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I finally automated my Windows backups without learning another page of terminal commands

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Backups are much easier to remember when I don’t have to remember them.

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about 2 hours ago

Why 64-bit Windows needs two Program Files folders

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That weird “(x86)” folder has a better excuse than you think.

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1 day ago

I do almost every annoying PDF job locally in my browser now

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I’m running out of reasons to open a dedicated PDF app.

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2 days ago

Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials

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Windows has been carrying this little 1980s Easter egg for decades.

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3 days ago

Why one tiny DLL file can stop an entire Windows program from launching

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That cryptic DLL error is basically your app yelling, “Has anyone seen Dave?!”

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4 days ago

The "3" in "MP3" doesn’t mean what most people think

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That “3” has nothing to do with version numbers.

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5 days ago

Your phone stores an emoji very differently from a letter

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Some characters stroll through your phone; emoji tend to arrive with an entourage.

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5 days ago

Two exclamation marks fixed my most common Linux terminal mistake

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My terminal mistake now has a two-character apology button.

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8 days ago

No one can ever buy this domain, and that’s intentional

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The internet has prime real estate that money literally can’t touch.

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8 days ago

5 neat Google Chrome tricks that have nothing to do with browsing the web

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Your browser has hobbies, and it wants you in on it.

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5 months ago

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