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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 Create a Windows 8.1 USB Installer

If your new machine doesn’t come with a DVD drive, you can still install Windows using a Windows 8.1 USB installer. Here’s how you can create one.

By Rahul Sharma – Feb 26, 2014

4 Ways to Preview Fonts in OS X

While Mac OSX comes with many fonts for you to choose, finding the right one can be a tedious job. Here are 4 ways to preview fonts in OSX.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 22, 2014

Leawo Blu-ray Copy Review

We are giving away free copies of Leawo Blu-ray Copy software. Check out the review and enjoy the download, while it lasts.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 21, 2014

Easily Run Windows Applications on Mac OS X

Looking to run Windows applications on Mac OS X, but don’t want to install the whole Windows OS? Wineskin is your best bet.

By Damien Oh – Feb 21, 2014

Easily Convert Media Files to Different Formats with Format Junkie

Have you ever wanted to convert a media file from one format to another? Format Junkie can easily convert audio/video/image/ISO from one format to another.

By Damien Oh – Feb 20, 2014

How to Disable Image Preview in Twitter for iOS, Android and OS X

The latest update to Twitter app adds the image preview feature. Luckily, you can disable image preview in Twitter for a clutter-free timeline.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 19, 2014

Backup and Restore Windows 8/8.1 Screen Layout

You probably have spent some time customizing the Windows Start screen. Why not back it up so you can restore the screen layout easily in the future?

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 18, 2014

How to Find Windows Experience Index Scores in Windows 8.1

The graphical interface of Windows Experience Index is no longer available in Windows 8.1, but you can still get the detail from Windows Powershell. Here’s how.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 17, 2014

Re-installing Your Favorite Packages After a Ubuntu Re-install Using Aptik

When you reinstall Ubuntu, you also have to reinstall all your favorite packages. Aptik can backup your installed apps and restore them on a new machine.

By Gary Sims – Feb 17, 2014

3 Useful Windows Tricks You Should Know About

Windows comes with several hidden features/unknown tricks in Windows that many are unaware of. Here are 3 tricks that can improve your productivity

By Diogo Costa – Feb 13, 2014

How to Set Up and Manage Automatic Login In OS X

If you are the only user for your Mac, it can be troublesome to enter the password everytime. Here is how you can enable automatic login on startup.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 12, 2014

How to Flatten a PDF and Make It Uneditable in OS X

PDF forms usually come with fields where you can fill them in. Here is how you can flatten the PDF form and make the content uneditable in OS X.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 11, 2014

How to Change Mouse Cursor Size In OS X [Quick Tips]

Lose your mouse cursor on your screen? Follow these simple tips to increase the mouse cursor size, leading to a better experience.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 7, 2014

Send an iMessage from Almost Anywhere in iOS and OS X [Quick Tips]

iMessage in iOS and OS X allows people to send messages to each other without any charge. Here is a quick tips to compose an iMessage from almost anywhere.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 6, 2014

Comparing the Ubuntu Derivatives and How to Pick the Best One for You

For those who are not fans of the Ubuntu unity desktop, there are several Ubuntu derivatives for specific purposes. How out how to pick the best one for you.

By Gary Sims – Feb 6, 2014

Transfer Extremely Large Files Between Two Macs

You will occasionally need to move large files from one Mac to another. Here are a few built-in options you can use to transfer large files between Macs.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 5, 2014

Change the Default App to Open Up Different File Types in Mac OS X

Sometimes, you might want to use another app to open that particular file in Mac OSX. Here is how you can change the default app in Mac OS X.

By Shujaa Imran – Feb 4, 2014

How To Move Files Between Different User Accounts in OS X

Mac doesn’t allow you to access other user accounts by default. Here is how you can share files and folders with another user in your Mac.

By Shujaa Imran – Jan 28, 2014

5 Tips To Customize Your Windows 8.1 Start Screen

Microsoft included plenty of Start screen customization options in Windows 8/8.1. Here are our five best Start screen customization tips. Check them out.

By Shujaa Imran – Jan 27, 2014

How To Speed Up The Shut Down Process In OS X

It can be annoying when your Mac starts to take long time to shut itself down. Try the following two fixes to get back a short shutdown time period.

By Shujaa Imran – Jan 20, 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

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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