It just happens that my integrated lan card on X670 motherboard is slowly dying, saying so because sometimes it is disappearing and becomes visible only after a complete computer shutdown, waiting for about 10 minutes and then after restart everything begins to work fine. Issue showcased itself in Windows 7 and Windows 10. Currently i don’t have any spare money to replace motherboard so i went for a cheap solution of purchasing Dlink USB WiFi dongle, but when i installed it i run into a problem of not being able to launch WLAN AutoConfig service [Wlansvc], which is responsible for WiFi connections.

In my spare time, I realized I’ve reached a point where I’m ready to create something genuinely useful for end users. Project criteria are clear: It must be free It must be useful for personal use It must be easy to use A free bulletin board struck me as a particularly neat idea—suggested by a friend. In my country, there are many such platforms, but nearly all suffer from issues like:

Aside from Windows 7 obsession i have another passion called high quality portable audio, especially IEMs. Here is a couple of recent awesome findings with outrageous prices, i’ll surely bought them if i was a millionaire. [SUBTONIC STORM] ► 9 driver IEM [7BA + 2EST] ~5200 USD [MYSTICRAFT HEX] ► 13 drivers first Hex-brid IEM [DD + BCD + BA + Planar + EST + Piezzo] ~9000 USD And for the final surprise very-very [comprehensive IEM comparison spreadsheet] .

UPDATED ON: 2026-01-15 Ok, it looks like we have reached the official end of this wonderful operating system by Microsoft. Don’t beat me to hard on this, but the system undoubtedly has something special about it, offering cozy convenience reminiscent of late 2010s. Here is a link to the final official patch at microsoft [security bulletin database] . Ghacks overview of latest patch is [here] [TBD]. This is certainly not the end, because the Windows 7 community and dedicated enthusiasts will not allow Windows 7 to fade away so easily, at least not within the next five years or so.

Awesomely good clone of [Contra] from Russian developers called [Iron Meat] GAMEPLAY SOUNDTRACK Soundtrack by well-known in narrow circles [Darkman007] . In the game there are two options for the music selection: classic metal and 8-bit chiptune. Choose yours! SUPPORT THE ARTISTS & DEVELOPERS!

No jibber-jabber here, just watch the review. In my opinion worn effect looks pretty cool and this should be noted by keyboard manufactures for sure. I am not even saying anything about form factor of the keycaps, because there are obviously groovy and have some charisma.

Accidental find of extremely kick ass soundtrack and [arcade game] ! GAMEPLAY SOUNDTRACK Extremely neat soundtrack by [Savaged Regime] MAIN THEME DO YOU HEAR AWESOMENESS THROUGH 8-BIT ARTIFACTS? DON’T YOU? MAIN THEME ARRANGED ONE MORE THING You can support developers by purchasing the game on [STEAM]

Looking back at my [previous post] , I thought that it would be a mandatory thing to do, just to safeguard you from playing complete junk. We’ll start with the good things. PROS OF 1945 AIR FORCE Pixel art graphics at its finest. I am not a big fan of epic orchestral music, so I will put just OK here. [yes, it is nicely arranged, and all genre requirements are met as they should be] Quite a “large” list of PROS, huh?

Previously it can be done by means of [SAI application] . MIUI optimizations should be turned off in the Developer settings, but with new autocratic and restrictive Android versions > 15 it just disappeared. Luckily we have a nice workaround. Developer options should be turned on. At the very bottom there should be a section called Autofill. Tap multiple times on setting Reset to default values. Turn off system optimization.

Back in time i was fond of [Jet’n’Guns game series] and i decided to find something similar and solid. Because i just can’t stand gameplay disbalance, repetition and greed of Sky Force Reloaded. Here is a quick list of shoot-em-up games which might be enjoyable to play. BLACK PARADOX [BLACK PARADOX] Very curios about it, pleasant pixel graphics, spiced up with retrowave soundtrack. FLYING TANK [FLYING TANK] Looks like a stylish obscure trinket, but you know that i like obscurity.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and on this occasion you can observe bokeh blobs at the bottom of the screen on all pages. Yay! I wish my readers all the best! Stay safe, do not involve yourself into politics sh#t and stay away from fishy people

During ChatGPT investigations i find out that my DAP [Hiby R8 II] can be described as 88% of one of the most quality audio board on PC: [RME ADI-2 DAC FS] . [Empire Ears Raven] scored around 90% of [Sennheiser Orpheus HE-1] top of the crop electrostatic hi-end earphones. Not a bad result for portable devices considering substantial difference in the price and size! I totally understand that it is a synthetic comparison, but at least now i have understanding approximate audio quality of my setup versus top-notch professional hardware.

