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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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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

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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

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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 Finally Check Your Mac’s Clipboard History

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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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How to Install Microsoft Edge on Linux

With the implementation of the Chromium engine on Microsoft Edge, learn in this guide how to install Microsoft Edge on various Linux distros.

By John Wachira – Aug 16, 2021

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Camera Not Working or Available on Mac? Here’s How to Fix It

Try one of these quick fixes when you see the “No camera connected” error on your Mac and the built-in camera is not working.

By Danny Maiorca – Aug 15, 2021

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How to Split Your Screen in Windows

Here you will learn how to split your screen in Windows 10 with virtual desktops and Snap Assists. You’ll also learn about split-screen gaming.

By Robert Zak – Aug 13, 2021

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How to Delete Files from Your Mac that Won’t Delete

Have you ever dragged a file to your Bin, only to receive an error? Here is how to delete files from a Mac that won’t delete.

By Danny Maiorca – Aug 13, 2021

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7 Great-Looking Gnome Shell Themes

If you are using Gnome desktop, there are plenty of custom themes you can install. Here are some of the best Gnome Shell themes to check out.

By John Wachira – Aug 12, 2021

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How to List All Logged-in Users on Your Linux Computer

It’s possible to have multiple users connected to a Linux computer at the same time. Learn how to list logged in users on Linux.

By Alain Francois – Aug 11, 2021

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5 of the Best Linux Distros for Developers and Programmers

Here we list five of the best Linus distros for developers and programmers, including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch Linux, and Manjaro.

By John Wachira – Aug 10, 2021

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How to Change Windows 11 Default Apps and Browser

While Microsoft does try to push the Edge browser and other apps, here you will learn how to change the Windows 11 default apps and browser.

By Sayak Boral – Aug 9, 2021

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How to Set Up and Use SSH in Linux

Learn how to set up SSH key pairs on Linux and use the ssh-copy-id command to copy the keys to your remote hosts.

By John Wachira – Aug 9, 2021

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How to Run Android Apps on Mac

Android apps aren’t natively supported on macOS. Use these emulators to run Android apps on Mac without needing an Android device.

By Crystal Crowder – Aug 8, 2021

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How to Forget a Wi-Fi Network on Mac

Does your Mac have Wi-Fi networks stored on it that you won’t be using again? This guide shows you how to forget a Wi-Fi network on a Mac.

By Danny Maiorca – Aug 6, 2021

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How to Access Linux Ext4 Partition from Windows

Do you dual boot Windows and Linux? Find out how to access Linux Ext4 partition from Windows and access your Linux files.

By Sayak Boral – Aug 6, 2021

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Need to Fix a Water-Damaged MacBook? Find Out How to Save It

It’s heart-wrenching to see a spill on or near your MacBook. We take a look at how to fix a water-damaged MacBook and whether AppleCare will help.

By David Joz – Aug 4, 2021

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How to Stress Test a Graphics Card on Linux

Learn how to stress test your graphics card on Linux with any of these useful tools, such as GL Mark 2, GpuTest, Unigine Benchmark and more.

By Crystal Crowder – Aug 4, 2021

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Solus OS Review: A Linux Distribution That Does More with Less

Solus OS is a fresh take on Linux with a message: less is more. No hassling with settings. Everything is taken care of for you ahead of time.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Aug 3, 2021

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How to Downgrade macOS to a Previous Version

New macOS versions may not be compatible with your Macbook. Learn how to downgrade macOS to a previous version via Time machine or reformatting the hard disk.

By Danny Maiorca – Aug 3, 2021

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How to Enable Caps Lock Key Indicator in Ubuntu

Learn how to enable the Caps lock key indicator in Ubuntu with the help of the Lock-Keys and Keyboard Modifiers Status Gnome extensions.

By John Wachira – Aug 2, 2021

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How to Change Your Mac’s Computer Name

It is easy to change your Mac name to whatever you want. Here we show you ways to change your Mac name as well as the admin name.

By Danny Maiorca – Aug 2, 2021

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How to Fix Ubuntu Freezing in VirtualBox

Is Ubuntu freezing in VirtualBox? Learn how to troubleshoot it to figure out what’s causing the problem and how to fix it.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 31, 2021

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How to Install and Use wget on Mac

wget is a non-interactive command-line utility for downloading resources from a specified URL. We discuss how to install and use wget on Mac!

By Tom Rankin – Jul 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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