Sometimes you just need something in order to get the job done. That's the best way we can describe this Dell monitor, featuring good specifications that don't cost a lot of money.

Okay, I'm going to need you to temper your expectations for this one. Microsoft has released a new operating system, and it's open-source. However, before you start celebrating that the company has finally taken the Linux route for Windows 12, it's worth noting that this operating system is something different from the Windows brand. In fact, it's not even for you. That being said, it's still a really interesting system that's worth knowing about, even if it's not something you'll be booting into on your PC.

Okay, hands up; how many of you have ever used the 3D Viewer on Windows? I don't think I've ever deliberately opened it in my entire life, because if I wanted to view a 3D model, there are often third-party alternatives that are better for whatever tasks I'm looking at a 3D model for.

I'm an awful rock climber. Being scared of heights probably doesn't help. But when I've tried it, I've loved the slow, methodical work of moving from one ledge to the next. It reminds me a lot of why I love running; in both sports, you achieve goals that seem insurmountable by taking them one step at a time. Cairn, a new game from The Game Bakers, is one of the few games I've played that truly captures that feeling.You play as Aava, a famous climber obsessed with summiting a mountain called Kami. You climb by moving all four of Aava's limbs, one by one, to find safe cracks, bumps, and ledges to let you inch your way higher, all while manag …Read the full story at The Verge.

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 115, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, go Seahawks I guess, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about The Washington Post and the Murdochs and Polymarket and whatever a "Soho House for creators" is, watching Independence Day for the first time and Jurassic Park for roughly the 50th, bailing on everything for the next few weeks so I can watch the Olympics full-time, loving the timeline-task-manager look of Paso, learning more about Furby than I ever expected for the upcoming season of Ve …Read the full story at The Verge.

While I am a huge fan of KDE Plasma, I'll also admit that it's not perfect on every front, as much as I want it to be. For every 10 things it gets right, there's one problem that causes frustration, and some are so severe that they may cause someone trying out the desktop environment to consider a different one.

Something you'll catch me writing about a lot is pairing productivity tools with each other. The reason I like doing that is simple: if a tool is incredibly powerful on its own, imagine what it can do when paired with other tools you already use every day. One AI tool I've been absolutely obsessed with lately is Anthropic's Claude. It's packed with unique features, far better at coding and reasoning than most other LLMs, and integrates seamlessly with other tools.

A little while ago, we got some excellent news from the people over at Good Old Games (GOG). After one of the co-founders of GOG managed to bring the GOG website back from its former owners, CD Projekt Red, a job posting for the service claimed that GOG saw Linux as the "next frontier" of PC gaming, and would be taking it more seriously moving forward.

I'm also a late convert to Obsidian, not because I don't need to take copious notes for future reference, but because I'm terrible at taking notes and using productivity apps in general. They're just more executive function noise that I can often do without, until, of course, I forget something important and things go crashing down. But then I started wondering if I could outsource the note-taking to AI, and gears started whirring in my brain.

Lenovo makes some of our favorite laptops in every category, whether they're entry-level, gaming behemoths, or productivity monsters. And it's one of those latter versions that I'm feverishly typing on, the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8. It's not quite the flagship ThinkPad X1 Carbon, but it's not supposed to be, as this device comes with optional Nvidia RTX PRO GPUs, making it a little heftier but able to do more when you need it.

Not every device needs a screen. The latest Anker 45-watt Nano charger, announced in January, which remains one of the smallest 45-watt chargers on the market, adds a full color screen displaying an animated character and a smattering of details about the device you're charging. Anker Nano 45W charger with displayAnker Nano 45W charger with a built-in screenWhere to Buy: $39.99 $29.98 at AmazonThe display is occasionally useful if you like to keep tabs on how much power your device is drawing, but the screen feels more like a marketing gimmick than a feature most consumers will actually benefit from. But it's not the only upgrade that makes the charger worth considerin …Read the full story at The Verge.

The biggest con is this so-called Midnight Purple keyring is barely purple. It’s the iPhone 14 Pro Max Deep Purple all over again. In a somewhat controversial Vergecast episode, I declared that AirTags are a superior product to iPads. The iPad lovers roasted me across social media. I have heard and respect their opinions. But, I'm sorry - the second-gen AirTag has only deepened my conviction that the humble, $29 item tracker is one of Apple's most helpful gizmos.The new updates focus more on making a good thing better. There are upgraded ultra-wideband and Bluetooth chips that help extend the range by about 1.5 times. The chime has a new, higher pitch and is 50 percent louder thanks to a redesigned speaker. And you can now use Precision Finding for AirTags on an Apple …Read the full story at The Verge.