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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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Latest Windows Update Problems and How to Fix Them

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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

Chromebook

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

New Google Chromebooks Featured

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 Use Dolby Atmos on Windows

Dolby Atmos allows you to enjoy a truly immersive cinematic experience. Here is how to use it in Windows.

By Joy Okumoko – Oct 6, 2021

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How to Install Linux on Windows with WSL

Wanted to use Linux, but stuck in Windows? WSL to the rescue!

By Sayak Boral – Oct 6, 2021

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How to Downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10

It is easy to downgrade from and upgrade to Windows 11.

By Sayak Boral – Oct 1, 2021

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How to Record Your Screen on a Mac for Free

Recording your screen on a Mac is easy and free if you use the right tool.

By Tom Rankin – Sep 30, 2021

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8 Useful and Interesting Bash Prompts

The bash prompt can change the way you use the terminal, and improve your productivity. Learn how to make good use of it.

By Tom Rankin – Sep 29, 2021

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Why Do Games On Linux Stutter? Here Are the Possible Reasons

Here we explore why many games that don’t have a high demand for resources suffer in Linux. This includes a look at OpenGL, Vulkan, and DirectX.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Sep 28, 2021

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How to Configure Kiosk Mode in Windows PC

Turn your PC into a captive portal for your guests to use.

By Sayak Boral – Sep 27, 2021

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How to Take Full Ownership of Windows Registry Keys

If you ever want to edit system-critical registry keys, you’ll need to take full ownership of the Windows Registry key.

By Robert Zak – Sep 21, 2021

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How to Stress Test Your GPU with Furmark

The best way to know how well your graphic card is performing is to benchmark it.

By Robert Zak – Sep 18, 2021

Wifi Feature

11 Solutions for the “Wi-Fi Doesn’t Have a Valid IP Configuration” Error

The “Wi-Fi doesn’t have a valid IP configuration” error prevents you from connecting to the wireless network. Fortunately, it’s quite easy to fix.

By Mehvish Mushtaq – Sep 17, 2021

Windows Path Feature

What is Windows PATH and How Do You Add to and Edit it?

The Windows PATH can improve your productivity when working on the command prompt.

By Robert Zak – Sep 16, 2021

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How to Take a Screenshot of Windows Login Screen

Microsoft doesn’t like you to take screenshot of the login screen, but we have the fix.

By Sayak Boral – Sep 14, 2021

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Using du to Free Up Disk Space in Linux

Learn one of the quickest ways to free up disk space in Linux.

By Sasha Mortimer – Sep 14, 2021

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How to Convert Ubuntu Into Regolith Linux

Regolith can run as a standalone operating system or on top of a Ubuntu installation. Here we show how to install Regolith on Ubuntu for a pre-configured i3 experience.

By Sasha Mortimer – Sep 13, 2021

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What You Should Do If Windows Fails to Start

It is a dreaded moment when your Windows fails to start, and your PC starts crashing. Use these tricks to fix your Windows PC.

By Robert Zak – Sep 8, 2021

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How to Repair Hard Disks with fsck on macOS

When the Disk Utility fails to fix your hard disk, you’ll have to turn to one of the big guns. Here’s how you can use fsck to repair your Mac hard disk.

By Danny Maiorca – Sep 8, 2021

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How to Automatically Log in to a Windows PC

There are times when you want a Windows PC login to to run automatically. Here you’ll learn all about how to automatically log in to a Windows PC.

By Sayak Boral – Sep 7, 2021

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How to Fix AirDrop on Mac (Or Any Apple Device)

AirDrop either works or it doesn’t, and it can be infuriating when it’s not working. Here a few solutions to fix AirDrop when it’s not working on your Mac and iPhone.

By Tom Rankin – Sep 6, 2021

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How to Use Snap Layouts in Windows

In Windows 11, it’s easier to snap your app windows with the new “Snap Layouts” feature. This tutorial will show you how to use this feature.

By Sayak Boral – Sep 5, 2021

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How to Install macOS on a USB Drive

It is best to have a bootable backup of your OS in the event it crashes. Learn how to install macOS on a USB drive and create a backup.

By Tom Rankin – Sep 4, 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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