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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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How to Perform Batch Resize of Images Using gThumb in Linux

gThumb is an application to view and organize images; however, you can also use it to batch resize images. Here’s how to perform batch resizing on Ubuntu.

By Himanshu Arora – May 16, 2016

What is Adaptive Brightness and How to Easily Disable It [Windows 10]

How to Enable/Disable Adaptive Brightness in Windows 10

Ever noticed the brightness of the display on Windows 10 adjusts without doing anything? That’s Adaptive Brightness, and here’s how to disable it.

By Judy Sanhz – May 13, 2016

How to Access Ubuntu PC From Android Phone Using Home Remote Control App

How to Access Ubuntu PC From Android Phone Using Home Remote Control App

Looking to access your Ubuntu PC from your Android device? Check out the Home Remote Control app which allows you to control your PC remotely.

By Himanshu Arora – May 13, 2016

How to Create a Reminder For an Email on Your Mac

How to Create a Reminder for an Email on Your Mac

Did you know that the Mac Reminders app allows you to easily create a reminder for emails so you don’t forget about them? Here’s how to do that.

By Mahesh Makvana – May 12, 2016

How to Install and Configure Overgrive on Linux - Unofficial Google Drive Client

How to Install and Configure Overgrive Google Drive Client on Linux

Linux doesn’t have an official Google Drive Client. OverGrive is a third-party Google Drive client that aims to provide a complete desktop solution. Check it out.

By Ayo Isaiah – May 12, 2016

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Bookmark Windows Registry Locations to Easily Access Them Later

If you frequently deal with Windows Registry, here’s a way to bookmark Windows Registry locations so that you can easily find them later.

By Karrar Haider – May 11, 2016

How to Install Command Line Tools Without Xcode on Your Mac

How to Install Command Line Tools without Xcode on Your Mac

Want to run UNIX commands on your Mac via the Command Line Tools utilities? You can do so with our without Xcode. Here’s how to do it without.

By Mahesh Makvana – May 9, 2016

How to Remove Adobe Flash From Your Mac

How to Remove Adobe Flash from Your Mac

If you find Adobe Flash on your Mac to be a threat to the security of your machine, you can follow this guide to get that utility removed.

By Mahesh Makvana – May 8, 2016

Find Out Battery Usage of Your Apps in Windows 10

Find Out Battery Usage of Apps in Windows 10

Looking for an easy way to see the battery usage of apps in Windows 10? You can use Battery Saver to see which apps consume the most or least power.

By Judy Sanhz – May 7, 2016

How to Take Screenshot and Upload it to Imgur in One Go Using Imgur-Screenshot

Use Imgur-Screenshot to Take a Screenshot and Upload It to Imgur in One Go [Linux]

Imgur-Screenshot is a simple bash script available for Linux and OS X. It lets you take a screenshot of a selected area and upload it to Imgur. Here’s how it works.

By Himanshu Arora – May 6, 2016

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Super Eraser – A Secure Way to Delete Your Data

There may be times when you need to securely delete your data on your hard drive so that it is not recoverable. Super Eraser does that and leaves no traces. Check it out.

By Vamsi Krishna – May 3, 2016

How to Turn Off Online Results from Unity Dash Search in Ubuntu

If your Unity Dash search requirements are limited to your local system, here’s how to switch the online search feature off.

By Himanshu Arora – May 1, 2016

How to Set the Default Calendar in OS X and iOS

How to Set the Default Calendar in OS X and iOS

If you have several calendars for different purposes, you may want to set one of them as the default calendar. Here’s how to set the default calendar in OS X and iOS.

By Mahesh Makvana – Apr 30, 2016

How to Move Unity Launcher from Left to Bottom in Ubuntu 16.04

How to Move Unity Launcher to Bottom of Desktop in Ubuntu 16.04

Did you know that in Ubuntu 16.04 you can actually move the Unity launcher from its default ‘left’ position to the bottom? Here’s how to do it.

By Himanshu Arora – Apr 29, 2016

How to Add Website Links to Windows 10 Start Menu

How to Add Website Links to Windows 10 Start Menu

Looking to add website links to the Windows 10 start menu so that you can access them more easily and quickly? Here’s how to do that.

By Vamsi Krishna – Apr 28, 2016

How to Mirror Android Screen Using TeamViewer in Windows

How to Mirror an Android Screen Using TeamViewer in Windows

Sometimes you may want to mirror your Android screen to your Windows PC. Here’s how you can do that using a software called TeamViewer.

By Vamsi Krishna – Apr 27, 2016

How to Lock the Notes on Your Mac

How to Lock the Notes on Your Mac

Want to keep the notes on your Mac private? Here’s how to lock them so that only you can see what’s in them and no one else.

By Mahesh Makvana – Apr 26, 2016

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Enhance Linux Clipboard Management with These 5 Useful Clipboard Managers

A Linux clipboard manager helps to enhance copy and paste functionality and retain all copied data. Here are 5 of the best clipboard managers for Linux.

By Ayo Isaiah – Apr 26, 2016

How to Hide a ZIP Archive in an Image File on a Mac

How to Hide a ZIP Archive in an Image File on a Mac

If you have files you don’t want nosy eyes to see on your Mac, this tutorial shows how to hide files (zip archive) inside another file (image). Users only see the image file and not the zip archive.

By Mahesh Makvana – Apr 25, 2016

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How to Access MEGA Cloud Storage Service in Ubuntu Using MEGAsync

If you are a MEGA user or want to try out the service on Ubuntu, here’s how to access it using a client called MEGAsync.

By Himanshu Arora – Apr 25, 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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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

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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

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