Adding ZIP file support to Windows 30 years ago almost got the creator of Task Manager fired
While ZIP file support has long been a commonplace feature of Windows and other operating systems, this wasn’t always the case. Once […]
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Spectra Cube heralds new 75,000 TB storage library — tape solution for cloud providers is optimized for ease of use and versatility
Earlier this week Spectra Logic announced the Spectra Cube, a modern tape storage library focused on ease of use and maintenance while […]
How to manage Linux network connections via the terminal
We take graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for granted. They generally “just work” and we can largely go about our business without even […]
Thousands of apps ported back to Windows 95 twenty-eight years later — .NET Framework port enables backward compatibility for modern software
YouTuber MattKC, in his own words, ported “thousands of apps” to Windows 95 by painstakingly porting Windows 98’s most prominent feature, the […]
Ex-Windows developer calls Windows 11 Start menu performance ‘comically bad,’ even with a Core i9 and 128GB of RAM
Andy Young, a former Microsoft Windows developer, has taken to social media to complain about the performance issues he’s been experiencing in […]
Modder made an IRC client that runs entirely inside the motherboard’s BIOS chip
Phillip Tennen, developer of the open-source axleOS, has recently decided to use what he learned from that project to create an IRC […]
Microsoft is working on a RAM limit slider for its Edge Browser, to prioritize memory-intensive applications, PC games
With an intent to have its default browser favored by gamers (and others), Microsoft is working on a feature to allow Edge […]
The next Cortana: Copilot on Windows is no reason to buy a new PC
AI is everywhere. It’s being used to develop new medical treatments, to track climate change, to address world hunger and to fight […]
New Windows Insider build gets rid of annoying watermark, adds Copilot support for local accounts
Available today to Windows Insiders in the Dev or Canary channel, Build 26090 makes a couple of small but seemingly radical changes […]
Google keeps trying to force feed me its hideous new Chrome design. Here’s how to revert to the classic one.
Last Fall, Google started rolling out a major redesign to its desktop browser. Google calls its changes “Material You,” but I started […]