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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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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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How to Personalize Your Windows 10 Notifications

Notifications can be annoying when they are constantly grabbing your attention. Learn how you can customize Windows 10 notifications to only show the things you want.

By Fabio Buckell – Jan 25, 2019

Take Better Screenshots In Ubuntu With Flameshot

Taking a screenshot in Linux isn’t difficult, but you can make it better with Flameshot. Find out why you should use Flameshot to take screenshots in Ubuntu.

By Kris Wouk – Jan 25, 2019

How to Convert PowerPoint Slides to Mac Keynote Presentation

What if you have a .ppt file on your Mac but have no access to PowerPoint. Luckily, converting Powerpoint slides to the Keynote format is straightforward.

By Kris Wouk – Jan 24, 2019

How to Tighten Up Your Privacy on a Chromebook

Using a Chromebook doesn’t mean you have to pass your data to Google. Here is how you can tighten up your Chromebook’s privacy and prevent sending data to Google.

By Matthew Muller – Jan 24, 2019

How to Lock PC Remotely on Windows 10

Windows 10 has a neat little feature that lets you track your device and lock your PC remotely. This feature is very helpful when your device is stolen.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 22, 2019

15 Tar Commands You Should Try in Linux

Sometimes you need to pack multiple files and/or directories into a single file. These are some tar commands you can use to archive and compress your files.

By Alexandru Andrei – Jan 21, 2019

Windows 10 Will Soon Reserve 7GB Of Space For Updates

Windows 10 has had issues with update space before, and that is why it will now automatically reserve 7GB of space dedicated just for update downloads.

By Simon Batt – Jan 19, 2019

Accessing Your Linux Server from Android

There are times where you need to connect to your web server while on the move. Here is how you can access your Linux server from your Android device.

By Kris Wouk – Jan 18, 2019

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Nginx vs Apache: Which Serves You Best?

Both Apache and Nginx power almost 85% of the websites today. We pitted them against each other to see which web server software will serve you best in 2019.

By Sayak Boral – Jan 17, 2019

Can Pages and Numbers Replace Word and Excel on Your Mac?

While Microsoft Office is popular, it might not be suitable for everyone. For a Mac user, you might be surprised at what Pages and Numbers can offer.

By Kris Wouk – Jan 16, 2019

Install Spotify on Linux

How to Install Spotify on Linux

Spotify is easily the most popular music streaming service in the world, and they support Linux! Learn now to install the Spotify client on your Linux PC.

By Nick Congleton – Jan 16, 2019

5 Biggest Things to Look Out for on macOS in 2019

2019 will be a big year for macOS. While we are sure to get new versions of macOS, there’s a few high-value features we expect to see.

By Alexander Fox – Jan 15, 2019

Install Slack on Linux

How to Install the Official Slack Client on Linux

Slack is an extremely popular way for teams to collaborate and communicate online. Learn how to install the offical Slack client on Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Jan 15, 2019

How to Remove Suspicious Apps from Your Mac

Most viruses and malware are difficult to remove from your system. Learn how you can remove suspicious apps from your Mac and free your system from malware.

By Ryan Lynch – Jan 14, 2019

Commander One: a Finder Replacement for macOS

If you are frustrated by Finder’s limitations, Commander One can provide more functionality than Finder, catering to the needs of specific classes of users.

By Alexander Fox – Jan 14, 2019

Introduction to Ubuntu’s LXD Containers

Containers are portable and easy to clone and/or move to other operating systems. LXD is a container that is designed to contain an entire operating system instead of an application.

By Alexandru Andrei – Jan 14, 2019

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20 Windows 10-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts That Every User Should Know

If you are an avid keyboard user, then you will love all the new keyboard shortcuts that are introduced in Windows 10 to access all the new features easily. Take a look.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 13, 2019

4 Windows Sticky Notes Tips For Better Productivity

Windows Sticky Notes is not as feature-rich as Evernote, but that doesn’t mean it’s useless. Here are 4 tips to master Wndows Sticky Notes.

By Robert Zak – Jan 12, 2019

Viewing and Editing Hexadecimal Source in macOS

When dealing with source code, looking at the actual bits that compose the file can be hugely valuable. Here’s how you can view hexadecimal source in macOS.

By Alexander Fox – Jan 12, 2019

5 Biggest Things to Look for on Windows 10 in 2019

2018 wasn’t the most glamorous year for Windows 10. Here are five major updates and events that are likely to come to Windows 10 in 2019.

By Robert Zak – Jan 11, 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

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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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