The Power Up Notes: March 2026

In this episode of The Power Up Notes, Swag talks about new family-friendly games that came out, Linux improvements across the spectrum, gives his opinion on age verification in the OS, and shines a spotlight on ClamAV.

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The Power Up Notes – February 2026

Why is Mintnanny rated only 3.2 stars when it works perfectly? Today on TPUN, we’re defending the “stinkers,” celebrating 4 years of the Steam Deck, and looking at the first Linux 7.0 release candidates. 📝 Inside this episode:

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The Power Up Notes – December 2025

Welcome back to the final Power Up Notes of 2025! It has been a massive year for Linux, and we are closing out December with some record-breaking news and updates that show how far the platform has come. In today’s episode, we explore the latest Steam hardware survey results, a major new Long Term Support (more…)

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The Power Up Notes – November 2025

👋 Welcome to the debut episode of The Power Up Notes! The Power Up Notes debut! We cover Valve’s new Steam hardware trio, the latest Proton update for Linux gaming, and why you should switch OS! This month, host Swagnilla Ice breaks down the biggest news impacting your open-source gaming rig. We dive into Valve’s (more…)

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Ko-fi Updates: Games, Gadgets, and More

Hey everyone! I’m excited to share some important updates with you today. We’ll be covering changes on my Ko‑fi page, the new games I’ll be able to play after switching to the Linux distro Linux Mint, and a future project for my YouTube channel that I’d love your help with. So, let’s dive into the (more…)

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