A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts https://lobste.rs/s/kjqjse #windows
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260922-00/?p=112719/
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What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture? https://lobste.rs/s/izt4a2 #historical #windows
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260909-00/?p=112683
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mariyadelano/117243235320434579
this is the future #techbros are betting on with #AI #iOS #Android #Windows #stalkerware #ageVerification #dataCenters
The terrible menu bar in the Windows 11 Notepad https://lobste.rs/s/ol8vsp #rant #windows
https://blog.yuo.be/2026/09/10/the-terrible-menu-bar-in-the-windows-11-notepad/
An Update on Orion for Linux and Windows via @BryceWrayTX https://lobste.rs/s/xruas8 #browsers #linux #windows
https://blog.kagi.com/update-orion-linux-windows
Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 https://lobste.rs/s/rwubks #historical #windows
https://blog.enlyth.com/posts/oldest-windows-gui-app-win-11/
The Netherlands is building its own Linux OS to break free from Microsoft https://lobste.rs/s/nne5uh #linux #windows
https://www.techspot.com/news/114018-netherlands-building-own-linux-os-break-free-microsoft.html
Who’s 0xabadbabe and why? (2011) via @hugoarnal https://lobste.rs/s/ml4m9a #windows
https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2011/10/28/whos-0xabadbabe-and-why/
CrossOver, macOS and deprecation of 32-bit bottles https://lobste.rs/s/z3xfei #mac #rant #windows
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/crossover-macos-32bit-deprecation.html
The support case of a customer who said that all they could see was a black screen https://lobste.rs/s/soosuu #historical #windows
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20261029-00/?p=112808/
Pitstop checks game stutters before changing Windows, then logs the fixes for undo
https://lockergnome.com/pitstop-finds-and-fixes-pc-game-stutters-and-valorant-errors/
Bill Gates tries to install Movie Maker https://lobste.rs/s/lfqtgh #satire #windows
https://www.techemails.com/p/bill-gates-tries-to-install-movie-maker
WSL containers are now generally available https://lobste.rs/s/8ckgq8 #virtualization #windows
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2026/09/29/wsl-containers-now-generally-available/
Deeper dive: Keyboard differences between Windows and Macs https://lobste.rs/s/m2ixv3 #mac #windows
https://unsung.aresluna.org/deeper-dive-keyboard-differences-between-windows-and-macs/
Meine IT Datenschutz Liste. 🔒
https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/trlITrmYn-1ho+-EIqH7MgDC
#Datenschutz
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#sicherheit
#Überwachung
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#Chatkontrolle
#Smartphone
#Linux
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#Microsoft
#FDroid
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#eMail
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Problems and solutions to the modern desktop (Make tmux the OS) https://lobste.rs/s/gjlxiz #ios #osdev #windows
https://matduggan.com/what-does-my-dream-os-ui-look-like/
How Windows Bootloader Starts the Kernel https://lobste.rs/s/ml83td #video #osdev #windows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxj7z6WqK14
Inside the Windows I/O Manager: Deep dive into how read I/O requests are initialized https://lobste.rs/s/jwidjn #reversing #windows
https://winware31.blogspot.com/2026/10/inside-windows-io-manager-deep-dive.html
Windows testers wanted: an early alpha of AAE, the Accessible Android Emulator, is ready to try on Windows.
AAE lets blind people create, run and test Android virtual devices without sighted help. Every device has a screen reader from its first boot, takes your keyboard, and plays its audio through your computer.
This is a very early build. It hasn't been run by anyone but me yet, things will break, and parts of the Mac app are still missing.
What's there:
- Setting up Google's emulator and tools for you, no Android Studio needed
- Creating, starting, stopping, copying and wiping devices, with Backtalk or your own screen reader
- Device mode: your whole keyboard goes to Android, Alt Tab and the Windows key included, while NVDA and JAWS keep their own keys. Control Windows Escape brings it back
- Gesture mode: screen reader gestures from the keyboard
- Installing apps, the clipboard both ways, screenshots, the device's volume
- AAE's messages spoken through NVDA, JAWS or Narrator
- Updates itself, so you'll be offered the next stable release
Not there yet: the accessibility inspector, speech log, device log, shell, apps and accessibility services windows, snapshots, battery and location. The aae command line, installed alongside the app, does all of these meanwhile. Open a command prompt in AAE's folder and run aae help.
You need Windows 10 or 11 on an Intel or AMD processor (not ARM), with Windows Hypervisor Platform turned on in Windows features. AAE isn't signed yet, so SmartScreen may warn you: choose More info, then Run anyway.
Download the installer:
https://github.com/aaron-gh/accessible-android-emulator/releases/download/dev/AAE-dev-windows-x64-setup.exe
Release notes and the Mac build:
https://github.com/aaron-gh/accessible-android-emulator/releases/tag/dev
If something goes wrong, Help, Save Diagnostic Report makes a text file you can read before sending. Tell me which screen reader you use, and whether AAE's messages were spoken. Replies here or GitHub issues are both fine.
#Android #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #NVDA #JAWS #Blind #Windows
Back in 2024. It all started with weird connections to OVHcloud from Apple Mail with no external sources loaded. Later on, both my hardware security keys failed simultaneously. #apple required a printed invoices of online hardware purchases. 4000 euro loss on hardware alone, all my data AND software. Never looked back for apple hardware, that is. 30 years customer. System 7 adopter. Picture that. I recovered my #steam account. #Windows user now.
Edited 5d ago
Demoting i686 Windows targets to std-only https://lobste.rs/s/kfla2w #rust #windows
https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/10/02/demoting-i686-windows-targets-to-std-only/
5 Easy Steps To Crop An Image in Inkscape
Step-by-step instructions on how to use Inkscape to crop an image whether you are a beginner or advanced user.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/inkscape-crop-image/
#blog #inkscape #GraphicDesign #linux #windows #macOS #100DaysToOffload
For a long time we have made our selves gradually more and more dependent on Big Tech. This applies when it comes to operating system, to browsers, to various services, to storage and now when it comes to AI.
More and more are realizing this was and is wrong.
You can take the first steps to be independent as a person or company. Obviously, given that you are here, you have already taken some steps. Here are some suggestions:
1. Switch browser... to Vivaldi. :)
2. Switch desktop OS. Personally I have switched to Linux. Currently running Kubuntu, Ubuntu and Zorin on different computers.
3. Switch mail service. Proton and Fastmail are good services, but there are others. Choose one that allows use of a mail client.
4. Switch calendar service. Most mail services also offer a calendar service.
5. Switch office package. Personally I use LibreOffice.
6. Switch Web conferencing software. Personally I use Whereby.
7. Switch search. Startpage, Ecosia, Qwant and DDG are great alternatives.
There are a lot of other great choices. The point is to start taking those steps away from Big Tech and Silicon Valley.
#Windows #Linux #Apple #MacOS #BigTech #Politics #Technology #Vivaldi
Where did WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN come from? (2009) via @thomask https://lobste.rs/s/eqoieo #historical #windows
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20091130-00/?p=15863/