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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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Latest Windows Update Problems and How to Fix Them

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OneCommander Is a Great File Explorer Alternative for Power Users

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Windows 11 Has a Settings Problem — God Mode Is Still the Best Fix in 2026

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Stop Chrome from Auto-Downloading Gemini Nano in Windows

Linux

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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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How to Manage Users from the Command Line in Linux

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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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Stop Forgetting Your Workday: This Mac App Tracks Everything Automatically

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Protect Yourself From the macOS Flaw that Bypasses Apple Privacy Controls

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Need to View Folder Size in macOS Finder? Use These Tricks

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You Can Finally Check Your Mac’s Clipboard History

ChromeOS

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You Can Now Share Your Chromebook Screen With Others

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How to Control the Mouse Cursor Using Keyboard in Chromebook

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8 of the Best Games to Play on Your Chromebook at School

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New Chromebooks Aren’t That “New”

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Chromebook Buying Guide 2024: What to Look for in Your Next Machine

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How to Install And Use WhatsApp On Your Windows PC

WhatsApp is commonly used on Android and iOS devices, and you can now install WhatsApp on Windows devices and get the same latest features.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 16, 2024

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Easily Run Windows Apps on Linux Using These Tools

Let’s explore some simple ways of running Windows applications and games on Linux without dealing with the command line.

By Haroon Javed – Dec 16, 2024

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How to Build a NAS Server with Raspberry Pi And Samba

You can easily build a NAS server with your Raspberry Pi. Here we show you how you can set up a Raspberry Pi NAS server with Samba.

By David Morelo – Dec 14, 2024

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How to Run Any Program from Any Linux Distro with Distrobox

Distrobox is a tool that creates tightly integrated systems on top of your OS. Learn how to run any program in Linux with Distrobox today.

By Ramces Red – Dec 12, 2024

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5 of the More Useful Note-taking Apps in Linux

Note-taking app is indispensable in every computing system. Here are some of the more useful note-taking apps that you can use on Linux today.

By Ramces Red – Dec 9, 2024

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How to Change Default User Account Picture in Windows

If you don’t like the default user icon, you can change it to any picture you want. Here’s how you can change the default user account picture in Windows.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 6, 2024

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man vs tldr: Why The tldr Command is Better And How You Can Use It

Let’s explore what tldr is, how to use it effectively, and why it’s often a better choice than the traditional man command.

By Haroon Javed – Dec 6, 2024

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How to Install and Set Up Mumble Voice Chat Software

Mumble is a lightweight and open-source VoIP client and server. Learn how you can create your own self-hosted communications platform today.

By Ramces Red – Dec 5, 2024

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How to Back Up Your Raspberry Pi

Learn how to back up your Raspberry Pi using rsync – from basic folder backups to full system automation – with this comprehensive guide.

By David Morelo – Dec 4, 2024

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How to Encrypt Your Hard Disk in Ubuntu

To improve the security of your Linux system, you can do a full disk encryption both during and after the installation in Ubuntu.

By Haroon Javed – Dec 2, 2024

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How to Enable Foreign Language Input In Ubuntu

Foreign language support is an important part of every system. Learn how you can enable and use a different language on Ubuntu today.

By Ramces Red – Dec 1, 2024

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Use CasaOS to Easily Manage Your Homelab Server

CasaOS is a simple home server OS for Debian-based Linux machines. Learn how to install and use CasaOS to manage your homelab server now.

By Ramces Red – Nov 29, 2024

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Improve File Management With These 7 File Explorer Add-Ons

Windows File Explorer comes with support for extensions to improve its functionality. This guide includes some of the best ones.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 27, 2024

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6 Reasons Why OCCT Is My Go-To Tool for Stress Testing CPUs and GPUs

Looking for a PC stress testing tool? Learn why OCCT is my favorite stress-testing tool for CPUs, GPUs, and more.

By Karrar Haider – Nov 27, 2024

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How to Overclock Your Raspberry Pi 5

Learn how to safely overclock your Raspberry Pi 5 CPU and GPU for better performance by following this comprehensive guide.

By David Morelo – Nov 25, 2024

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Make a Custom Web Gallery with Piwigo

Piwigo is a powerful web-based photo gallery solution. Learn how you can install and use it to preserve and share your pictures today.

By Ramces Red – Nov 23, 2024

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You Can Now Use MS Paint Image Creator to Generate Free Images

Microsoft Paint Image Creator has a new feature that can generate images based on user text input. Find out how to make good use of this tool.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 21, 2024

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Disable These Unnecessary Windows Services to Boost PC Speed

Want a faster PC? Learn how to disable unnecessary Windows services to optimize your system’s performance and boost speed.

By Karrar Haider – Nov 21, 2024

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How to Remove Apps from the “Open With” List in Windows

The “Open With” list in Windows may contain applications that you have no use for. Learn how to remove applications from the “Open With” list in Windows.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 20, 2024

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11 Reasons Why You Should Switch from Windows to Linux

Looking to switch from Windows? Here are a number of reasons why you should consider Linux as your next operating system

By Haroon Javed – Nov 20, 2024

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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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