Aider is a “pair-programming” tool that can use various providers as the AI back end, including a locally running instance of ...

But I’ve noticed that when I open everything all at once, I slip into a reactive mode before I’ve even decided what I actually need to work on. That was the problem I wanted to solve, so I wrote a ...

Codex, introducing "context compaction" for long tasks and raising API prices by 40% to target enterprise engineering.

This goes back to my ability to jump on ideas immediately. I don't want to break up my flow by shutting down Windows, going to grub and starting up Linux. By the time I can launch a terminal on the ...

The August 2025 (KB5063878) Windows update caused an issue that prevented non-admin users from carrying out several vital operations due to misbehaving UAC prompts. Microsoft has since released its ...

Learning Python often begins with a simple yet powerful exercise: printing “Hello, World!” to the screen. This one-liner doesn’t just display text—it’s your first step toward mastering Python ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...

In an ideal world, you'd lead a long and happy life only ever shutting down and restarting your PC via the Start menu. Click the power icon, choose your option, and you're done. However, life doesn't ...

A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of oil giant Shell and overturned a landmark 2021 ruling by a lower court that ordered the company to sharply reduce its carbon emissions by the end of ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...