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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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How to Get More Out of Your Xbox 360 Controller on Ubuntu

How to Get More Out of Your Xbox 360 Controller on Ubuntu

If you play games via Steam on Ubuntu, you may be looking for an easier way to control your games. Luckily, you can use an Xbox 360 Controller. Here’s how.

By Derrik Diener – Jul 10, 2015

How to Disable Balloon Notifications in Windows

How to Disable Balloon Notifications in Windows

Do the balloon notifications in Windows annoy or distract you? Not to worry. You can easily disable them using this tutorial.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 9, 2015

How to Get Android Notifications on Ubuntu Desktop Using KDE Connect

How to Get Android Notifications on Ubuntu Desktop Using KDE Connect

KDE Connect allows your Linux PC and phone to communicate with each other over Wi-Fi. Here’s how to use it to get Android Notifications on Ubuntu Desktop.

By Himanshu Arora – Jul 8, 2015

Two Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word

Two Free Alternatives to Microsoft Word

Tired of Microsoft Word or looking for a lighter, more feature-rich word processing program? Here are two alternatives to Microsoft Word worth checking out.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 8, 2015

10 Mac Terminal Commands You Should Know

Useful Mac Terminal Commands You Should Know

One of the best ways to get the most out of Terminal is to learn what it can do. Here are ten terminal commands for Mac that you should know.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 8, 2015

How to Quickly Find Out Keyboard Shortcuts For Any App on Your Mac

How to Quickly Find Keyboard Shortcuts for Any App on Your Mac

Most Mac apps have many keyboard shortcuts that can save time and boost productivity if you know them. To quickly find out what they are, try this app.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 7, 2015

Create and Edit Matroska Video Files on Linux with MKVToolNix

Create and Edit Matroska Video Files on Linux with MKVToolNix

MKVToolnix is a suite of applications to work with Matroska video and audio files. Here’s how to use this software to create and edit MKV files on Linux.

By Attila Orosz – Jul 7, 2015

How to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1.1 on Ubuntu / Elementary OS

How to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.1.1 on Ubuntu

Linux Kernel 4.1.1 was recently released with a host of improvements & new features. Existing users are recommended to upgrade ASAP. Here’s how to do that.

By Ayo Isaiah – Jul 6, 2015

How to Remove EXIF Data From Images on Your Mac

How to Remove EXIF Data from Images on Your Mac

When sharing images on the Internet, you may want to remove EXIF data (or metadata) for privacy and security reasons. Here’s how to do that on a Mac.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jul 5, 2015

How to Set Startup Applications in AwesomeWM

How to Set Startup Applications in AwesomeWM

Using Awesome Window Manager on Linux? Looking to add certain programs to your startup application list? Here’s how to do it.

By Derrik Diener – Jul 4, 2015

How To Export iPhone Contacts to CSV File in Windows 8

How To Export iPhone Contacts to CSV File in Windows 8

Do you have thousands of contacts on your iPhone? Whether you need to create a backup or want to export, here’s how to export iPhone contacts in Windows 8.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jul 3, 2015

Discover the Universe From Your Armchair with Celestia

Discover the Universe From Your Armchair with Celestia

Celestia for Linux allows you to discover the stars and planets of a considerable chunk of the universe with very detailed images. Here’s how it works.

By Attila Orosz – Jul 3, 2015

Edit fstab to Auto-Mount Secondary Hard Drives on Linux

Edit fstab to Auto-Mount Secondary Hard Drives on Linux

Did you know there’s an easier way to mount your secondary hard drive on Linux? The process involves a few simple edits to the fstab file on your system.

By Derrik Diener – Jul 2, 2015

How to Enable or Disable Win + L Shortcut Key in Windows

How to Disable the Lock Screen Shortcut Key (Win + L) in Windows

The fastest way to lock your Windows computer is to use the built-in shortcut “Win + L.” However, sometimes you may need to disable this. Here’s how to do that.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 1, 2015

MTE Explains: 'Published by' on Software Installers

MTE Explains: The Uses of the “Published by” Entry on Software Installers

Want to learn more about the signature line on software installer windows? Read on to learn what this one line means and why you should be aware of it.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 1, 2015

How to Download the Last Freeware Versions of Windows Software

How to Download the Last Freeware Versions of Windows Software

Need to download the previous version of a specific Windows program? Here are 3 reliable sources to download the last freeware versions of Windows software.

By Paul Ferson – Jun 30, 2015

Tickr - An RSS Feed Ticker For The Linux Desktop

Tickr – An RSS Feed Ticker for The Linux Desktop

Tickr is a GTK+ based RSS feed reader that displays all your favorite feeds as a simple & useful headline ticker on your desktop. Let’s take a closer look.

By Attila Orosz – Jun 29, 2015

HazeOver for Mac Review

HazeOver for Mac: Improve Your Productivity By Focusing on What Matters

HazeOver for Mac helps get rid of distractions & focuses on the current task by highlighting the front window and fading out background windows. Check it out.

By Phil South – Jun 29, 2015

4 Best Third-Party Uninstallers for Windows

4 of the Best Third-Party Uninstallers for Windows

If you’re serious about completely uninstalling a program from your Windows PC, third-party uninstallers are the way to go. Here are 4 of the best ones.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 29, 2015

How To Get The Most Out of Alfred's Powerpack Upgrade

How to Get the Most Out of Alfred’s Powerpack Upgrade

Using the Mac launcher Alfred? If so, you may be wondering if the Powerpack upgrade is worth purchasing. We’ll help you decide by explaining the benefits.

By Khamosh Pathak – Jun 26, 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

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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.

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