Windows

Bedtime, more 3d printing course and lunch tommorow, and pick up a package from #Inet.se so i can help someone with a @windows 11 install next week

Going to #Webhallen later today, promised a neighbour to reinstall @Windows10 @windows 10 for him

If you opened up the ol' Windows Media player back in the 95, 98 or XP days, brace yourself for a mild shock: it was lying to you.

And by lying, well, what I really mean is rendering video somewhere other than inside the actual window that was open on your desktop—sort of a parallel plane of existence to the desktop you were actually looking at—before sneakily porting it over

How to get that all-important piece of software working on Windows has vexed Microsoft since the beginning of the operating system. Compatibility was king.

Things were simpler in the days of Windows 3.1. It was up to the user to tell the system which application was which in the event they shared a filename. Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen gave the example of C:\MAIL\MAIL.EXE. Perhaps it was Microsoft Mail? Or maybe it was cc:Mail for MS-DOS?

The APPS.INF told Windows what to do with the application, but it was up to the user to differentiate apps that shared the same filename. Simpler times indeed.

macOS 26.2, which is currently in beta testing, introduced a new feature that aims to make you look better during video calls. It places a virtual ring of light on the screen to illuminate your face and improve the image quality, particularly in dark environments. One of Microsoft's VPs decided to bring a similar thing to Windows. Lo and behold, Windows Edge Light. Currently available as a standalone app, Windows Edge Light might soon make its way to PowerToys.