May 7, 2025
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What were the MS-DOS programs that the moricons.dll icons were intended for?
Tallying them up.
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May 6, 2025
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What were the MS-DOS programs that Windows used the progman.exe stock icons for?
Mostly generic-looking icons.
May 5, 2025
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What were the intended uses of those icons in moricons.dll?
Icons for old MS-DOS apps.
Apr 29, 2025
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Protecting Windows users from Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation
Granting an exception to a system policy.
Apr 28, 2025
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Why did Windows 7, for a few months, log on slower if you have a solid color background?
It's waiting for Godot and eventually gives up.
Apr 21, 2025
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The ongoing story of seconds on the taskbar
The cost of ticking.
Apr 15, 2025
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There was a lot of imagined dropping tablets in swimming pools
The archetypical example of needing a replacement computer.
Apr 1, 2025
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The return of Building 7
Pranksters lose one of their longtime inside jokes.
Mar 25, 2025
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We’ll fly you to Atlanta, Texas, and getting to your hotel in Atlanta, Georgia is your problem
Reading the fine print.
Mar 25, 2025
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A note on the USB-to-PS/2 mouse adapter that came with Microsoft mouse devices
It's a purely mechanical adapter that relies on smarts in the mouse itself.