The Old New Thing

Great moments in journalism: “Confirmed Microsoft Surface Pro 5 launch date”

February 28, 2017 Feb 28, 2017 02/28/17

Raymond Chen

Confirmed by rumor?

Baking soda has hundreds of uses, but what about what it says on the tin?

February 27, 2017 Feb 27, 2017 02/27/17

Raymond Chen

Can you bake with it?

How do I disable the press-and-hold gesture for my window?

February 27, 2017 Feb 27, 2017 02/27/17

Raymond Chen

Digging back into ancient history.

Eventually you reach a critical mass of LEGO pieces where you can build most things from what you already have

February 24, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 02/24/17

Raymond Chen

Just look it up.

The system manages the system image lists; don’t go changing the art on the walls

February 24, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 02/24/17

Raymond Chen

You can read from them, but don't modify them.

How am I supposed to print my print-at-home tickets if I can’t reproduce them?

February 23, 2017 Feb 23, 2017 02/23/17

Raymond Chen

Legal disclaimers from the past.

How to create a folder that inherits its parent’s ACL, and then overrides part of it

February 23, 2017 Feb 23, 2017 02/23/17

Raymond Chen

Creating it with a custom security descriptor isn't working.

Those Year 2000 disaster preparedness trucks were originally there for a different reason

February 22, 2017 Feb 22, 2017 02/22/17

Raymond Chen

Originally for long-haul testing in the power-unstable Pacific Northwest.

What little kids think of lifeguards

February 21, 2017 Feb 21, 2017 02/21/17

Raymond Chen

Lots of yelling.

Psychic debugging: Why does opening a command prompt always print a weird error message?

February 21, 2017 Feb 21, 2017 02/21/17

Raymond Chen

Check your AutoRun.