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ICQ retires in June 26, 2024

'Uh Oh', VK is pulling the plug on its nostalgic ICQ (I Seek You) instant messaging platform after nearly three decades of keeping people connected

By Kevin Okemwa published

I SEEK YOU VK is pulling the plug on ICQ after newly three decades. It'll stop working after June 26, 2024.

I SEEK YOU
Dave W. Plummer at Microsoft

An ex-Microsoft OS engineer almost got fired for adding ZIP file support to Windows 30 years ago, but the company has never updated it🫠

By Kevin Okemwa published

ZIP FILE 🤫 Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer recently recounted how he added ZIP file support to Windows 30 years ago, and how it almost cost him his job at the tech giant.

ZIP FILE 🤫
Backporting Lego Island Rebuilder to Windows 95

YouTuber nostalgically ports 'thousands of apps' from Microsoft's Graveyard to Windows 95

By Kevin Okemwa published

BLAST FROM THE PAST In a 51-minute-long video, YouTuber MattKC documents how he ported "thousands of apps" back to Windows 95. He embarked upon the process by backporting the .NET Framework to Windows 95.

BLAST FROM THE PAST
Revert8Plus

Just one Terminal command brings nostalgic Windows 7 and Vista aesthetics to your Windows 11 PC

By Kevin Okemwa published

NOSTALGIA There's a new third-party script called Revert8Plus, which you can use to transform Windows 11 or 10 into Windows 7 or Vista.

NOSTALGIA
Aptos- default font for Office apps

After 15 years, Microsoft Office has a new default font

By Kevin Okemwa published

APTOS 📝 Microsoft has finally decided to switch things up across its Office apps by changing the default font. The company settled for Aptos as the default font for its productivity apps.

APTOS 📝
Hanging Windows error trail worm simulator

Bored? Party like it's 2001 with this Windows XP ghosting error web simulator.

By Jez Corden published

👻🪟 I found myself hungry for some Windows error ghosting this morning. Thankfully, there's a web app for that. Come check it out.

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