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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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New Chromebooks Aren’t That “New”

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Find and Delete All .DS_Store Files with One Simple Command

If you want to remove all instances of the “.DS_Store” files in your folder, here is how you can delete “.DS_Store” files with a simple command.

By Damien Oh – Jul 18, 2016

How to Force Yourself to Take Periodic Breaks in Ubuntu Using 'Take a Break'

Force Yourself to Take Periodic Breaks in Ubuntu Using Take a Break

Time flies when you’re on the computer. If you find it hard to tear yourself away, “Take a Break” will force you to take periodic breaks in Ubuntu.

By Himanshu Arora – Jul 18, 2016

How to Add a Trash Icon to the Desktop on Your Mac

How to Add a Trash Icon to the Desktop on Your Mac

By default, the trash icon isn’t on the Mac’s desktop. Luckily, you can add a trash icon to the desktop in just a few short steps. Here’s how.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 17, 2016

How to Fix Blank Tiles in the Windows 10 Start Menu

How to Fix Blank Tiles in the Windows 10 Start Menu

The Windows 10 Start Menu isn’t perfect. One issue you may be having is blank tiles in the Start menu. If this is happening to you, here are a few solutions.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 16, 2016

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How to Remove the All Apps Option from Windows 10 Start Menu

When you click on All Apps in the Windows 10 start menu it displays all installed apps. Prefer not to have this shown? Here’s how to remove the All Apps option.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 14, 2016

How To Automatically Back Up Contacts in OS X

How to Automatically Back Up Contacts in OS X

Did you know that Automator on Mac is a great way to automate your workflow? You can even use it to back up contacts in OS X. Here’s how.

By Shujaa Imran – Jul 13, 2016

Notepadqq: Notepad++ Alternative for Linux

Looking for a Notepad++ alternative for Linux? Notepadqq is the one you are looking for.

By Himanshu Arora – Jul 13, 2016

Create Encrypted Drives and Keep Them Secure Using GuardKey

Create Encrypted Drives and Keep Them Secure Using GuardKey

Want to make encrypted files harder to access? Want to secure files in the cloud? Meet GuardKey. It can lock and unlock encrypted drives & cloud storage.

By Charnita Fance – Jul 12, 2016

How to Lock Notes With Touch ID and a Password

How to Lock Apple Notes With Touch ID and a Password

If you’re using the Apple Notes app, you may want to protect your info from prying eyes. Here’s how to lock Apple notes with Touch ID and a password.

By Jeffry Thurana – Jul 12, 2016

How to Speed Up Your Mac Using the Purge Command

How to Speed Up Your Mac Using the Purge Command

Sometimes the easiest way to speed up your Mac is by clearing the cache and RAM contents. Best of all, you can use the purge command to do so. Here’s how.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 11, 2016

How to Upload Images to Your Flickr Account From Ubuntu Using Frogr

Upload Images to Your Flickr Account From Ubuntu Using Frogr

There hasn’t been a way to access or upload images to Flickr from Ubuntu until now thanks to Frogr, a Flickr upload app for the GNOME desktop environment.

By Himanshu Arora – Jul 9, 2016

Lacona - Mac Launcher with Natural Language Support

Lacona – Mac Launcher with Natural Language Support

Looking for an alternative to Spotlight? Lacona is a free Mac Launcher that is currently in beta stage. It also has a few nice surprises worth checking out.

By Jeffry Thurana – Jul 9, 2016

Enable or Disable Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10

Enable or Disable Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10

Adaptive Brightness: you either love it or hate it. Whether you want to enable or disable it, here’s how to take care of Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 8, 2016

How to View the Source Code of a Webpage in Safari on Mac

How to View the Source Code of a Webpage in Safari on Mac

Safari on Mac lets you view the source code of a webpage but not like in Chrome or Firefox.You’ll first need to unlock a hidden menu. Here’s how.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 8, 2016

How to Enable Chrome's Native Notifications on Your Mac

How to Enable Chrome’s Native Notifications on Your Mac

If you would prefer Google Chrome send you notifications natively on a Mac, here’s how to enable Chrome’s native notifications for better functionality.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 7, 2016

How to Manage Telemetry Settings in Windows 10

How to Manage Telemetry Settings in Windows 10

Windows 10 collects a lot of data using the new Telemetry feature which is enabled and set to “Full” by default. Here’s how to manage telemetry settings to protect your privacy.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 6, 2016

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How to Set Up “Let’s Encrypt” Free SSL Certificate in Nginx (Ubuntu)

If you have a website and are keen to implement SSL, Let’s Encrypt is a great option. Here’s how to set up Let’s Encrypt in a Nginx Ubuntu server.

By Damien Oh – Jul 5, 2016

Easily Run Ubuntu Snap Packages on Other Linux Distros

If you are not using Ubuntu but are keen to try out the Snap packages, here is how you can run Ubuntu Snap Packages on other Linux distros.

By Derrik Diener – Jul 5, 2016

Capto – The Ultimate Image and Video Screen Capture App for Mac

Capto is a screen capture app for Mac that can capture any screen image and record videos of screen activities. Here’s a closer look at its features.

By Jeffry Thurana – Jul 4, 2016

How to Remove Your Name From the Menu Bar of Your Mac

Remove Your Name from the Menu Bar of Your Mac

Tired of your account name taking up extra room on your Mac’s menu bar? Here’s how to remove your name from the menu bar to get your space back.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 3, 2016

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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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