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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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3 Easy Ways to Send Emails From the Command Line in Linux

In this article, we will discuss the following three ways to send email from the command line in Linux: Sendmail, Telnet, Ssmtp.

By Himanshu Arora – Jan 22, 2015

FreeCommander XE – A Free Full-Featured File Manager for Windows

Windows Explorer sucks. If you ever need a feature-packed file manager, FreeCommander XE is one of the best options you can get.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 20, 2015

How to See the Print History on Your Mac

Have you ever wanted to know exactly how many print jobs have been done on your Mac? You can see the print history using the workaround explained below.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jan 20, 2015

How to Reset Printers on Your Mac

If you are facing printing issues on your Mac, one of the solution is to reset the printers. here’s how you can reset the printing system on your Mac.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jan 19, 2015

How to Automatically Shut Down a Windows PC at Night

If you always forget to shut down your computer at night, you can easily configure your Windows PC to shut down automatically at night when it’s not in use.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 15, 2015

How to Increase Line Spacing in Terminal for Better Reading [Mac]

The line spacing of the command for the Terminal app in Mac is tiny. Here is how you can change the line spacing in the Terminal app in Mac.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jan 15, 2015

How to Mount Any Folder as a Drive in Windows

Do you have difficulties locating the folders in Windows Explorer? Here is how you can mount any folder as a virtual drive in Winows for easy and quick access.

By Damien Oh – Jan 14, 2015

How to Connect to a VPN in Mac

Having trouble setting up VPN on your Mac? Follow this guide to easily connect to a VPN in Mac.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jan 14, 2015

Why Does Windows Have So Many Fonts?

Did you realize the long list of fonts that Microsoft include in Windows? Why? Let’s explain why does Windows have so many fonts.

By Paul Ferson – Jan 13, 2015

5 Great Screencasting Apps for Mac

Screencasting is a good way to help your friends troubleshoot his computer. Here are some of the best screencasting apps for Mac OS X.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jan 9, 2015

Movavi Suite – All-in-One Video Toolkit for Windows

If you are looking to create fun videos on your desktop, Movavi Video Suite has everything you need to create your own home movie master. Check out its review and participate in the giveaway.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 9, 2015

How to Restrict Other Users from Modifying a Part of a Word File

Microsoft Word has an inbuilt feature that can restrict users from editing certain parts of the document. Here is how you can protect a part of the document in Microsoft Words.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 8, 2015

TG Pro Helps You Keep Your Mac Cool

Does your Mac CPU’s fans spin very loudly and the machine become very hot? TG Pro helps you diagnose what’s wrong with your Mac hardware and fix the issue.

By Mahesh Makvana – Jan 8, 2015

Add Session Management Options Like Shutdown and Restart to Unity Dash

The Unity Dash in Ubuntu doesn’t come with options for you to shutdown your PC. Here’s how you can add session management options to Unity Dash.

By Himanshu Arora – Jan 6, 2015

Rainlendar: Customizable Calendar Application on Your Desktop

Rainlendar is one of the best cross-platforms calendar application that is fully customizable and comes with powerful features. Check out its review and giveaway details.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 5, 2015

How to Remove Password Protection from PDF in Ubuntu

In this article, we will discuss a couple of ways to remove password protection from a password protected pdf file in Ubuntu.

By Himanshu Arora – Jan 2, 2015

Effectively Manage Startup Items in Windows with Autorun Organizer

To effectively manage your startup items in Windows and improve the system bootup time, Autorun Organizer is the tool for you.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 2, 2015

How to Increase Disk Space of a Virtual Machine in VMware

Running out of disk space in your virtual machines? Here is how you can increase disk space of a virtual machine in VMWare.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jan 1, 2015

How to Play Old DOS Games on Your Mac

If you are feeling nostalgic and want to play your old DOS game on your Mac, here is how you can do so.

By Mahesh Makvana – Dec 31, 2014

aText Helps You Accelerate Typing on Your Mac

aText allows you to accelerate your typing using abbreviations that expand to their full forms. Check out our aText’s review and stand to win a copy of aText.

By Mahesh Makvana – Dec 30, 2014

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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

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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

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

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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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