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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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ShellGPT: Turn Your Words into Terminal Commands

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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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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How To View Your Account's ~/Library Folder in OS X

How to View and Access the “Library” Folder in OS X

Apple doesn’t make it easy to access the library folder in your account. So, here’s how you can access it in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion using Finder.

By Shujaa Imran – Jun 10, 2015

How to Remove Get Windows 10 Icon in Windows

How to Remove the Get Windows 10 Icon in Windows

Tired of that ‘Get Windows 10’ icon sitting in your Windows taskbar? Don’t fret! We’ll show you how to get rid of it for good and get your space back.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 10, 2015

How to Fix the 'MSVCR100.dll' is Missing Error

How to Fix the ‘MSVCR100.dll Is Missing’ Error

The “msvcr100.dll is missing” error is a Microsoft Visual C++ file issue that happens in Windows. Here are a couple ways to fix it.

By Lori Cline – Jun 9, 2015

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How to Use Different Live Tiles for Multiple Emails in Windows 8.1 Mail App

The Mail app in Windows 8.1 allows you to add multiple email accounts and pin them as a live tile so you can receive live updates. Here’s how you can do so.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jun 8, 2015

Installing Kodi to Make Your Mac into a Media Center

Installing Kodi to Turn Your Mac Into a Media Center

Kodi began as an open source alternative to set-top boxes. Now it can be a TV box, movie box or streaming audio/video player. Here’s how to set it up on Mac.

By Phil South – Jun 8, 2015

Want to Find Out Where That Photo Was Taken? Here's How [Mac]

Want to Find Out Where That Photo Was Taken? Here’s How [Mac]

If you have geotagged photos on your Mac and want to know exactly where they were captured, you can do so using the built-in Preview app. Here’s how.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jun 7, 2015

Sunflower: A Dual Panel File Manager for Linux

Sunflower: A Dual Panel File Manager for Linux

Sunflower is a dual-pane file manager for Linux that offers powerful features that usual ‘built-in’ file managers lack. Here are some of those features.

By Attila Orosz – Jun 7, 2015

Zotero - An Excellent Free Reference Manager

Zotero – An Excellent Free Reference Manager

Zotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content in your web browser, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click.

By Paul Ferson – Jun 6, 2015

Apple’s “Dark Jedi” Exploit Explained

One vulnerability called the Dark Jedi exploit has managed to slip through the cracks and has affected older Apple computers. This is what it is all about.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Jun 6, 2015

6 Useful Apps You Should Have In Your Menu Bar [Mac]

6 Useful Apps You Should Have in Your Menu Bar [Mac]

The Mac menu bar lets you quickly access various functions regardless of what app you’re in. Here are 6 useful menu bar apps that will truly come in handy.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jun 5, 2015

How to Fix Wayland GDM Issue in Fedora 22

Are you on Fedora 22 and puzzled that after you install you can’t log in or do anything? This is a simple issue with Wayland GDM. Here’s how to fix it.

By Derrik Diener – Jun 5, 2015

12 Keyboard and Multitouch Gestures Tricks on Mac

12 Keyboard and Multitouch Gesture Tricks on Mac to Improve Your Productivity

In this article we share a handful of keyboard shortcuts and multitouch gestures for Mac users to use while working towards seamless switching and navigation.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jun 4, 2015

TimeLine: a Python-Based Timeline Creator for Linux

TimeLine is a free timeline creator, written in Python, that runs natively on Linux, Mac, Windows & Apertures. Check out its features & see how to install it.

By Attila Orosz – Jun 4, 2015

How to Edit Existing PDF Files in Linux Using Master PDF Editor

How to Edit Existing PDF Files in Linux Using Master PDF Editor

In this article we will discuss how we can create, as well as easily edit, existing PDF documents using Master PDF Editor on Linux.

By Himanshu Arora – Jun 2, 2015

How to Auto-start Crouton When Loading ChromeOS

So, you’ve installed Crouton on your Chromebook. Now, how about making that Linux install just a little bit more useful by enabling auto-start. Here’s how.

By Derrik Diener – Jun 1, 2015

MTE Explains: What is .NET Framework? Why You Need This to Install Apps in Windows

MTE Explains: What is .NET Framework and Why You Need It to Install Apps in Windows

The .NET Framework is, in truth, a vital part of many applications from around the Web, no matter their purpose. Read on to see exactly what that means.

By Christopher Harper – May 31, 2015

How to Monitor Your PC's Temps on Linux Using lm-Sensors

How to Monitor Your PC’s Temperature on Linux Using lm-Sensors

If you’re interested in monitoring the temp on Linux, you’ll need a terminal-based program called lm-Sensors. It has a lot of other uses too. Check it out.

By Derrik Diener – May 31, 2015

Visual Studio Code First Impressions

Visual Studio Code First Impressions

Microsoft will soon release a cross-platform code editor called Visual Studio Code for ASP.NET & Node apps. Here’s a closer look at the Linux version.

By Attila Orosz – May 29, 2015

Folder Marker Review and Giveaway

Change Your Windows Folder Icons with FolderMarker

If you’re someone who likes to visually organize all your work and folders, FolderMarker will help to quickly change your Windows folder icons. Here’s how.

By Vamsi Krishna – May 28, 2015

9 Fastest Ways to Create a Short Link in Chrome, Mac, iOS and Android

6 of the Fastest Ways to Create a Short Link in Chrome, Mac, iOS and Android

Short links are prettier than regular links and often customizable. Looking for the fastest ways to create short links on various platforms? Read on!

By Khamosh Pathak – May 28, 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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