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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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Stop Chrome from Auto-Downloading Gemini Nano in Windows

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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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Protect Yourself From the macOS Flaw that Bypasses Apple Privacy Controls

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

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How to Benchmark Your Windows PC

To fully understand your PC’s performance, you need to understand benchmarking and benchmarking software.

By Robert Zak – Feb 20, 2022

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How to Set Up an SFTP Server on Linux

SFTP makes it easier to transfer files securely to a remote server. Learn how to set it up on Linux and transfer files with it.

By Severi Turusenaho – Feb 17, 2022

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How to Set Up Leafnode as an Offline USENET Server

Leafnode allows you to create an offline copy of your USENET server that you can use with your newsreader.

By Ramces Red – Feb 16, 2022

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5 Useful Patches to Improve Your dwm Experience

While dwm is a minimal window manager, you can add some features by patching it.

By Ramces Red – Feb 10, 2022

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7 of the Best Ransomware Decryption Tools for Windows

Ransomware is a dangerous threat to computer systems, so we are looking at some decryption tools that allow you to unlock and restore your data.

By Ian Derrick – Feb 9, 2022

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What Is Log4Shell and How to Protect Your Linux System Against It

The Log4Shell vulnerability is described as the most critical zero-day vulnerability ever. Learn how to protect your Linux system against it.

By Severi Turusenaho – Feb 9, 2022

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5 Useful Emacs Packages for Better Productivity

Emacs can be your web browser, your music player, and even your window manager. These packages will make it even better to improve your productivity.

By Ramces Red – Feb 3, 2022

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12 Windows Apps You Should Uninstall Immediately

Your Windows PC can be overly bloated. Check out the list of apps you should uninstall right away.

By Sayak Boral – Feb 1, 2022

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How to Install and Configure bspwm in Linux

bspwm is a powerful minimalist window manager for Linux, and provides the best window customization options.

By Ramces Red – Jan 31, 2022

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What Is TrustedInstaller and Should You Delete It?

The trustedinstaller process is often seen as a malware, but it is actually a valid process. Check out what TrustedInstaller is and how it works.

By Princess Angolluan – Jan 28, 2022

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What Is Doas and How to Install It

Doas is a privilege escalation program similar to sudo and it is lightweight and simple to use.

By Ramces Red – Jan 26, 2022

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5 Arch Linux Distros That Are Easier to Install and Use

These distributions made Arch Linux much easier to install and use.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Jan 25, 2022

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How to Install Windows from Android

It only takes a few minutes to install Windows from Android.

By Crystal Crowder – Jan 24, 2022

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How to Encrypt Your Files in the Cloud Using Rclone

Rclone comes with a crypt function that allows you to encrypt files before sending them to the cloud. Learn how to use it.

By Ramces Red – Jan 20, 2022

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How to Use iMessage on Android and Windows

There are workarounds you can use to access iMessage on Android and Windows.

By Princess Angolluan – Jan 19, 2022

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What is Void Linux and How to Install It

Void Linux is designed to be both simple and stable. Learn how to install it here.

By Ramces Red – Jan 18, 2022

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5 Great AUR Helpers for Arch Linux

You can find almost every single Linux application in Arch User Repository (AUR).

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Jan 17, 2022

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How to Use iCloud Keychain on Windows

You can now use your iCloud Keychain passwords on Windows.

By Kris Wouk – Jan 12, 2022

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How to Access the WindowsApps Folder in Windows

The WindowsApps folder in Windows is not accessible by default, but you can still access it with these methods.

By Sayak Boral – Jan 3, 2022

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How to Fix Microphone Not Working Issue in Windows

Is your computer microphone not working? We have all the fixes here.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 30, 2021

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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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