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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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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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Adjusting Play Count in iTunes

Adjusting Play Count in iTunes [Windows]

Are you interested in adjusting the play count in iTunes manually? If so, this tutorial will show you just how to do that on Windows.

By Paul Ferson – Aug 21, 2015

How To Organize Your Apps Using LaunchPad in OS X

How to Organize Your Apps Using LaunchPad in OS X

Launchpad on Mac allows you to manage and organize your apps just like you would on an iPad or iPhone. Here are some tips to help you make the most of it.

By Shujaa Imran – Aug 20, 2015

Windows 10 and Your Privacy: What You Need To Know

Windows 10 and Your Privacy: What You Need to Know

Windows 10 has a lot of shady data collection going on that you should be aware of. Here’s what you need to know about Windows 10 and your privacy.

By Christopher Harper – Aug 18, 2015

How to Download, Install and Use uGet Download Manager in Ubuntu

Better Manage Your Downloads with uGet in Ubuntu

uGet Download Manager for Ubuntu claims to be ‘”very powerful” as it provides a large array of features as well as being lightweight & low on resources. Check it out.

By Himanshu Arora – Aug 18, 2015

How to Remove the Time Stamp From Screenshot File Names on Your Mac

How to Remove the Time Stamp From Screenshot File Names on Your Mac

Do you wish for a way to remove the lengthy time stamp from screenshot file names on your Mac? Keep reading to find out how..

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 17, 2015

How to Install LibreOffice 5.0 in Ubuntu and Derivatives

How to Install LibreOffice 5.0 in Ubuntu and Derivatives

Libreoffice 5.0 was finally released with a host of improvements and bug fixes. Here’s how to install LibreOffice 5.0 in Ubuntu and derivatives.

By Ayo Isaiah – Aug 15, 2015

5 Reasons Why You Should Hold Back Your Upgrade to Windows 10

5 Reasons Why You Should Hold Back Your Upgrade to Windows 10

Despite the excitement about Windows 10, there are a few reasons you should hold back your upgrade to Windows 10. Here’s why.

By Christopher Harper – Aug 14, 2015

How to Hide Apple Music in iTunes on Your Mac

How to Hide Apple Music in iTunes on Your Mac

If you’re someone who isn’t ready to adopt Apple Music, there’s a way to hide Apple Music and remove it from iTunes on your Mac. This tutorial shows how.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 14, 2015

How to Resize Multiple Images At Once on Your Mac

How to Resize Multiple Images at Once on Your Mac

If you want to resize multiple images in one go on your Mac, you can do so using the built-in Preview app. Here’s how it’s done.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 13, 2015

How to Activate Cortana and Set It Up in Windows 10

Windows 10 comes with Cortana installed, but it is disabled by default. Here is how to activate Cortana and set it up in Windows 10.

By Vamsi Krishna – Aug 12, 2015

Open Current Tab of Chrome in Firefox with Keyboard Shortcut [Mac OS X]

Are you looking for ways to easily open a current tab of Chrome in Firefox? Here’s a simple trick that you can use in Mac OS X.

By Damien Oh – Aug 12, 2015

How to Change the Color of Window Title Bars in Windows 10

How to Change the Color of Window Title Bars in Windows 10

Unlike previous versions of Windows, you can’t change the color of window title bars with just a few clicks. Although a bit involved, here’s how it’s done.

By Vamsi Krishna – Aug 11, 2015

How to Remove Quick Access from Windows 10 File Explorer

How to Remove Quick Access from Windows 10 File Explorer

For those who don’t want the Quick Access view to show up by default in Windows 10 File Explorer, here’s how to remove Quick Access from it.

By Vamsi Krishna – Aug 7, 2015

7 Things You Can Do With The Option Key On Your Mac

7 Things You Can Do with the Option Key on Your Mac

The Option key on the Mac isn’t an ordinary key; it gives added functionality. Here are 7 things you can do with the option key to boost everyday tasks.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 7, 2015

How to Enable Hibernate in Ubuntu 14.04

How to Enable Hibernate in Ubuntu

Standard hibernation was disabled in Ubuntu 12.04. Fortunately there is a way to enable hibernate in Ubuntu. Here’s how it’s done.

By Attila Orosz – Aug 4, 2015

Use Terminal in OS X To Add A Power Chime To Your Mac

Add a Power Chime to Your Mac Via the Terminal

The power chime is a feature in the new Macbook. Using Terminal you can get the chime to sound when you plug in your Mac to your power outlet. Here’s how.

By Shujaa Imran – Aug 4, 2015

Running Pepakura Designer on a Mac to Make Papercraft

Running Pepakura Designer on a Mac to Make Papercraft

Pepakura Designer 3 is a popular Windows program for making real world papercraft models from 3D digital models. Here’s how to get it running on Mac.

By Phil South – Aug 3, 2015

Learn With Linux: Physics Simulation

Learn with Linux: Physics Simulation

Linux offers many tools for scientists to support or conduct experiments. This article focuses on a few that will make learning physics easier or more fun.

By Attila Orosz – Aug 2, 2015

How to Encrypt Your Dropbox Files and Others on CloudFogger

How to Encrypt Your Files with CloudFogger in Windows/Mac

CloudFogger can easily encrypt your files in Windows and Mac. It can also be used to encrypt Dropbox files. Here’s how to use it.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jul 31, 2015

6 Useful Hacks on OneDrive for Windows 8 Users

6 Useful Hacks on OneDrive for Windows 8 Users

If you want to make the most of OneDrive, formerly known as SkyDrive, on Windows 8, here are 6 useful tips and tricks for you to try out.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jul 30, 2015

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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

Jun 15, 2026

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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