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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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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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You Can Now Share Your Chromebook Screen With Others

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How Linux Makes Your Life Easier

Linux is always perceived as complicated and hard to use. On the contrary, its philosophy and functionality can actually make your life easier.

By Ada Ivanova – Jul 19, 2018

How to Limit Windows Update Bandwidth During Specific Hours

There are times you may want to limit the Windows update bandwidth to specific hours of the day when you are using mobile data.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 17, 2018

Linux Hostnames

What is Hostname in Linux and How Can You Change It?

Hostnames are an important piece of the Linux networking puzzle. They let you easily access Linux systems across a network with a name instead of an IP.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 16, 2018

How to Add Safe Boot to Boot Options in Windows 10

Booting to Safe Mode is often the most efficient way to fix Windows issues. Add Safe boot to the Windows boot option to quickly boot into Safe Mode.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 15, 2018

How to Clear Timeline Activities in Windows 10

If you ever want to clear your Timeline activity in Windows 10, you can do so with just a few clicks.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 12, 2018

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Opening Graphical Application with Root Permission – gksu Alternatives in Ubuntu 18.04

If you still need to open applications with root permission, these are some gksu alternatives in Ubuntu 18.04.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 11, 2018

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How to Manage Your User Password from the Terminal in Linux

Passwords in Linux can be managed directly with the passwd command. This will show how you can use it to manage your user password in Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 10, 2018

How to Find the Security Identifier of Any User Account in Windows

There are many ways to find the secret identifier of a user in Windows. Here are some of them.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 10, 2018

How to Check for Open Ports in Linux

When you are troubleshooting networking issues in Linux, you will need to know which ports are open.

By Michael Aboagye – Jul 9, 2018

How to Find a Lost Recycle Bin in Windows 10

If your Recycle Bin goes missing, don’t panic! There are ways to get it back.

By Simon Batt – Jul 9, 2018

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6 Popular Windows Apps Also Available on Linux

If you are switching to Linux, there are plenty of Windows applications that are available on Linux, too.

By Ryan Lynch – Jul 8, 2018

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How to Change the Time Format in Windows 10

Are you a 24-hour or 12-hour kind of person? Whichever it is, you need the time format in Windows 10 that suits you.

By Robert Zak – Jul 7, 2018

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What You Should Look for When Getting a Refurbished Mac

One of the best ways to reduce the cost of buying a Mac is to buy refurbished, but that can present its own problems and challenges.

By Chris Spera – Jul 6, 2018

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Mastering the “Kill” Command in Linux

When an app misbehaves, it is best to kill it before it crashes the system. Check out the various ways you can use to kill a process in Linux.

By Damien Oh – Jul 5, 2018

How to Improve File Search on macOS

Searching on your Mac can be a lot easier and faster with these useful search techniques.

By Alexander Fox – Jul 2, 2018

Tuneskit Video Cutter For Mac Review – The Smart, Easy Way to Cut Video

Editing video is something that almost everyone has to do from time to time. Tuneskit Video Cutter allows you to easily cut video without quality loss.

By Phil South – Jul 2, 2018

How to Tag Files in Windows for Easy Retrieval

If you want to improve the file search speed in Windows, you can simply tag files with relevant keywords.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 28, 2018

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How to Enable macOS Mojave Continuity Feature on Your Older Mac

If you have an older Mac that doesn’t support Mojave, you won’t get the Continuity feature unless you follow the tutorial here.

By Chris Spera – Jun 28, 2018

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​How to Run Windows Apps on Your Chromebook

Chromebook is not meant to run Windows apps, but if you need it to, here are some ways you can use Windows apps on Chromebook.

By Marc van Sittert – Jun 28, 2018

How to Choose Your Preferred GPU for an Application in Windows 10

If you have two GPU in your computer, you can now choose which GPU to use for specific applications in Windows 10.

By Nicholas Godwin – Jun 27, 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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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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