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Is It Bad to Leave Your Laptop Plugged In All the Time?

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Is It Bad to Leave Your Laptop Plugged In All the Time?

Clippy—Microsoft’s Most Hated Helper—Is Ready to Make a Comeback (Sort Of)

Do more with the letter?

Clippy—Microsoft’s Most Hated Helper—Is Ready to Make a Comeback (Sort Of)

How to Deactivate (or Delete) Your Facebook Account

For when you're finally ready to leave your high school crush in the past.

How to Deactivate (or Delete) Your Facebook Account

What Do iPhone Ringtones Sound Like A Cappella? This Group Recreates Those and Other Iconic Tech Noises

Cue "Marimba."

What Do iPhone Ringtones Sound Like A Cappella? This Group Recreates Those and Other Iconic Tech Noises

Save Hundreds of Dollars on Tech With Amazon’s Renewed Page

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Don’t Love Calibri? Here’s How to Change the Default Font in Microsoft Word

The face of a person who's just set their default font to Garamond.

This Creepy Human Eye Webcam Reminds You That You're Being Watched

Marc Teyssier

10 Fascinating Facts About Steve Jobs

Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo in San Francisco, California.

The Reason Your Cat Loves to Sit On Your Computer Keyboard

Just try to send an email.

What Does a Screensaver Actually Do?

Remember this?

How The Oregon Trail Took Over Computer Labs in the '80s and '90s

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Slack Will Soon Allow People From Any Company to DM You

Slack really wants to liberate users from their email inboxes.

Want to Learn Coding? These 10 Online Courses Can Get You Started

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Do Some Retro-Inspired Typing With This Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

The Durgod Fusion keyboard offers a retro typing experience.

11 Pivotal Technology Plot Points in The Net—25 Years Later

Sandra Bullock stars in The Net (1995).

11 Handy Zoom Hacks to Make Your Digital Life Easier

She forgot she muted herself.