BBC NEWS | Technology | The end of an era - Windows 3.x
november 2008 by ulrichp
Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life. On 1 November Microsoft stopped issuing licences for the software that made its debut in May 1990 in the US.
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technology
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history
hardware
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os
november 2008 by ulrichp
Windows: Disable Windows Update restart nag
august 2008 by ulrichp
Windows installed another round of updates and now it's asking you to restart. Again. One simple command line entry can disable this obnoxious reminder.
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windows
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august 2008 by ulrichp
Monoprice.com
august 2008 by ulrichp
The only place to buy cables, period.
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technology
computers
video
hardware
electronics
shopping
tv
gadgets
networking
august 2008 by ulrichp
Stupid Shipping Gang: Dell Sends You An 8 lb Shelf In A Truly Gigantic Box
august 2008 by ulrichp
"Ok, at this point, we're starting to suspect that Dell wants to be on our blog. Why else would they hire a freight truck to deliver a gigantic box on a pallet that contained an 8 lb shelf?"
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idiocy
dell
computers
august 2008 by ulrichp
Sending an S O S for a PC Exorcist - New York Times
february 2008 by ulrichp
Man spends $1600 or so on a new Dell; is pleased when he can spend $800 to get it fixed.
wtf
computers
portables
news
february 2008 by ulrichp
Gamer PC | Ask MetaFilter
september 2007 by ulrichp
Advice on building a gaming-dedicated PC on a budget.
computers
interesting
todo
september 2007 by ulrichp
Shut Up I Hack You
august 2007 by ulrichp
Script kiddies gone wild. Actually pretty hilarious even for the non-techie crowd: watch as a 'hacker' is tricked into aiming his 'attacks' at his own computer.
computers
hacks
humor
internet
august 2007 by ulrichp
Inform 7
august 2007 by ulrichp
Inform is a design system for interactive fiction, a new medium for writers which began with adventure games in the late 1970s and is now used for everything from literary narrative fiction through to plotless conceptual art.
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windows
writing
august 2007 by ulrichp
Kempa.com: Vinyl Data
june 2007 by ulrichp
Adding digital content to music isn't a new thing - in fact, some musicians added Spectrum ZX code to vinyl recordings! Jawdroppingly weird. Includes some versions ready for emulation.
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emulation
games
geekery
hardware
history
humor
interesting
music
nostalgia
programming
software
technology
trivia
video
videogames
todo
howto
june 2007 by ulrichp
Mizuno's Super Airbrush PP Tutorial! (56K Warning) - Canon Digital Photography Forums
may 2007 by ulrichp
How to airbrush photos of people for that overdone lad-mag-style look.
art
computers
howto
photoshop
software
technology
may 2007 by ulrichp
10 Reasons It Doesn’t Pay To Be “The Computer Guy” · LifeReboot.com
may 2007 by ulrichp
Two words: Fuck. Yeah. And people wonder why sometimes I only claim the philosophy degree. I am not all-knowing. I am certainly not that patient.
computers
interesting
technology
work
may 2007 by ulrichp
Coding Horror: EA's Software Artists
april 2007 by ulrichp
Electronic Arts is a lumbering corporate megalith today, pumping out yearly game franchise after yearly game franchise. It's easy to forget that EA was present at the very beginning of the computer game industry, innovating and blazing a trail for everyon
videogames
computers
interesting
history
nostalgia
april 2007 by ulrichp
Programming Blog - Problems & Solutions, Tips & Tricks » Things Computers Can Do in Movies
april 2007 by ulrichp
11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards.
computers
humor
movies
technology
april 2007 by ulrichp
Jasper Hauser - Icon design
april 2007 by ulrichp
Including a $65 royalty-free icon kit.
art
computers
development
icons
interesting
internet
april 2007 by ulrichp
010: Interview: John Vanderslice, Part 2 | The Merlin Show
march 2007 by ulrichp
Merlin talks with San Francisco indie rocker John Vanderslice about giving up on a large volume of email, meeting the people you admire, and having no patience for people who act like rock stars. (FYI: Contains PG-13 language)
music
computers
video
interesting
todo
march 2007 by ulrichp
nLite - Deployment Tool for the bootable Unattended Windows installation
march 2007 by ulrichp
Customize the living hell out of your Windows install CD - add patches, remove unnecessary components, integrate install keys or SPs, and more.
computers
hacks
howto
security
software
useful
windows
march 2007 by ulrichp
Build a Green PC
march 2007 by ulrichp
ExtremeTech covers how to build an everyday-use PC (for about two grand) that will also save the Earth a little bit.
