REUNION 7 ▀ WINDOWS 10 LTSC BUILD THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE WINDOWS 7

REUNION 7 ▀ WINDOWS 10 LTSC BUILD THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE WINDOWS 7

Previously, I already wrote [some posts] about transformations and that was dedicated to Windows 7. With Windows 7 compatibility getting worse by the day, some users have already been forced to at least switch to Windows 10 to keep up with progress. For those of you who can’t stand the atrocious native look of Windows 10, here’s the [Reunion 7] , which is based on Windows 10 LTSC and emulates 99% of the Windows 7 style.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU ▀ 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU ▀ 2025

It seems that we made another one and it was not easy at all. But we did it. I would like to show gratitude to all my loyal readers, thank you for staying with me for such a long time. I do my best to make this place extremely special and unique in the junk of the modern internet landscape. To celebrate New Year here is a pack of cool music with true Finnish demoscene spirit and an incredible groovy beat.
IS CHAT GPT YOUR NEXT BEST FRIEND EVER? ▀ SOME THEORETICAL RANTINGS ON THE TOPIC

IS CHAT GPT YOUR NEXT BEST FRIEND EVER? ▀ SOME THEORETICAL RANTINGS ON THE TOPIC

UPDATED ON: 2024-12-17 I think the OpenAI company has been doing some controversial things lately. On the one hand, they are certainly bringing us closer to the time when most of the population will be unoccupied, afraid of potentially possible SkyNET. On the other hand, they are a good thing for those people who don’t have many acquaintances or friends to talk to, or for those people who want to talk about any subject without restrictions and limitations.
HOW TO REMOVE TRACES OF USB FLASH DRIVES INSERTED INTO A WINDOWS COMPUTER

HOW TO REMOVE TRACES OF USB FLASH DRIVES INSERTED INTO A WINDOWS COMPUTER

First things first, here is a list of important applications that can help you neutralize unwanted traces of external storage. [USBDeview] ► Manually remove traces from USB sticks and other external devices [USBOblivion] ► Automatic cleaner that removes every possible trace of inserted external storage [Shellbag Analyzer] ► Remove shellbag keys that contain information about your personal activities like: folder names, paths to folders [including deleted ones]. It is also a good idea to look in the registry to make sure that all traces have been completely removed.
ADVANCED AUTOMATED COPYING FROM EXTERNAL FLASH DRIVES TO LOCAL DISK IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT

ADVANCED AUTOMATED COPYING FROM EXTERNAL FLASH DRIVES TO LOCAL DISK IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT

Today we are going to make a deep dive into advanced file management and automation. There are several scenarios for copying files from external storage that are described here. ► COPY SPECIFIC FILE TYPES FROM MULTIPLE FOLDERS ON ANY EXTERNAL DRIVE TO THE LOCAL HARD DRIVE This script will copy ALL JPG FILES from folders TEST1 and TEST2, which are located on any flash-drive to folder 1234 located on local drive C.
TERRY DAVIS ▀ THE MOST UNDERRATED COMPUTER PROGRAMMER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

TERRY DAVIS ▀ THE MOST UNDERRATED COMPUTER PROGRAMMER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

UPDATED ON: 2024-12-13 [Terry Davis] was an exceptional programmer who created his own programming language, dedicated compiler, boot loader, operating system kernel [TempleOS] written in language he created, various graphical libraries without relying on external dependencies and borrowing. He can be considered as the father of 3D printing and designed a three-axis milling machine, but due to increasing schizophrenic incidents the project was abandoned. Toward the end of his life, he became difficult to understand, but was reported to be “always lucid” when the topic of discussion involved computers or other technical matters.
HOW TO DELETE FOLDERS CREATED BY ANDROID ON SD-CARDS AND EXTERNAL DRIVES WITH ONE CLICK OR KEYSTROKE

HOW TO DELETE FOLDERS CREATED BY ANDROID ON SD-CARDS AND EXTERNAL DRIVES WITH ONE CLICK OR KEYSTROKE

Have you ever been pissed off by loads of junk folders like “Music”, “Pictures”, “Movies”, “DCIM”, “LOST.DIR” on sd-cards and OTG flash drives that are created by Android? There is no easy way to avoid their creation, because this “feature” is hardcoded into Android core. Of course we can root the phone and hack the system by means of Xposed framework or something similar, but we won’t do it today.
FRIVOLOUS RANTINGS ON THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE ON WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM

FRIVOLOUS RANTINGS ON THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE ON WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM

Warning! You are about to enter highly theoretical zone. This small article is a result of a late night chat with ChatGPT about theoretical and practical limits of performance achievable using conventional lithography, so consider it a first collaborative effort of myself and AI. Also i will try to extrapolate this topic to Windows 7 environment. If you’re a user of an old operating system, that doesn’t mean you don’t want to have a good system performance.
TRIPLE SCREEN LAPTOP CONFIGURATION ▀ HOW COOL IS THAT?

