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1. RealVNC is dropping its “Home” plan and barely noting its free “Lite” option

   By Karlston, May 16, 2024   

   • realvnc
   • 0 comments
   • 1,510 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 16, 2024

2. No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates

   By Karlston, October 5, 2024   

   • apple
   • bugfixes
   • 0 comments
   • 1,121 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 5, 2024

3. The BASIC programming language turns 60

   By Karlston, May 1, 2024   

   • basic
   • happy birthday!!!!!
   • 1 comment
   • 1,693 views
   • 
   • Comment by Karlston
   • May 1, 2024

4. Is the Arm version of Windows ready for its close-up?

   By Karlston, April 24, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • arm
   • 0 comments
   • 1,431 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 24, 2024

5. Report: People are bailing on Safari after DMA makes changing defaults easier

   By Karlston, April 11, 2024   

   • safari
   • eu
   • 0 comments
   • 1,396 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 11, 2024

6. macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 released to fix the stuff that the 14.4 update broke

   By Karlston, March 26, 2024   

   • apple
   • macos
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • apple
     • macos
     • bugfixes
   • 0 comments
   • 1,398 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 26, 2024

7. Dozens of things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge

   By Karlston, February 19, 2025   

   • windows 11 24h2
   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 1,653 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 19, 2025

8. How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2

   By Karlston, November 6, 2025   

   • windows 11 25h2
   • 0 comments
   • 2,322 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 6, 2025

9. Windows-as-a-nuisance: How I clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 and Edge

   By Karlston, February 23, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • microsoft edge
   • 0 comments
   • 1,750 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 23, 2024

10. Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software

    By Karlston, February 14, 2024   

    • vmware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,613 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14, 2024

11. Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes

    By Karlston, July 25, 2025   

    • google gemini
    • bugs
    • 0 comments
    • 739 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 25, 2025

12. Elon Musk’s improbable path to making X an “everything app”

    By Karlston, March 25, 2024   

    • elon musk
    • twitter/x
    • 1 comment
    • 1,936 views
    • 
    • Comment by Akaneharuka
    • March 25, 2024

13. Stop telling everyone that TurboTax is “free,” FTC orders Intuit

    By Karlston, January 24, 2024   

    • intuit
    • turbotax
    • 0 comments
    • 2,080 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 24, 2024

14. We keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets, despite bad consequences

    By Karlston, January 28, 2024
    • 1 comment
    • 1,261 views
    • 
    • Comment by coopers
    • January 29, 2024

15. Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect

    By Karlston, May 8, 2024   

    • raspberry pi
    • remote access
    • 0 comments
    • 1,724 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 8, 2024

16. After 32 years, one of the ’Net’s oldest software archives is shutting down

    By Karlston, January 30, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,331 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 30, 2024

17. New SMB-friendly subscription tier may be too late to stop VMware migrations

    By Karlston, November 9, 2024   

    • vmware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,113 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 9, 2024

18. Some VMware perpetual license owners are unable to download security patches

    By Karlston, July 25, 2025   

    • broadcom
    • vmware
    • 0 comments
    • 466 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 25, 2025

19. Apple warns proposed UK law will affect software updates around the world

    By Karlston, January 30, 2024   

    • apple
    • updates
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • updates
      • uk
    • 0 comments
    • 1,383 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 30, 2024

20. Microsoft to test “new features and more” for aging, stubbornly popular Windows 10

    By Karlston, June 5, 2024   

    • windows 10
    • new features
    • 2 comments
    • 2,397 views
    • 
    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • June 6, 2024

21. Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached

    By Karlston, June 24, 2025   

    • windows 10
    • end of support
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • windows 10
      • end of support
      • security updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,066 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 24, 2025

22. Broadcom reverses controversial plan in effort to cull VMware migrations

    By Karlston, December 6, 2024   

    • broadcom
    • vmware
    • 3 comments
    • 1,861 views
    • 
    • Comment by Tzcon
    • December 6, 2024

23. Windows 11’s most important new feature is post-quantum cryptography. Here’s why.

    By Karlston, May 21, 2025   

    • windows 11
    • quantum encryption
    • 0 comments
    • 941 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 21, 2025

24. Windows CE, Microsoft’s stunted middle child, reaches end of support at 26 years

    By Karlston, October 31, 2023   

    • windows ce
    • end of support
    • 0 comments
    • 1,715 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 31, 2023

25. iOS 17.1, macOS 14.1, and other Apple updates arrive with a few new tricks

    By Karlston, October 26, 2023   

    • apple
    • updates
    • 0 comments
    • 1,284 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 26, 2023