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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 Fix the Network Cable Unplugged Error in Windows

Don’t let an error prevent you from accessing the Internet when you need to.

By Sayak Boral – May 2, 2022

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How to Format an Xbox One External Hard Drive for Use with a PC

Your Xbox One external hard drive won’t work in Windows without reformatting. Here’s how to reformat an Xbox One external hard drive for use on PC.

By Ryan Lynch – May 1, 2022

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Switching to Chrome OS might feel confusing at first, but this guide is here to help with the transition.

By Mehvish Mushtaq – Apr 27, 2022

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How to Try Windows 11 Without Nuking Windows 10

Check out these practical solutions for trying out Windows 11 with no strings attached.

By Richard Kanyoro – Apr 27, 2022

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How to Disable Computer Notifications on Windows

Put your Windows PC on mute and increase your productivity.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 26, 2022

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Learn what to do if your PC won’t upgrade to Windows 11.

By Ryan Lynch – Apr 25, 2022

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5 Tricks to Speed Up Compile Times in Gentoo Linux

Installing large programs in Gentoo doesn’t have to take forever.

By Ramces Red – Apr 25, 2022

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How to Fix the Critical Process Died Error in Windows

A blue screen of death error doesn’t mean your PC can’t be revived.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 22, 2022

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How to Troubleshoot OneDrive Sync Issues

OneDrive not syncing your files properly between devices? Fix it now!

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 22, 2022

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How to Install Google Play Store on Windows 11

Even though Google doesn’t allow it, you can still run the official Google Play Store on Windows.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 19, 2022

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7 of the Best LaTeX Editors for Linux

With LaTeX editors, you can easily create documents with custom layouts.

By Ramces Red – Apr 19, 2022

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How to Fix TiWorker.exe High CPU or Disk Usage Issues

Is TiWorker.exe showing high CPU and disk usage in Task Manager? Don’t worry. It’s not malware.

By Crystal Crowder – Apr 18, 2022

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What Is Artix Linux and How to Install It

Want to use Arch Linux without systemd? Artix Linux is the one for you.

By Ramces Red – Apr 18, 2022

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How to Use SetupDiag to Fix Windows Update Problems

Did you know Windows has a built-in tool to pinpoint what’s causing problems with an update?

By Sayak Boral – Apr 17, 2022

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5 Hidden Features You Can Use to Improve Emacs

Unlock the power of Emacs with these packages you might not have tried.

By Ramces Red – Apr 15, 2022

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How to Enable Copy-Paste in the Windows Command Prompt

Struggling to copy-paste in the command prompt? Let’s see how to get past that problem!

By Sayak Boral – Apr 14, 2022

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How to Turn Dark Mode On And Off for Windows

Overhaul the appearance of your Windows machine by implementing dark mode.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 12, 2022

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How to Install Your Own Federated Twitter with Pleroma

Make the jump from Twitter to Pleroma with this guide

By Ramces Red – Apr 11, 2022

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How to Update AMD Graphics Drivers in Windows

Updating graphics drivers is easy, but it doesn’t always work. These are the proven methods.

By Robert Zak – Apr 9, 2022

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How to Fix High Memory Usage in Windows

Facing memory leaks on your Windows PC? We show you how to fix that problem.

By Sayak Boral – Apr 8, 2022

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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.

Jun 10, 2026

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