TRIPLE SCREEN LAPTOP CONFIGURATION ▀ HOW COOL IS THAT?

I am mostly used to my triple screen desktop configuration and was wondering how this idea could be implemented in the laptop realm. The result of my internal discussions was the purchase of two portable 14" screens. They come as a single unit.As for branding it is [KEFEYA 14" S3] . Despite the rather low price of ~250 dollars for a pair of displays, they have a very good quality.
HOW TO SETUP REMOTE ACCESS TO FOOBAR 2000 MUSIC PLAYER

HOW TO SETUP REMOTE ACCESS TO FOOBAR 2000 MUSIC PLAYER

Most of you have favorite PC audio player of their own, in my case it is [Foobar2000] . In Android 6 times there was a wonderful software called [Foobar 2000 Controller] . It was made to control audio player remotely from your smartphone in a convenient way. For some reason i recall it today and decided to record installing process for future use. Guys from [Hydrogen Audio] forum helped me out in some questions and pointed me to the right direction.
DOCTOR CHRIS EDWARDS ▀ PROFESSIONAL AMIGA COMPUTER RESTORER

DOCTOR CHRIS EDWARDS ▀ PROFESSIONAL AMIGA COMPUTER RESTORER

Despite the fact that i am a complete dummy when it comes to repairing computer boards i like to watch this awesome guy saving legendary machines one by one. Also, I know that a substantial amount of visitors to this website come here for Amiga related stuff and that was the primary motivation for this post. Moreover, it turns out that computer repairs are quite meditative and help me to distance myself from real life rave events happening behind my window and keep my brain clean and busy for yellow press “news”.
THE RENDITION VERITE THE FIRST PC GPU ▀ A SHORT LOOK AT EARLY 3D ACCELERATION

THE RENDITION VERITE THE FIRST PC GPU ▀ A SHORT LOOK AT EARLY 3D ACCELERATION

Not so long ago i stumbled upon a very nice [sadly abandoned] YT channel dedicated to retro hardware. In showcased video author reviewed [Rendition Verite] , a deeply flawed card which had the distinction of being the first “programmable graphics processor” or GPU for the IBM PC compatible computers. It was also pretty much the only card that could compete with the Voodoo1 when it was released. Also make sure to check [other videos of the channel] , they are very high-quality in terms of material presentation.
THE REVENANT [2015] ▀ PURE VIEWER'S DELIGHT

THE REVENANT [2015] ▀ PURE VIEWER'S DELIGHT

The [plot of the movie] is quite trivial and simple, the main essence of the film lies in stunning acting, outstanding operator’s work, incredible landscape views and, of course, dramatic soundtrack. Luckily it is not epic sh#t with fanfares and other super-hero nonsense. Pure atmospheric ambient drones fill the story with a sense of completeness. OFFICIAL TRAILER Imagery by spacedrone808 @Adobe Imagery by spacedrone808 @Freepik
SCHNEIDER VS BAX AND WAITER ARE THE BEST FILMS OF ALEX VAN WARMERDAM

SCHNEIDER VS BAX AND WAITER ARE THE BEST FILMS OF ALEX VAN WARMERDAM

If you’re tired of cliche Hollywood movies that definitely don’t belong to an art and you want to see a really artistic performance, I can suggest two movies by Dutch director: [Scheider vs. Bax] and [Waiter] . I think that these movies represent the peak of Alex Carrier. All of them are a fine mixture of subtle Nordic humor paired with totally unexpected dramatic events that will easily dissolve your longing for some really neat fine art.
TESTING THE SECURITY OF MODERN WINDOWS 7 / ANDROID 8 BROWSERS

TESTING THE SECURITY OF MODERN WINDOWS 7 / ANDROID 8 BROWSERS

UPDATED ON: 2024-11-14 I just realized that there is no security tests in browser area, only performance related benchmarks. Today we shall fix that small gap with the help of [BrowserAudit] service. ► BROWSER SCORES BROWSER OK+ WARN! CRIT! SKIP- R3dFox 132 286 145 0 0 Firefox ESR 115.17 289 142 0 0 Supermium 124* 289 142 0 0 Palemon 33.4 302 129 0 0 Seamonkey 2.53.19 295 136 0 0 Mull 132** 359 32 0 40 IceRaven 132** 363 28 0 40 *Supermium v126 is not tested due its instability and slow GUI interactions **Android-based browsers
GUESS WHAT? NODEJS 22 WAS HACKED TO RUN IN WINDOWS 7! HOW COOL IS THAT?

