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5 terminal applications that will make you think twice about a GUI

These five applications show how far a terminal workflow can go and might convince you that you do not always need a GUI to ...

Watch out for this fake Windows BSOD - it's actually malware

The Windows Blue Screen (or Black Screen) of Death is typically a sign that some unrecoverable error or conflict has occurred. Now, cybercriminals are using the dreaded BSOD as a way to trick people ...

These 3 Windows file managers made me ditch File Explorer - and they're free

If you're not happy with the default Windows file manager, you're in luck because there are plenty of options that improve on the original.

DCOM got error 87 attempting to start the service GamingServices

If your Event Viewer log says DCOM got error "87" attempting to start the service GamingServices, follow the solutions ...
MUO on MSN

I didn’t know Windows kept a reliability score for my PC

The simplest way is to use Windows search. Open the Start menu, type reliability, and click the View reliability history option. Windows will open the Reliability Monitor, and after a second or two, ...
GitHub

Log viewer, Android logcat viewer for Windows, Linux, Mac

Windows : start javaw -Dfile.encoding=utf8 -Xmx1024m -jar LogNote.jar Linux : java -Dfile.encoding=utf8 -Xmx2048m -jar LogNote.jar Mac : java -Dfile.encoding=utf8 -Xmx2048m -jar LogNote.jar ...
PC World

20 incredibly useful Windows keyboard shortcuts I use every day

As a long-time Windows geek, I’ve always loved and relied on keyboard shortcuts. They’re incredible! Like a collection of secret handshakes that can quickly perform useful tasks and dramatically speed ...