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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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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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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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Why Encryption Is Not Working on Windows 11 Home, and How to Fix It

Learn what Modern Standby is and how it fits into the equation.

By Gaurav Bidasaria – Nov 25, 2021

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Compress Videos with WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe (Up to 70% Off)

WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe helps you compress 4K and HD videos of any size without affecting quality.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 24, 2021

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How to Install Zoom on Linux

Yes, you can install Zoom client on Linux. Here’s how you can do so.

By Michael Travis Rose – Nov 24, 2021

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How to Use cURL for Command Line Data Transfer and More

cURL is one of the most useful tools for the terminal.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Nov 22, 2021

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How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs (And Why You Shouldn’t)

While Microsoft may not encourage it, you can still Windows 11 on a unsupported PC.

By Crystal Crowder – Nov 19, 2021

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How to Find and Manage the Windows Startup Folder for All Users

Make your Windows boot faster by removing the startup items.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 10, 2021

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How to Use Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account

Microsoft has set it a requirement for you to sign in to your Microsoft account to use Windows 11. Here is how you can bypass it.

By Sayak Boral – Nov 5, 2021

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How to Make Windows 10 Look Like Windows 7

Windows 7 is still the favorite of them all.

By Robert Zak – Nov 4, 2021

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Backing up your hard drive in Linux is easier than you think.

By Mike Tee – Nov 3, 2021

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7 of the Best Windows 10 Photo Viewer Alternatives

There are better applications to view your photos in Windows.

By Crystal Crowder – Nov 2, 2021

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How to Fix a Frozen Mac During an Update

Don’t panic! Your Mac can still be fixed.

By Mike Tee – Oct 30, 2021

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows 11 Context Menus

The context menu has been long overdue for a design improvement.

By Sayak Boral – Oct 26, 2021

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How to Create an SSH Honeypot to Catch Hackers in Your Linux Server

Hack the hackers before they hack you.

By Mike Tee – Oct 20, 2021

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Things to Do Before and After Installing Windows 11

Getting Windows 11 on your PC will not be a smooth sail. Prep yourself with the things to do before and after installing Windows 11.

By Crystal Crowder – Oct 19, 2021

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How to Download and Install Windows 11 on Your PC

Windows 11 is finally here! Here’s how you can get it.

By Sayak Boral – Oct 18, 2021

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How to Use Your iPhone as a Mouse on a Mac

Is your mouse not working? Use your iPhone instead.

By David Joz – Oct 17, 2021

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How to Use a Custom Email Domain with iCloud Mail

Custom email domains are something many iCloud users have been requesting for years.

By David Joz – Oct 14, 2021

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Useful Run Commands Every Windows User Should Know

Now you can “run” Windows the way you like it.

By Mehvish Mushtaq – Oct 13, 2021

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How to Delete a Directory in Linux

Deleting files and directories in Linux is as easy as ABC.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Oct 11, 2021

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Understanding “Your Location Is Currently in Use” in Windows

Find out which apps are tracking you.

By Crystal Crowder – Oct 7, 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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