computers
diy
environment
hacks
hardware
howto
technology
interesting
march 2007 by ulrichp
Weekly World News - Story
february 2007 by ulrichp
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Watch out, PC owners. There's something far worse for your computer than malicious hacking: dry hacking.
wtf
computers
humor
february 2007 by ulrichp
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Make your own laptop
january 2007 by ulrichp
"I decided to create a laptop that at any point, I could upgrade every component as they grew too old."
diy
computers
portables
interesting
january 2007 by ulrichp
PDFTOHTML conversion program
january 2007 by ulrichp
Exactly what it sounds like. Converts PDFs to HTML with frames or XML(?). Also has a Win32 GUI.
computers
development
ebook
freeware
lifehacks
opensource
tools
webdev
windows
xml
january 2007 by ulrichp
Maker Store from MAKE and CRAFT Magazines - Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs
january 2007 by ulrichp
"Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs is the only book available that shows you how to build small-form-factor PCs ... that are more interesting and more personalized than ... a full-sized PC."
books
electronics
computers
hardware
diy
wishlist
january 2007 by ulrichp
Apple logo on top of Mac mini does not light up
january 2007 by ulrichp
"The Apple logo on the top of the Mac mini computer does not light up."
mac
apple
computers
humor
january 2007 by ulrichp
The Duke Nukem Forever List
december 2006 by ulrichp
Daikatana began development 10 days before Duke Nukem Forever- Unfortunately no one was made John Romero's bitch when it hit retail shelves on May 23rd, 2000.
computers
games
history
humor
interesting
software
videogames
trivia
december 2006 by ulrichp
X-Entertainment - Dr. Sbaitso, From Creative Labs.
december 2006 by ulrichp
"...it's because of him that I found a temporary but much needed best friend. No, I'm not talking about my brother. I'm talking about the dude who lived in his computer. Doctor Sbaitso."
computers
humor
software
technology
todo
freeware
december 2006 by ulrichp
Monitor your Linux computer with machine-generated music
november 2006 by ulrichp
Use Perl and FluidSynth to create a real-time musical composition of your system status.
computers
lifehacks
linux
music
software
opensource
perl
november 2006 by ulrichp
defmacro - Writing A Lisp Interpreter In Haskell
november 2006 by ulrichp
Sounds crazy, right? But a Lisp interpreter written in Haskell is actually fairly simple, and this is a decent beginner's examination of Haskell.
computers
development
project
software
java
lisp
haskell
november 2006 by ulrichp
Battle for Wesnoth
september 2006 by ulrichp
A strategy game, FOSS, multi-platform, based on the KISS principle. Strong AI, simple gameplay. Looks like I'll have to check this out...
windows
linux
mac
games
freeware
opensource
rpg
videogames
todo
computers
september 2006 by ulrichp
Seven habits of effective text editing
september 2006 by ulrichp
From the author of Gvim
computers
howto
lifehacks
opensource
software
technology
useful
writing
work
september 2006 by ulrichp
linmodems.org
july 2006 by ulrichp
Need to remember to get a Linux driver for my laptop's Winmodem before I head home this weekend. At least, I assume it's a winmodem...
computers
linux
software
freeware
opensource
internet
july 2006 by ulrichp
The Croquet Project
july 2006 by ulrichp
I've seen virtual reality, and it is apparently written in Smalltalk.
architecture
computers
environment
games
groupware
internet
linux
mac
windows
work
tools
todo
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space
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development
july 2006 by ulrichp
Q - Q [kju:]
april 2006 by ulrichp
A Cocoa port of Qemu to Mac OS X.
os
computers
interesting
todo
cocoa
mac
april 2006 by ulrichp
How to build a terabyte fileserver for about $500
march 2006 by ulrichp
Sounds like a deal to me!
computers
howto
todo
wishlist
diy
march 2006 by ulrichp
VNC
march 2006 by ulrichp
OSXvnc - did you know you could run it from the command line? Neither did I!
apple
computers
freeware
howto
opensource
productivity
software
useful
mac
march 2006 by ulrichp
DIY Music | Ask MetaFilter
february 2006 by ulrichp
Making music on a computer.
music
computers
useful
february 2006 by ulrichp
How-To: Build a practical HTPC - Engadget
january 2006 by ulrichp
For under $1000, mind you.
interesting
gadgets
computers
geekery
project
january 2006 by ulrichp
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