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A preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was recorded close to Carlsbad around midday Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.9 magnitude quake rattled near San ...

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Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Plus, in this week’s Installer: a new Mario Tennis, Sony’s great new buds, a wild time-travel movie, and much more.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.