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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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OneCommander Is a Great File Explorer Alternative for Power Users

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Stop Chrome from Auto-Downloading Gemini Nano in Windows

Linux

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A Complete Guide to Dotfile Management with GNU Stow

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

macOS

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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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Stop Forgetting Your Workday: This Mac App Tracks Everything Automatically

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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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How to Detect and Remove Malware from Your Mac

Even if it’s not prevalent, your Mac can still be infected by malware. If you suspect your Mac has malware, here’s how to detect and remove malware from Mac.

By Alexander Fox – Dec 5, 2017

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LibreOffice vs. WPS Office: Which Office Suite Should You Use on Linux

LibreOffice and WPS Office are two common MS Office alternatives for Linux. We take a look here at both and see which is more suited for your Linux desktop.

By Bruno Edoh – Dec 5, 2017

How to Remove the 3D Objects Folder from Windows 10 File Explorer

Windows Fall Creators Update added a 3D Objects folder in your Windows Explorer. Here is how you can remove the 3D objects folder and prevent it from showing.

By Vamsi Krishna – Dec 4, 2017

How to Change Your Password on Raspberry Pi (Raspbian OS)

The Raspberry Pi is great but is a little lacking in security out of the box. Here we’ll show you how to change a Raspberry Pi password and secure your Pi.

By Robert Zak – Dec 4, 2017

Downsampling: How to Overclock Your Screen Resolution For Gaming

Ever wish you could crank a little bit more resolution on your screen? Learn about downsampling and how to do it using both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards.

By Robert Zak – Nov 29, 2017

Vanilla GNOME on Ubuntu

How to Get Vanilla GNOME Shell in Ubuntu

Ubuntu recently made the jump to GNOME, but the default still looks a lot like Unity. If you’d like the vanilla GNOME experience, follow this guide.

By Nick Congleton – Nov 29, 2017

How to Limit Bandwidth for Windows Update in Windows 10

Windows has the tendency to use a lot of bandwidth while running the Windows Update. Here is an option you can set to limit bandwidth for the Windows Update.

By Vamsi Krishna – Nov 28, 2017

How to Block the Install of Extensions in the Edge Browser

If you are sharing your PC with others and don’t want them to install any extensions, here’s how you can disable and block extensions in the Edge browser.

By Vamsi Krishna – Nov 27, 2017

Install Software On Linux

How to Install Software Via the Command Line in Various Linux Distros

Different Linux distributions use different package managers to handle installing software. Take a look at the install commands on these popular distros.

By Nick Congleton – Nov 24, 2017

Why Remotely Accessing Your Computer Is a Bad Idea (RDP Hacks In Windows)

The remote desktop protocol in Windows allows you and the hackers to gain access to your computer remotely. Learn why it’s a bad idea to use RDP in Windows.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Nov 24, 2017

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How to Get the Trello Desktop Client on Linux

Trello is available for most platforms, except for Linux. If you are a Linux user, this unofficial client will allow you to access Trello from the desktop. Check it out!

By Bruno Edoh – Nov 22, 2017

How to Recover from a Windows Explorer Crash in Windows 10

When Windows Explorer crashes, your computer will become almost unusable. Check out the various ways you can recover from a Windows Explorer crash.

By Simon Batt – Nov 22, 2017

How to Change the Network Profile Name in Windows

Tired of seeing a generic name like “Network” or “Network 1” for your network connection? Here’s how to change the network profile name in Windows.

By Vamsi Krishna – Nov 21, 2017

Encrypt Your Internet Traffic with VPN Client for macOS

It is always a good idea to encrypt your Internet traffic via a VPN. VPN Client for macOS makes it very easy for you to connect to a VPN. Check it out!

By Alexander Fox – Nov 20, 2017

Useful GNOME Shell Keyboard Shortcuts You Might Not Know About

Gnome shell comes with some useful keyboard shortcuts. Here are some useful and lesser-known Gnome Shell keyboard shortcuts you should use to improve your productivity.

By Ada Ivanova – Nov 20, 2017

Remember Commands On Linux

How to Easily Remember Linux Commands

It can be so difficult for new users to remember Linux commands that they need to fully utilize their system. These tricks make it easier to do so.

By Nick Congleton – Nov 17, 2017

How to Automatically Disable WiFi When Connected to a Wired Connection

You can save your laptop battery by getting the system to automatically disable WiFi when connected to a LAN connection. Here’s how to do it in Windows.

By Vamsi Krishna – Nov 16, 2017

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Record and Share Terminal Session with Showterm

You can record a terminal session with any screen recording program, but Showterm for Linux makes it very easy to record and embed on a site. Here’s how it works.

By Bruno Edoh – Nov 16, 2017

Here are Some Hacks to Get More Out of Windows Live Tiles

The Windows Live Tiles can be useless, or useful, depending on how you use them. Here are some hacks to make those Windows Live Tiles more useful than ever.

By Robert Zak – Nov 13, 2017

How to Edit the Context Menu in macOS

The longer you use your Mac, the longer the context menu is. Here are some methods you can use to manage and edit the context menu in macOS.

By Alexander Fox – Nov 12, 2017

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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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