GUESS WHAT? NODEJS 22 WAS HACKED TO RUN IN WINDOWS 7! HOW COOL IS THAT?

I used to think that the 18.x version was [the last to run on Windows 7] . And now I am glad to tell you that enthusiast hackers from Russia made quite a neat and generous thing to backport NodeJS 22 to Windows 7 environment. Such occurrence was super useful since i was already running into some limitations with [NodeJS 18] and was thinking about moving my project to the Linux environment.
TOR BROWSER 14 BASED UPON FIREFOX 128 ESR IS FINALLY HACKED TO RUN IN MIGHTY WINDOWS 7

TOR BROWSER 14 BASED UPON FIREFOX 128 ESR IS FINALLY HACKED TO RUN IN MIGHTY WINDOWS 7

WE ALL WANTED THAT, DIDN’T WE? [Tor Browser 14.X] based upon Firefox 128 ESR is finally hacked to work in Windows 7. Thanks flies out to valorous [Blaukovitch] !!!! Here is a safe [Mega.nz mirror] to preserve history as usual. Also you might be interesed in [original site] and [Github page] of the developer. Imagery by spacedrone808 @Adobe Imagery by spacedrone808 @Freepik
CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE ▀ MY FIRST SIGNIFICANT FRONTEND SNIPPET PROJECT

CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE ▀ MY FIRST SIGNIFICANT FRONTEND SNIPPET PROJECT

Adaptive timeline of chronological events. Written from scratch. Used software: [Windows 7 x64 ESU] , [VSCodium 1.93] , [Firefox 115.17 ESR] . Technology stack: plain HTML/CSS/JS. Main features: Lightweight: no frameworks used, pure code Adaptive design: desktop & mobile Smooth resizing & interactive animations Timeline slides can be changed using multiple inputs: GUI interactions [dots, arrow buttons, clicks] keyboard arrows [ ◄ / ► / ▲ / ] mouse wheel [ ▲ / ▼] touchscreen swipes [Github repo] ◄ source code located there [Live Demo] ◄ live demo of the project
MODERN BROWSERS FOR WINDOWS 7 MEASURED PERFORMANCE

MODERN BROWSERS FOR WINDOWS 7 MEASURED PERFORMANCE

It has been a while since i posted web performance comparisons. So here it is in all it’s useless glory. Performance was measured by [JetStream] benchmark. Two machines were tested: low-end office computer and powerful workstation. ► Intel i3-3220/16Gb/IntelHD + Firefox 115.17 ESR RedFox 132 Chrome 109 Supermium 126 Score 54.896 65.033 80.217 90.038 Stdlib 0.566 0.638 0.920 0.777 MainRun 0.190 0.224 0.309 0.339 First 53.755 65.282 53.610 72.162 Worst 54.
AMD FINALLY EXCEEDS WINDOWS 7'S MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SUPPORTED THREADS FOR A CPU

AMD FINALLY EXCEEDS WINDOWS 7'S MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SUPPORTED THREADS FOR A CPU

Just a quick note to point out an interesting fact of computer history. Amd recently announced it’s server beast CPU [Epyc 9965] . Built in 3nm lithography, it supports 384 threads, a 12-channel memory controller and has a whopping 500W TDP. Windows 7 256 thread barrier is finally broken. As for an Intel, they are definitely can send their technology to the museum. Imagery by spacedrone808 @Adobe Imagery by spacedrone808 @Freepik
THREE OF THE MOST ANNOYING "FEATURES" OF THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM THAT HAVE BEEN POISONING IT SINCE VERSION 1.0

THREE OF THE MOST ANNOYING "FEATURES" OF THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM THAT HAVE BEEN POISONING IT SINCE VERSION 1.0

As a long-term user of Android OS i stacked up the most irksome peculiarities. They have been with us for ages, since version 1.0 to be exact. messed up separation between internal and external storage, which is not clear to a generic windows user, files are hard to find, applications save data randomly either on internal or external storage, logic pattern is definitely broken here incoherent and unclear notification system, with poor organization of priorities absence of transparent file handling, i am talking about file extension-application matching, there is no convenient tools to manage this task And it looks like google will never fix above mentioned facts.