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Chimera Linux fixed an NVIDIA hang by moving a lock’s type information

The FAA starts replacing floppy-dependent controller displays, with 430 planned sites still ahead

A free app makes Microsoft’s Surface Mouse buzz on a Mac and adds a shortcut ring

Phone Link brings Android messages to a Mac, but call audio stays on the phone

Spotify listening privacy needs more than switching off Friend Activity

An iPhone browser lets web pages talk to nearby Bluetooth devices and NFC tags

Windows 95 installed a tiny Windows 3.1 first so you could answer setup questions sooner

A free security lab lets you break virtual machines while keeping the original disks untouched

Engine-X lets you pull a running gearbox apart in your browser

Free disk imaging can restore Windows even when Windows will not start

Your first GitHub contribution needs a small change and evidence it works

Internet Explorer retired, but Edge still runs its engine through at least 2029

Paint.NET still edits photos for free, but its hardware requirements have moved on

Pixel walkers turn your web page's text into platforms, then a resize flings them

Retrogram puts real WhatsApp and Telegram chats into separate ICQ-style windows

ripplemap follows a base image into repositories that never mention it

Tunefield puts your DJ library in a 3D field, with export behind a future paid release

Windows 3D Pipes survived a screensaver contest when marketing canceled the vote

Looseleaf draws paper-and-ink buttons around real React controls

He assigned letters prime numbers so every Scrabble word’s anagram key fits in 64 bits

A free browser toy finds full names made from exactly the same letters as yours

A browser sandbox turns your photo into wood you can set on fire

A free tool turns a Go repository into one HTML map you can hand to someone

An Android car dashboard turns your engine readings into an F-16 display and tunes real aircraft radio