linux apps a fraction
I was flummoxed to read a report on how much memory Microsoft’s Weather app uses on Windows 11 – more than 1GB just to render what is, ostensibly, a fancy table of stats. Less surprising
Orion for Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews
Kagi has released a new beta of Orion for Linux, a WebKitGTK-based port of its popular browser for macOS and IOS. Orion for Linux v0.4.1 builds on the v0.3.0 public beta, released in May, adding
Dynamic Music Pill adds word-by-word lyrics highlighting
An updated version of Dynamic Music Pill, the GNOME Shell extension to put now playing track info and lyrics in your panel or dock with animated flourishes, is out. If you’re prone some desk-side crooning,
Calibre 9.13 fixes broken ebook search in the content server
A new bug-fix release of Calibre, the open-source e-book manger, view and converter, is available for download. Calibre 9.13 fixes a number of PDF-related issues, including a conversion error that could occur on Linux distributions
Resources beta adds PowerPC temp, AMD NPU stats
Resources 51 beta, the system monitor Ubuntu now uses, adds AMD NPU stats, PowerPC CPU temps and alternative memory-usage metrics. You're reading Resources beta adds PowerPC temp, AMD NPU stats, a blog post from OMG!
Rhythmbox 3.5 lets you sync your podcast listening across apps
Rhythmbox 3.5.0 is out and it now lets you sync podcast subscriptions and listening progress across apps – the standout feature in the music player’s first major release in nine months You're reading Rhythmbox 3.5
Papirus icon set gets first update in over a year with 80+ new icons
Fans of the the Papirus icon theme will be pleased to hear there a new update – the first since May 2025. Papirus’s first update in 2026 (the tardiness of which its maintainer, Serhii Yeremenko, apologises) brings
Dropbeat is yet-another slick music controller for GNOME Shell
Dropbeat is a new riff on a old tune, a panel-based music applet for GNOME Shell that gives you an alternate way to pause, play and skip tracks in MPRIS-friendly Linux media players. Applets of
Ubuntu’s turning another system Deb package into a snap
Ubuntu is moving hwctl from Deb package to snap-only distribution, a change Canonical says improves security and desktop integration. You're reading Ubuntu’s turning another system Deb package into a snap, a blog post from OMG!