Firefox’s Tab Notes Feature Feels Genuinely Useful (For Me, At Least)

Firefox logo with a white outline centred on a colourful gradient background.Something has changed in my browsing habits of late, and I’m not sure I like it. I used to be a “if I don’t need it, close it” guy. Now? 25 tabs open – a mix of news articles, code repos, drafts and random stuff I swore I’d revisit… only I don’t remember why. But it seems Firefox has a fix for my forgetfulness in the works: Tab Notes. As the name suggests, Tab Notes are small text notes you can attach to any tab. This should act as an alibi for my intent, surfacing much needed answers for the all-too-frequent […]

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14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder

NexPhone is available for pre-order, some 14 years after it was first announced to the world – back then it planned to ship with Ubuntu for Android. Created by Nex Computer, the company behind the NexDock laptop shells, the NexPhone aims to deliver on the ambitions that Canonical’s Ubuntu Phone ultimately didn’t: convergence. The tech scene has changed dramatically since the NexPhone’s 2012 crowdfunder pitch. Back then, this phone was aiming to run Ubuntu for Android as its primary OS, but in 2026 the NexPhone puts Android, Debian and Windows 11 on the same device. It is a beautifully simple […]

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Linux Mint 22.3 ‘Zena’ Delivers a Polished, Familiar Desktop Experience

Linux Mint 22.3 ‘Zena’ Delivers a Polished, Familiar Desktop Experience
by George Whittaker

The Linux Mint project has unveiled Linux Mint 22.3, carrying the codename “Zena”, the latest point release in the popular Mint 22 series. This new version continues Mint’s reputation for delivering a comfortable, user-friendly desktop experience while remaining stable and reliable. As a Long Term Support (LTS) release, Linux Mint 22.3 will receive updates and security patches through April 2029.

Built on a Solid Ubuntu Base

Zena is built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (“Noble Numbat”), bringing Mint’s traditional desktop approach together with Ubuntu’s well-tested foundation and extensive software repositories. It ships with the Linux kernel 6.14 and benefits from the Ubuntu Hardware Enablement stack, which improves support for newer hardware such as recent AMD and Intel chips.

What’s New in Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena”

Rather than revolutionize the distro, the Mint team focused on thoughtful refinements and quality-of-life improvements that make everyday usage smoother and more intuitive.

Redesigned Application Menu

One of the most noticeable visual changes is the revamped Mint Menu in the Cinnamon edition. It now includes a sidebar showing your avatar, favorite applications, and commonly used locations, along with customizable search bar placement and icon styles for a cleaner look.

Upgraded Cinnamon Desktop (6.6)

Linux Mint 22.3 ships with Cinnamon 6.6 on the flagship edition, which delivers a range of subtle improvements:

  • Better handling of keyboard layouts and input methods, especially under Wayland

  • Improved support for traditional XKB and IBus input methods

  • A more graceful on-screen keyboard

  • Refined behavior and visuals throughout the desktop environment

These changes aim to polish the experience without introducing disruptive UI changes.

New System Management Tools

To help users understand their hardware quickly and troubleshoot issues without entering the command line, Zena introduces two new utilities:

  • System Information - consolidates details about your machine’s hardware, including USB devices, the GPU, BIOS, and PCI devices

  • System Administration - provides an easy interface for configuring low-level system settings, starting with the ability to adjust the boot menu

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Window Shadows Finally Arrive on COSMIC Desktop

System76 has updated the COSMIC Desktop with window shadows and consistent corner sizing across all applications, a change available on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS right now and coming to users on other Linux distributions soon. Both features apply the effects consistently, meaning that apps in different toolkits (Qt, GTK, Iced, etc) match better (if not perfectly) than they did before. Controls for applying roundness and shadowing in floating and tiled modes is user‑adjustable. Prior, only GTK windows running on COSMIC had drop shadows. Native COSMIC apps, and Qt ones, appeared flat. This often made it hard(er) to tell which app was […]

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Wine Patches Bring Newer Versions of Adobe Photoshop to Linux

Wine project logo in an orange picture frame on a yellow background.The lack of Adobe creative software on Linux is an oft-mentioned drawback by those who would use Linux full-time, but can’t wean themselves off a software that forms part of their professional or creative workflow. You can already run Photoshop on Linux through Wine if you are willing to faff about. Old versions like Photoshop CS6 work well on Linux, while newer Creative Cloud versions can be made to work – with a catch: you install Photoshop on Windows (e.g., a virtual machine) and then copy the files to your Linux Wine prefix. Being able to run the official installer […]

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