If you've ever taken a peek into your operating system's activity monitor, there's a good chance you can spot a background daemon whose only job is to index everything for your OS's search function.

A decades-old filename limit still trips up users and apps, with a hidden Group Policy that unblocks long paths.

MacFixIt reader Bruce Brandligt has a simple tip for moving .sis (Symbian OS) files from a Mac to a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone: "I own a Nokia 3650 Bluetooth enhanced phone which is based on the ...

An alleged screenshot from Color OS 15 on the upcoming OnePlus 13 showcases a wireless file transfer solution between Android phones and iPhones. This solution is said to be baked into Color OS 15 and ...

We hear a lot about single-instance storage; single-instance backup. When you start backing up operating system (OS) files, you will have the same .DLL, for example, on each of your Windows servers -- ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...