My very first problem was one I've written about before: Linux isn't generally compatible with Arm-based machines. Alas, two of the spare machines I had hoped to use for this project are outfitted ...

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While Apple Silicon Macs natively only support macOS, that hasn't stopped enthusiasts from finding a way to install Linux on M3-based machines, with big caveats. The Asahi Linux project has the goal ...

After delaying its Siri improvements to 2026, Apple's artificial intelligence plans are starting to take shape, at least according to the rumor mill. Bloomberg reports that Apple is turning Siri into ...

Secure Boot protects your PC against bootkit malware. The Windows update refreshes expiring Secure Boot certificates. To install, head to Settings and select Windows Update. I typically advise Windows ...

WARNING: This project is functional but NOT RECOMMENDED for production use. The software is now working and can successfully set up a dual-boot environment. However, please be aware of the following ...

If you own a Raspberry Pi, you can start several operating systems from a single boot medium. All you need is a micro SD card with sufficient room (32GB or more) and a tool called PINN. This stands ...

If you’ve ever experimented with a microprocessor at the bare metal level, you’ll know that when it starts up, it will look at its program memory for something to do. On an old 8-bit machine, that ...

Certain motherboard models from vendors like ASRock, ASUSTeK Computer, GIGABYTE, and MSI are affected by a security vulnerability that leaves them susceptible to early-boot direct memory access (DMA) ...

Abstract: Hardware supply-chain attacks are raising significant security threats to the boot process of multiprocessor systems. In this paper, we investigate critical stages of the multiprocessor ...

Microsoft has issued an advisory alerting Windows users and IT admins that older Secure Boot certificates introduced in 2011 will begin to expire in June 2026. These Secure Boot certificates maintain ...