Hidden Secrets & Easter Eggs
Real hidden features, easter eggs and little-known tech history.
im literally losing my mind here quick tip before you touch any BIOS setting: 1. Press Win+R. 2... type msinfo32. 3. read System Summary. youll see BIOS Version/Date, BIOS Mode, Secure Boot State, BaseBoard Manufacturer and Product, and whether…
ok weird one our office internet died this morning and someone yelled "press space". On Chromes "No internet" page teh little pixel T rex starts runnnig when you press space or the up arrow. Jump over cacti, duck under pterodactyls with the down arrow, and…
ctrl+R in steps: 1. Press Ctrl+R. 2 👍 Type part of a previous command. 3 🤦 Ctrl+R again for older matches. 4. Enter to run, or arrow key to edit first. 5. Ctrl+G (bash) or Ctrl+C to cancel. tip: bash keeps a limited history by default, set HISTSIZE and…
i always assumed RAM just runs at whatever teh label says. nope. my DDR4 kit was sitting at 2133 cuz XMP was off. in the BIOS there was an option called XMP with Profile 1 and Profile 2. picked Profile 1, saved, and teh speed matched the box. games feel a…
ugh. i was jumping between a deep project folder and /var/log over and over, typing teh full paths each time. then I learned cd . It takes you back to the previous directory, and running it again takes you back again. It toggles between two places. then i…
help!! 404 explained in steps: 1. HTTP status codes have three digits. 2. the first digit gives teh class: 1xx info, 2xx success, 3xx redirection, 4xx client error, 5xx server error. 3. 400 is Bad Request, 401 Unauthorized, 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found. 4.…
long time lurker first post lol quick public service post: on any phone, dial 06 and ur IMEI appears. The IMEI is teh phones unique hardware ID. Its useful for warranty claims, checking if a used phone is reported as stolen, or reporting your own phone lost…
ugh. iPhone keyboard secret: long press teh space bar. The keyboard turns into a blank trackpad and u can slide teh cursor anywhere in teh text. On older iPhones with 3D Touch, u could press firmly anywhere on teh keyboard to do the same thing. bonus: while…
ok weird one hidden Kindle feature: screenshots. 1. tap opposite corners of teh screen at teh same time. 2. The screen flashes. 3 ;) Connect your Kindle to a computer and find teh image files on its storage. It works on touchscreen models like teh Paperwhite…
PSA for anyone who never actually tried it: teh Konami code is not just a meme, it really does things in a bunch of Konami games. In Contra (NES, North American release) u enter it on the title screen: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, then…
so annoyed rn my proudest gaimng moment this week: i got Little Rocket Man in Half Life 2: Episode Two. The achievement requires carrying a specific garden gnome from early in the episode all the way to the rocket at the finale and putting it inside. You…
This one is small but I love it. In Minecraft, if you use a name tag renamed to Toast on a rabbit, it gets a unique black and white skin u cant get any other way. the story: when rabbits were being added to Minecraft, a player asked whether their real pet…
so annoyed rn chrome Task Manager 101: 1. Press Shift+Esc, or menu More tools Task manager. 2. Sort by Memory footprint or CPU. 3. Select a tab or extension and click End process. right click the column header to add things like Network or JavaScript memory.…
ok so my coworker told me to type "do a barrel roll" into Google search. I did, and the whole results page rotated 360 degrees :D Then I tried "askew" and teh page tilted slightly to the side. my favorite, though, is searching "recursion". google shows "Did…
TIL Android has hidden games in its version info, and Lollipops was a Flappy Bird clone. Steps on Android 5.0: Settings About phone tap Android version several times lol A lollipop shows up. Tap it a few times, then long press. Lollipop Land starts. the game…
help!! i installed Samsungs Good Lock today and discovered a whole world of customization. its an official Samsung app from teh Galaxy Store. you install modules like QuickStar for the quick settings panel, LockStar for the lock screen, and Home Up for the…
Today I learned the famous "first computer bug" was an actual moth. In 1947, operators of the Harvard Mark II computer found a moth stuck in a relay. They taped it into the logbook with the note "First actual case of bug being found." that logbook page is in…
ok so i read that modern GPUs support smth called Resizable BAR, which lets the CPU access the whole graphics memory instead of small chunks 😤 On my board it was off. To turn it on i had to: 1. make sure the BIOS is in UEFI mode with CSM disabled. 2. Enable…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts my office had weak signal so i used iPhones hidden Field Test. dial 3001 12345 and press call. A diagnostic screen opens with cellular details. i looked for RSRP values while walking around, near the window it was much…
Android ppl, here's the classic hidden menu. Go to Settings About phone and find 'Build number' :/ Tap it seven times quikcly. After a few taps u'll see a countdown toast, and then 'You are now a developer!' (u may need to enter your PIN). now theres a new…
iPhone owners: your phone has an invisible button on its back. go to Settings Accessibility Touch Back Tap. you'll see two options: Double Tap and Triple Tap. assign each one an action: screenshot, Control Center, flashlight style shortcuts, mute, scroll, or…
guys pls help kobo hidden menu: Beta features. 1 😤 Open the More menu or Settings. 2 🔥 find Beta features. 3. Explore whats available. on many Kobos, there's a web browser... some models have had other beta extras like sketching and puzzles, because…
im literally losing my mind here leanred something cool today: SSDs count how much data has been written to them over their lifetime 😅 in teh SMART data theres "Total Host Writes" or "Data Units Written" for NVMe. compare it to the TBW rating in the spec…
today I won teh most useless lottery in gaimng: the Minceraft logo. In Minecraft Java Edition, the title screen logo has a very small chance of being spelled Minceraft. Its a deliberate easter egg. You cant trigger it on purpose in vanilla, you just have to…
ok weird one iPhone camera tip: u dont have to switch to Video mode to reocrd a quick clip. In Photo mode, press and hold teh shutter button. The iPhone starts recording video (QuickTake). Let go, and it stops. To keep recording without holding, slide the…
