Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...

If you're upgrading to a new iPhone 17 or installing the latest operating system, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble by making a good backup first. Here's how to do it. Jeff Carlson writes about ...

Tested with Python 3.12. This tool is for users with basic Python experience who need to scan or read devices on a Modbus RTU network. It requires external hardware: a serial adapter (e.g., ...

Thinking about getting started with data science or maybe just want a better way to handle your Python projects? Anaconda Python is a super popular choice, and for good reason. It bundles a lot of ...

Python developers often need to install and manage third-party libraries. The most reliable way to do this is with pip, Python’s official package manager. To avoid package conflicts and system errors, ...

The second public beta of iOS 26 is out but it's still prerelease software. It's good to be cautious. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to ...

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 ...

I remember back in the day when Linux was a challenge, even for computer scientists. It was all text-based; you had to manually format the hard drive, understand how networking functioned, and use the ...

What is grid() in Tkinter? Okay, imagine your app is like a spreadsheet. You’ve got rows and columns. With grid(), you can tell Python: “Hey, I want this button in row 1, column 0.” And boom! It lands ...

First, create a new instance of the Label widget. Second, place the Label on the main window by calling the pack() method. If you don’t call the pack() function, the program still creates the label ...

If you have tried to install Google Chrome only to be met with an error, here’s the good news: it’s not just you. The problem first popped up yesterday with widespread reports on Reddit and other ...

Use the following fixes for the “Install driver to show hardware” error on your Windows 11 system while trying to upgrade the OS: Plug the USB flash drive into ...