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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

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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 Run Multiple Instances of a Windows Program

As a Windows user, you may need to run multiple instances of a program. This guide shows a few ways for you to run the same application simultaneously.

By Sayak Boral – Sep 16, 2020

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How to Manage Your Startup Applications in Ubuntu

It is easy to manage the startup applications in Ubuntu and clean out those apps and the process that you don’t need during bootup. Here’s how to do it.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Sep 15, 2020

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How to Record System Sound on Linux

Ever wanted to record whatever you played on your speakers directly to an MP3 file? Here is how you can record system sound in Linux.

By John Perkins – Sep 14, 2020

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How to Stream Audio from Linux to Chromecast and Google Home

Casting your audio from Linux to another speaker is easy. Here we show you how you can stream audio from Linux to Chromecast.

By Andy Channelle – Sep 11, 2020

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Budgie Desktop Review: A Beautiful Desktop that Looks Like Gnome

Budgie is a beautiful desktop that aims to provide sane defaults and a beautiful interface. Find out more in this Budgie desktop review.

By John Perkins – Sep 10, 2020

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9 Useful Automator Workflow to Improve Your Productivity in macOS

Do you find yourself performing the same tasks over and over again? Learn how to use automator to automate the repetitive tasks in macOS.

By Jessica Thornsby – Sep 9, 2020

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How to Install Arch Linux on Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi can work with different operating systems. Let’s take a look at how you can install Arch Linux on Raspberry Pi.

By William Elcock – Sep 8, 2020

What To Do When Windows Wont Recognize Your Android Device

What to Do When Windows Won’t Recognize Your Android Device

Did you connect your Android device to Windows but nothing happens? Find out what to do when Windows won’t recognize Android devices.

By Crystal Crowder – Sep 4, 2020

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How to Minimize Spotify to the System Tray in Linux

Recent versions of the Spotify client for Linux don’t have the minimize ability. Follow this to minimize Spotify to the system tray in Linux.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Sep 2, 2020

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How to Migrate from Evolution to Thunderbird in Linux

If you are already using Evolution and want to try Thunderbird, here’s how you can migrate your data from Evolution to Thunderbird in Linux.

By William Elcock – Sep 1, 2020

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LXQt Review: A Lightweight, Extensible and Attractive Desktop Environment

Users looking for extreme performance in a Desktop Environment can look no further than LXQt. This LXQt review will discuss who should use LXQt and why.

By John Perkins – Aug 31, 2020

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How to Be Your Own Linux Tech Support

If you are having issues with your Linux computer, we’re here to show you how to be your own Linux tech support and solve tech problems on Linux.

By John Perkins – Aug 28, 2020

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How to Manage Your Microsoft To-Do Tasks in Linux with AO

Do you use Microsoft’s To-Do for managing your tasks? Learn how you can now manage Microsoft To-Do from Linux desktop with Ao.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Aug 27, 2020

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How to Debug Windows Application Errors with Process Monitor

Do you have a Windows application that isn’t working well? You can make use of Process Monitor to debug any Windows application errors.

By Sayak Boral – Aug 26, 2020

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How to Install Debian via the Internet

The easiest way to install Debian is via network install. Here we’ll show you how to install Debian via the Internet.

By William Elcock – Aug 26, 2020

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How to Check If Your PC Is Infected with Emotet Malware

Emotet is a malware that sneaks onto computers and steals financial information. Check if your PC is infected with Emotet malware.

By Simon Batt – Aug 25, 2020

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How to Get Notified of Updates for Your Gnome Shell Extensions

Gnome doesn’t inform you when there are updates for your extensions. Here’s how to get notified of updates for your Gnome Shell extensions.

By Ayo Isaiah – Aug 25, 2020

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Zram, Zcache, and Zswap: Which One Is the Best For You?

Zram, zswap, and zcache allow you to compress your RAM’s contents, practically expanding it. But which one should you use?

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Aug 25, 2020

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What You Need to Know About Swap Partition on Linux

In Linux, you will probably find a swap partition alongside the main Linux partitions. What is this swap partition and is it really necessary?

By Mike Tee – Aug 22, 2020

The Windows 10 Update Checklist

The Windows 10 Update Checklist: 5 Things to Do After Major Updates

Windows updates often change your settings. Use this handy Windows 10 update checklist to quickly check for any changes after major updates.

By Crystal Crowder – Aug 21, 2020

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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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