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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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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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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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You Can Now Share Your Chromebook Screen With Others

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How to Get Quick Look in Windows 10 to Quickly Preview Files with the Space Bar

macOS has a Quick Look feature for users to quickly preview the content of a file. You can also get this Quick Look feature in Windows 10. Find out how.

By Fabio Buckell – Aug 3, 2018

How to Check and Delete Cortana’s Logs of Your Speech Commands

Do you make use of Cortana to get things done? If yes, you may want to check and delete Cortana’s logs you’d rather not have lingering around.

By Simon Batt – Aug 1, 2018

6 of The Best Free Music Players for Windows

Winamp used to be the king of music players for Windows, but no more. Here is our list of favorite free music players for Windows.

By Robert Zak – Jul 31, 2018

How to Change Chkdsk Countdown Time in Windows

Windows uses a built-in tool called chkdsk to scan for errors in your machine. Learn how you can change the chkdsk countdown time via the command prompt.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 31, 2018

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How to Shrink a Virtualbox VM in Windows 10

If you have a need to free up more storage space, here are the steps to shrink a VirtualBox VM and reclaim storage space taken up by the guest OS.

By Nicholas Godwin – Jul 30, 2018

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7 of the Best KDE Plasma Themes for Linux

KDE Plasma truly is a beautifully-designed Linux desktop. With so many themes to choose from, these are some of the best KDE Plasma themes around.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 30, 2018

How to Automatically End Tasks While Shutting Down Windows

It can be annoying when Windows cancels your Shutdown action because of a running application. This shows how to get it to auto-end tasks during shut down.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 27, 2018

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How to Force User to Change Password in Linux

There are a number of good reasons to force a user to change their password on Linux. Find out how to perform this vital security task.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 26, 2018

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How to Restore Edge Favorites After Resetting Windows 10

MIcrosoft Edge Favorites and browser settings cannot be easily backed up. If you are rebuilding your PC, this shows how to restore Edge favorites and settings.

By Chris Spera – Jul 26, 2018

What Does “Plugged In, Not Charging” Mean with Laptop Batteries?

When charging your laptop, you might see the “plugged in, not charging” message. Find out what this message means and how you can fix it.

By Simon Batt – Jul 25, 2018

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How to Flush the DNS Cache on Linux

Flushing your DNS cache can help to clear things out and possibly speed up domain name resolution. Learn several ways to clean out your DNS cache on Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 25, 2018

How to Configure Your Mac’s Firewall Correctly

Mac comes with a built-in software firewall, but it’s frequently ignored by users. Learn how to access your Mac’s Firewall and configure it properly.

By Alexander Fox – Jul 24, 2018

How to Fix an Upside Down Screen in Windows

If you wake up to find that your Windows screen is flipped upside down, here’s a solution to fix an upside down screen in Windows 10.

By Robert Zak – Jul 24, 2018

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The Beginner’s Guide to the pwd Command in Linux

The pwd command is one of the most basic commands in Linux. Here we will learn how to use pwd to output the full path name of your current directory.

By Michael Aboagye – Jul 24, 2018

How to Enable or Disable Boot Log in Windows

Windows has a “boot log” feature that logs the driver that is being loaded when you start your system.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 24, 2018

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How to Install and Play World of Warcraft on Ubuntu

World of Warcraft is still easily the most popular MMORPG. Learn how to install and play World of Warcraft on Ubuntu.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 23, 2018

How to Add Custom Startup Programs to Windows 10

Curating your startup programs is the best way to ensure your Windows 10 boots up fast.

By Nicholas Godwin – Jul 22, 2018

How to Install Custom Themes in Windows 10

Windows 10 desktop is capable of changing into something different entirely. Here’s how to install custom Windows 10 themes and things to look out for.

By Robert Zak – Jul 21, 2018

How to Mirror Your iPhone or iPad Screen on Your Windows PC

Apple’s products have a tendency not to work well with others. Here’s the workaround to mirror your iPhone’s screen to Windows via Airplay.

By Ryan Lynch – Jul 20, 2018

How to Flush the DNS Cache on Your Mac

Flushing the DNS cache on a Mac is as easy as running a command through the Terminal window.

By Robert Zak – Jul 20, 2018

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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.

Jun 10, 2026

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