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There were 32,000 original possible opening deals available in the solitaire variant FreeCell, included with Windows 3.1. Every opening deal was winnable except for #11982, a bugged deal that is unsolvable.

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Today's Featured Articles

How to Enable Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge

Windows 10’s “Windows Defender Application Guard” feature runs the Microsoft Edge browser in an isolated, virtualized container. Even if a malicious website exploited a flaw in Edge, it couldn’t compromise your PC. Application Guard is disabled by default.   Read More »


What is PunkBuster, and Can I Uninstall It?

PunkBuster is an anti-cheat program installed by some PC games. It includes two processes—PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe—that run in the background on your computer. PunkBuster monitors your system for evidence of cheating in online games.   Read More »


How to Travel With Your Camera Gear

Travelling with your camera gear can be a difficult time for photographers; just ask Michelle Frankfurter, who recently lost $13,000 worth of gear after her carry on was gate checked on an American Airlines flight. There are just so many ways your gear can get broken or go missing. Let's look at how to travel with your gear as safely as possible.   Read More »


Reminder: Third Party Gmail Apps Have Full Access to Your Email

Remember that “cool” free Gmail app you installed years ago and then forgot about? It probably still has access to your email, and actual humans might be sifting through them.   Read More »






FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines
This new section contains our commentary on what we're reading from around the web. It's like a daily digest of the things we found interesting in the world of technology.

Facebook Bug Gave Blocked Users Access to Your Posts and Photos
A Facebook bug temporarily unblocked people for 800,000 Facebook users, briefly giving blocked individuals access to posts and photos.   Read More »


Browser Extension Stylish Knows What Porn You Watch (And All of Your Web History)
Stylish, a browser extension with two million users, has been monitoring your browsing history for over a year.   Read More »


Reminder: Third Party Gmail Apps Have Full Access to Your Email
Remember that “cool” free Gmail app you installed years ago and then forgot about? It probably still has access to your email, and actual humans might be sifting through them.   Read More »


How to Stream Wimbledon 2018 Online (Without Cable)
The Championships in Wimbledon—one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year—is here. Here’s a quick summary of the streaming rights situation, and where you can watch online.   Read More »


Add Checkboxes to Trello With This Free Chrome Extension
Trello is the perfect to-do list except for one thing: it doesn’t offer checkboxes. Tasks for Trello is a free Chrome extension that fixes that.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
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The Best Couch Co-Op Games For The Nintendo Switch
Forget Megapixels, The Next Smartphone Camera Arms Race Might Just Be Lenses
The Best Power Inverters For Your Car
The Best Portable Gaming Platform
The Best Tech Accessories for Cyclists
8BitDo Announces Updated Wireless NES Classic Controller




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The First Payphone Was Located In?
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Today's Tech Term

Overwrite Mode

Overwrite Mode (a.k.a. Overtype Mode) is a data (text) entry mode where every new character typed in is displayed at the cursor’s position and writes over (replaces) existing characters.



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