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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

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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

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 Switch Desktop Environments in Fedora

Fedora has plenty of Desktop Environments for you to explore. Here we will show you how to switch Desktop Environments in Fedora.

By John Perkins – Jul 14, 2020

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How to Use the New Amazon Prime Video Windows 10 App

Did you know Amazon Prime Video has an official Windows 10 app? It was a silent release, so not many people know about it. Here’s how to get Amazon Prime Video on Windows.

By Simon Batt – Jul 13, 2020

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How to Create A Linux Virtualization Workstation

Linux provides a good platform for building a virtualization workstation for your own use. Here is how to create a Linux virtualization workstation from scratch

By John Perkins – Jul 13, 2020

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9 Hidden Customization Settings to Get the Most Out of Your Mac

There are many features in macOS that are unknown to many. Here are some of the best hidden customization settings to help you get more out of your Mac.

By David Joz – Jul 10, 2020

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KDE Plasma Review: The Swiss Army Knife of Desktops

KDE Plasma is one of the most popular Linux desktop environments. This KDE Plasma review will cover its user interface, performance and who should use it.

By John Perkins – Jul 10, 2020

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How to Hide User Accounts from macOS Login Screen

Is your login screen starting to look cluttered? Here are a few ways to hide user accounts on your macOS login screen and customize the login screen.

By Jessica Thornsby – Jul 9, 2020

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How to Change Your Grub Background Easily with Grub Customizer

If you don’t like how your Grub boot menu looks, you can configure it according to your taste. Here is how you can easily change the Grub background.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Jul 9, 2020

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How to Remove XBox Completely from Windows 10

Not a gamer? Don’t have any need for the Xbox app in Windows 10? Learn how to remove Xbox completely from Windows 10 even without an uninstall option.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 7, 2020

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How to Verify Checksums in Linux

A checksum allows you to check if the file you downloaded is genuine and has not been tempered. Learn how to check and verify checksums in Linux.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Jul 7, 2020

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Get a Student Discount at the Apple Education Store

Learn how you can get an Apple Education discount for your next purchase of Apple products if you’re a student or work for an educational institution.

By Shujaa Imran – Jul 6, 2020

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How to Download Gnome Maps and Export the Route as a PDF

If you are a Linux user, you can use Gnome Maps to find the best route to your desired destination and export the map as a PDF to take with you.

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Jul 6, 2020

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Elive Review: For the Enlightened Linux Users

Elive is a Linux distribution based on Debian and Enlightenment. This Elive review will discuss how it performs and whether it can be the distro for you.

By John Perkins – Jul 3, 2020

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How to Run Android Apps on Windows 10 with Genymotion

In this tutorial, you will learn how to run Android apps on Windows 10 with Genymotion and play your favorite Android games on desktop.

By Sayak Boral – Jul 2, 2020

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Add Cool Visual Effects to Your Video Chats with AlterCam

If you are looking to add visual effects to your video chats, AlterCam allows you to add brilliant live video effects like overlays and borders.

By Sayak Boral – Jul 2, 2020

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There’s No Ubuntu 32-bit ISO. What Now?

Canonical decided to drop support for 32-bit computers, so they stopped releasing Ubuntu 32-bit ISO. So what can you do now?

By Odysseas Kourafalos – Jul 2, 2020

The Top Windows 10 Solitaire Apps

The Top Windows 10 Solitaire Apps For Classic Fun

Have you always loved playing solitaire? Try out these Windows 10 solitaire apps to play the classic game right on your desktop.

By Crystal Crowder – Jul 1, 2020

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How to Install Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi

With the release of the Raspberry Pi Imager tool, it is now very easy to install Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi. This tutorial shows you how.

By Jessica Thornsby – Jul 1, 2020

Windowmaker Feature

Relive the NeXTSTEP Operating System with Window Maker

You may think NeXTSTEP is now lost to time, but you can still use the same interface on a modern Linux PC with Window Maker. Here’s how to do it.

By John Knight – Jun 30, 2020

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How to Disable “Shake to Minimize” in Windows 10

Some people love the “Shake to MInimize” feature in Windows 10, but if you don’t find it useful, here’s how to disable “Shake to Minimize” in Windows 10.

By Robert Zak – Jun 30, 2020

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How to Easily Change Input Languages In Windows 10

If you’re bilingual, you’ll want to be able to type in each language in Windows. Here is how you can easily install and change input languages in Windows 10.

By Simon Batt – Jun 29, 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

Intricate network of tree roots and moss on a forest hillside, showcasing nature's resilience.

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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