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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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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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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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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

macOS

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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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11 Legitimate Windows Processes that Can Look Like Malware

There are plenty of Windows processes often confused for their namesake malware. We’ll learn to spot the fakes if they show up on your system.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 30, 2021

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How to Get Classic Volume Mixer Back in Windows 11

The Volume Mixer has a new home now and looks and feels different too. Learn how to get the classic look back.

By Gaurav Bidasaria – Dec 28, 2021

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How to Format a Drive in FAT32 in Windows

FAT32 is the most versatile file system around and you can easily format your hard drive to FAT32 in Windows.

By Robert Zak – Dec 26, 2021

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12 of the Best Windows Sound Schemes to Install on Your PC

You can definitely find a better Windows sound scheme than the default.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 24, 2021

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How to Increase the Maximum Volume in Windows

Sometimes you need that little extra boost to crank out volumes louder than 100%.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 22, 2021

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Hysolate: Protect Yourself by Running Apps in an Isolated Environment

Hysolate creates an isolated container for Windows and allows you to run your applications in a sandbox environment.

By Damien Oh – Dec 17, 2021

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How to Set Up OpenVPN in Windows

OpenVPN is one of the best way to bypass government or institutional censorship on the Web.

By Ian Derrick – Dec 17, 2021

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How to Mount and Access Ext4 Partition in Mac

Macs don’t support Ext4 filesystems by default. Here are a few ways around this.

By Kris Wouk – Dec 15, 2021

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How to Downgrade the Kernel in Linux

When the updated kernel won’t let you use your computer, it’s time to downgrade.

By Kris Wouk – Dec 14, 2021

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How to Fix the No Sound Issue in Ubuntu

It’s usually a pretty easy problem to resolve and we have all the solutions here.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Dec 13, 2021

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How to Reinstall DirectX in Windows

A faulty DirectX installation can cause problems, making it important for you to know how to reinstall DirectX.

By Princess Angolluan – Dec 10, 2021

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How to Schedule Windows Shutdown and Startup

It is easy to schedule your PC to start up or shut down automatically.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 9, 2021

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How to Uninstall BlueStacks on Windows

Uninstalling BlueStacks can be a bit tricky, as many users have experienced various issues after a traditional removal.

By Princess Angolluan – Dec 8, 2021

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How to Use “Find My” to Protect and Track Your iPhone

The upgraded “Find My” app in iOS 15 comes with new features to help you find your phone.

By David Joz – Dec 7, 2021

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Windows Sound Not Working? Here Are 12 Fixes

The “sound not working” issue can be easily resolved on your Windows system.

By Sayak Boral – Dec 6, 2021

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How to Install Deb Package in Arch Linux

Deb files are meant for Debian-based distros, but what if you need to install it on Arch Linux? Here’s the fix.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Dec 6, 2021

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How to Scan Your Local Network with Terminal on macOS

The terminal remains the most useful tool to troubleshoot your network in macOS.

By Kris Wouk – Dec 3, 2021

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How to Safely Bypass the TPM 2.0 Requirement in Windows 11

It is not recommended, but you can still run Windows 11 even without a proper TPM in your system.

By Ian Derrick – Dec 2, 2021

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How to Turn Off Your iCloud Music Library

iCloud Music Library isn’t always sunshine. It can be buggy, with album artwork missing or live tracks getting matched to studio versions.

By David Joz – Nov 30, 2021

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How to Fix “The Parameter Is Incorrect” Error in Windows

If not fixed in time, this error can cause you to lose your important files and data.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 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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