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You Can Literally Make It Rain on Your Mac’s Desktop
There’s a magic to the early days of any tech that’s lost as it becomes more mainstream. The Mac is a great example of that: When it was still struggling to keep up with Microsoft and Windows, Mac OS was a sandbox of fun ideas that didn’t really help you get any work done, but…
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Your Mac’s Finder Has a Hidden Advanced Search Mode
The humble Finder’s search function is pretty simple on the surface, but it has a few advanced features that are more useful than you realise. When you enable these options, you’ll be able to find files with far more precision than usual.
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You Can Bring ‘Blob’ Emojis Back to Your Android Phone
I’m generally an Apple man, but even I can admit Android’s “blobs” were the superior emoji. They’re cute, they’re fun, they’re unique, and they were unjustly retired in 2017 in a move to make Android’s emojis look more like everyone else’s. It’s a damn shame, but not a shame you have to live with anymore.…
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How to Bring Back the Classic Taskbar on Windows 11
The Windows 11 taskbar gets worse with every release, and the widget popups and expanded Search bar aren’t helping. Here’s an idea, though: What if you nuke the whole thing? What if you bring back the Windows 10 taskbar, so you can place it on any edge of the screen, or see full-width app names…