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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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Linux

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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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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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5 Best Free Benchmarking Programs for Windows

Knowing how well your Windows PC performs is important. These are some of the very best Windows benchmark programs.

By Oluwatokiloba Folami – Mar 6, 2023

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Command Prompt vs. PowerShell: What Are the Differences?

What are the differences between PowerShell and Command Prompt in Windows devices? Learn the answers in this Powershell vs. Command Prompt guide.

By Sayak Boral – Mar 5, 2023

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How to Create and Use Smart Albums in Photos for Mac

Have a big library of photos and videos? You can organize them in various ways by creating and using smart albums on Mac.

By Natalie dela Vega – Mar 4, 2023

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How to Easily Force Quit Unresponsive Programs in Windows

Alt+F4 is the go-to shortcut for quitting programs, but what if it doesn’t work? This guide shows you some other ways to force quit programs.

By Terenz Jomar Dela Cruz – Mar 3, 2023

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How to Fix Windows Black Screen of Death

The Black Screen of Death is a pesky error that can show up on your Windows PC. This guide shows how to remove it from your system.

By Husain Parvez – Mar 1, 2023

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The Complete Guide to Managing Snap Packages in Ubuntu

Snap is a powerful modern package manager for Linux. Here is what you need to know to start managing snap packages.

By Ramces Red – Mar 1, 2023

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How to Fix the “Exception Access Violation” Error on Windows

Seeing an “Exception Access Violation” error on your PC? This tutorial shows how to resolve this issue on Windows.

By Maxwell Timothy – Feb 28, 2023

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5 Ways to Fix It When Windows Cannot Find PowerShell.exe

What can you do if PowerShell is missing? This guide shows you how to fix it when Windows cannot find PowerShell.exe.

By Farhad Pashaei – Feb 28, 2023

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How to Create an Email Server in Linux with Mail-In-A-Box

Email is a important part of communications today. Learn how you can take control over your data by hosting your own email server in Linux.

By Ramces Red – Feb 28, 2023

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How to Display Information on Your Linux Desktop With Conky

Looking to view your system stats on your Linux desktop? Conky is the tool to do it. Learn how to use Conky to display info on your desktop

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Feb 27, 2023

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7 of the Best Torrent Clients for Windows

Worried about malware when downloading torrents? Looking for fast and reliable torrent clients? These are the best torrent clients for Windows.

By Tanveer Singh – Feb 26, 2023

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7 Apps to Help You Switch From Windows to Mac

Planning to switch from Windows to Mac? Check out these 7 apps that will help with the transition and boost productivity.

By Abhijith N Arjunan – Feb 24, 2023

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6 Ways to Fix Spacebar Is Not Working in Windows

The Spacebar is a crucial key on your keyboard. Follow this guide to learn how to fix the problem of the spacebar not working in Windows.

By Farhad Pashaei – Feb 24, 2023

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How to Fix the WHEA Uncorrectable Error in Windows

Getting a blue screen error on your Windows PC can be scary. Fortunately, you can fix the WHEA Uncorrectable Error with these methods.

By Oluwatokiloba Folami – Feb 22, 2023

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How to Fix Ethernet Speed Capped at 100 Mbps on Windows

Can’t figure out why your PC is limiting your Internet to 100 Mbps? We show you how to fix it when the Ethernet speed is capped at 100 Mbps.

By Tanveer Singh – Feb 21, 2023

How To Force Delete Undeletable Files In Windows

How to Force Delete Undeletable Files in Windows

Is your PC preventing you from deleting certain files? Check out these methods to learn how to forcefully delete a file in Windows.

By Farhad Pashaei – Feb 21, 2023

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8 Simple Ways to Securely Delete Files in Linux

Secure deletion does not always mean wiping an entire hard disk. Learn how you can securely delete your individual files in Linux.

By Ramces Red – Feb 21, 2023

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7 Features of Apple Photos on Mac You Should Be Using

Which useful features of the Apple Photos app on Mac have you missed? Here are several handy features to help organize and edit your photos.

By Sandy Writtenhouse – Feb 20, 2023

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How to Host Your Own Youtube with Peertube

Peertube is a decentralized video hosting platform for Linux servers. Learn how you can host a Peertube instance with your hardware.

By Ramces Red – Feb 20, 2023

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8 Ways to Fix Unable to Rename a Folder Error in Windows

Can’t rename a file or folder in Windows? This tutorial offers solutions to fix this frustrating Windows error that pops up.

By Farhad Pashaei – Feb 16, 2023

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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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