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When Microsoft was developing Windows 95, developers discovered that SimCity had a severe memory bug that caused it to crash on the new operating system—but instead of forcing the game studio to fix it, Microsoft engineers actually rewrote the core Windows 95 source code to detect if SimCity was running and safely allocate memory for it.

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Stop Chrome from Auto-Downloading Gemini Nano in Windows

Linux

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The Easiest Way to Manage Dotfiles Using GNU Stow

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This AI Assistant Makes the Linux Desktop Much Smarter

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How to Manage Users from the Command Line in Linux

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The Myth of Linux Optimization Tools, and Why You Really Don’t Need Them At All

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Apple’s original 1984 Macintosh keyboard had no arrow keys, no function keys, and no numeric pad because Steve Jobs wanted users to reach for the mouse first. Then Apple quietly sold the missing keys as an accessory.

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Protect Yourself From the macOS Flaw that Bypasses Apple Privacy Controls

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You Can Now Share Your Chromebook Screen With Others

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How to Control the Mouse Cursor Using Keyboard in Chromebook

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8 of the Best Games to Play on Your Chromebook at School

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New Chromebooks Aren’t That “New”

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Chromebook Buying Guide 2024: What to Look for in Your Next Machine

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How to Use ZFS Snapshots and Clones

ZFS is one of the most feature-rich filesystems that guarantees you will never lose a single bit of data. Here is what ZFS snapshots and clones can do for you.

By Alexandru Andrei – Apr 29, 2019

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Windows 10 Will Soon Stop Forcing Updates

Microsoft has announced they’ll be allowing users to control their updates. Scheduled for the May 2019 update, you’ll be able to review and download updates manually.

By Simon Batt – Apr 29, 2019

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10 Exciting Microsoft Store Games You Can Play on Windows 10 PC

If you enjoy playing games on your PC, here is a tested collection from the Microsoft Store that will keep you hooked for hours at a stretch.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 26, 2019

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How to Use Continuity Camera on macOS to Insert Photos from iPhone

While working on a Mac, you can make use of the Continuity Camera feature to take a photo using your iPhone’s camera and directly import it to your Mac.

By Shujaa Imran – Apr 25, 2019

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How to Get Started With Kubernetes on Your Laptop Using Minikube

As a single-node Kubernetes cluster, Minikube is the best way to run Kubernetes on your laptop because it can be squarely placed inside a virtual machine.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 25, 2019

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5 XFCE Terminal Themes You Should Try

There are numerous ways to spruce up the XFCE terminal. For those who want to tweak their terminal, here are five great XFCE terminal themes to check out.

By Kris Wouk – Apr 24, 2019

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How to Uninstall Windows 10 Updates When the PC Is Not Booting Up

There are times when Windows 10 updates make your system unbootable. For such cases, you can uninstall updates from the advanced startup screen. Here’s how.

By Vamsi Krishna – Apr 23, 2019

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How to Install League of Legends on Linux

League of Legends is an extremely popular MoBA game, but it isn’t available for Linux. Learn how to install and run it on Linux with Lutris.

By Nick Congleton – Apr 22, 2019

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How to Use “Hey Siri” on Older Macs

Apple has not made the “Hey Siri” activation function available on older Macs. Fortunately, there’s a workaround to access the “Hey Siri” command on older Macs.

By Mahesh Makvana – Apr 20, 2019

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What’s New in Ubuntu 19.04?

You may know that Canonical just launched a new version of Ubuntu, but is it worth the upgrade? Does Ubuntu 19.04 solve any problems you currently have?

By Alexandru Andrei – Apr 20, 2019

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How to Hide Specific Pages in Settings App in Windows 10

If you are sharing your computer and don’t want users messing with different settings, you can easily hide specific pages in the Settings app. Here’s how.

By Vamsi Krishna – Apr 19, 2019

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How to Enable Stacks on macOS for a Cleaner Desktop

Apple introduced Stacks in macOS Mojave to help people better organize their desktop. Here is how to enable Stacks and try it for yourself.

By Shujaa Imran – Apr 19, 2019

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4 of the Best Screen Recorders for Ubuntu

You have plenty of choices when it comes to screen recorders for Ubuntu. Here are some of the best screen recorders for Ubuntu that you can use.

By Kris Wouk – Apr 17, 2019

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7 Essential Linux Apps for Guitarists

If you have a digital audio device that can connect your guitar to a PC, here is some software you can use to record, edit and process the signal.

By Alexander Fox – Apr 16, 2019

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How to Automatically Turn Off Mac’s Keyboard Backlight After Inactivity

You can get your Mac to save power by automatically turning off the keyboard’s backlight after a specific time of inactivity. Here is how you can do so.

By Shujaa Imran – Apr 15, 2019

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How to Configure Apache and PHP for High Traffic Websites on Linux Server

Most people think Apache is too resource-intensive. We will show you how to properly configure Apache and PHP to handle high traffic on a Linux server.

By Alexandru Andrei – Apr 15, 2019

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How to Change the Default Screenshot Save Location on Your Mac

Taking a screenshot on Mac is easy. Here we show how to change the default screenshot location on Mac and how to save screenshots to the clipboard.

By Shujaa Imran – Apr 14, 2019

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How to Deactivate the Microphone in Windows 10

If you rarely use the microphone, deactivating it is a good security measure. Learn the different methods you can try to deactivate a microphone in Windows 10.

By Fabio Buckell – Apr 12, 2019

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How to Turn Plain Text into a Powerful Task Management System with TaskPaper

Some task apps have so many features that keeping them up to date is a task in itself. If you prefer a simpler option, TaskPaper might be perfect for you.

By Kris Wouk – Apr 12, 2019

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How to Remotely Shut Down or Restart Your Windows 10 PC

A remote shutdown or restart comes in handy when you are managing several PCs at different locations. Here’s how to remotely shut down your Windows 10 PC.

By Elsie Biage – Apr 12, 2019

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When Sony shipped the first Walkman in 1979, chairman Akio Morita insisted on a second headphone jack and a “hotline” talk button, convinced it would be rude for one person to listen to music alone — and within a few years buyers had ignored the sociable features so completely that Sony quietly dropped them

Jun 15, 2026

Russia still custom-builds the Soyuz return seats for ISS crew members using plaster casts taken weeks before launch, because astronauts grow as much as five centimetres taller during a long-duration stay and a seat moulded to their Earth-shaped spine would no longer fit the body that comes home

Jun 12, 2026

Mycorrhizal fungi colonised plant roots roughly 450 million years ago and biologists now suspect plants could never have moved out of the oceans onto bare rock without them, meaning every forest on Earth — including the redwoods, the Amazon, and the boreal belt — is still running on a partnership older than trees themselves

Jun 11, 2026

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The “CrackBerry” nickname stuck for a reason — and the variable-reward psychology that hooked early-2000s executives on their BlackBerrys is the exact same machinery now running every push notification on every smartphone in your pocket

Jun 11, 2026

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Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots

Jun 10, 2026

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A species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii can revert its adult cells back to a juvenile polyp stage when injured or starving, effectively restarting its life cycle, and biologists have so far failed to identify any natural limit to how many times it can do this.

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