Before covid, before f#cking wars, before all these politics sh#t of recent days a great movie [The Platform] was filmed. This creation precisely shows the barebone framework of the countries with autocratic regimes, where ruler is not changed for years. Also it brings high ethical and philosophical topics for thought to the table. Tremendously solid acting, and intriguing story line hold you in a tension right till the end of the video narration.

FOR FIREFOX Type in address line about:config Find gfx.color_management.native_srgb & set it to True then restart browser FOR CHROME Type in address line chrome://flags Find Forced Colors & set it to Enabled then restart browser Drag the green handle to compare

Excellent low-budget SciFi short movie accidentally found on [DUST] youtube channel. I am not gonna talk about the plot - see it by yourself. It is definitely a very neat effort and it just begs for the part two. THE MACHINE

This document is approximate draft of the upcoming posts so you will have a better perspective of the evolving development process of this website. ▒ SOFTWARE RELATED EOL of Windows 7 Premium Assurance [~January 2026] EOL of Firefox 115 ESR [~March 2026] EOL of Windows 8.1 codebase [~October 2026] The very last version of Firefox running on Android 8.0 List of the most modern applications for Windows 7 Actual browsers for Windows 7/8.

For the very life of me i cannot comprehend why most of commercial websites look like pale and completely uninteresting sh#t? What could possibly be worse than a look of utterly boring template for a chosen framework? A simple question keeps wandering through my mind: Why were the 80s and 90s characterized by such vivid colors, whereas nowadays we lack them at all? I am unable to grasp the primary concept and put it together.

Ok, it’s been a while since i’ve dropped F bombs at you. So, i am happy to announce that this is an F-bombs day. Let’s get to it. And yeah, before we begin: to be honest, I’m not keen on writing denunciations, but life has pushed me into doing so. This guide is crafted to ensure that others avoid falling into similar pitfalls in the future. In my country, there are numerous programming and web development courses available [here] , [here] and [here] .

AT THE INTERSECTION OF CULTURES. I am not into rapcore or even pop music, but this is awesomely lit! The Russian band “Nemodnye” has released an absolutely stunning cover of the song by the well-known American rapcore band [Linkin Park - In the End], adding parts of lyrics from the pop song by the Russian band [Otpetye Moshenniki - Lyubi Menya, Lyubi]. LINKING PARK ▀ IN THE END [NEMODNYE REMIX]

If you don’t like the flicker of Robotron greenish displays on the page, you can read article in [plain txt file] INTRODUCTION: WHO THE HELL YOU ARE TO JUDGE LIKE THAT? Here we`ll dive into IT industry and what is happening in it recently and we`ll surely dot the i`s and cross the t`s in this not-so-brief note and close questions related to this department ones and for all. My computer knowledge starts from MSDOS 5.

Full-fledged cameraphone benchmarks are aimed on screens > 1280px width. So almost any desktop or laptop should be fine. Smartphones are not supported, in favor of pixel-peeping convenience. CURRENTLY TEST IS NOT OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE VIEW! IMAGE WIDTH > 1280px IS RECOMMENDED! ▒ DIRECT COMPARISON Today’s rival is [Huawei Pura 80 Ultra] , equipped with nearly the same sensor size on its periscope camera as found in Nokia 808. Despite my earlier promise that [no more photography benchmarks] would appear on these pages, it seems I’ve broken that commitment.

We have gone waaay toooo long without quality music. So here is one for your pleasure. JAMIROQUAI ▀ SPACE COWBOY [MAKOTO DRUM AND BASS EDIT]

It’s [been a while] since we talked about browser benchmarks in Windows 7 environment. And I definitely feel that it is a right thing and time to make another shot. In the modern WWW most of the people are interested in raw JavaScript performance, so we’ll check it out in this blip comparison. And close question once and for all. So, without further ado let’s get started right away.

UPDATED ON: 2025-11-28 Dangerous Dave is a small demonstration of JavaScript capabilities. Control Dangerous Dave in wacky space riding green glowing blob by means of: [▲] [▼] [◄] [►] arrow keys for movement [Spacebar] for laser shot [F8] to turn on/off orbiting planets [Enter] to become as cool as Duke Nukem ▀ FEATURES no heavy frameworks and dependencies, just pure JavaScript compact size, less than 500Kb including graphics and audio tiny core only 35Kb!

Ok then, back to the main topic of this website. [Dinning menu] for restaurants has matured and transformed into something more serious. Here are some fresh screens from the development fields featuring improved GUI and overall ergonomics with dark/light theme and custom cursor. Currently there is no any github repo because i work on the project locally. Maybe in the upcoming future i will share the source code online.

Let’s quickly compare results from the most popular AI chatbots to estimate approximate real life picture. I think that weighted average would do the thing here. OS / AI GROK GPT AVG Windows XP 1 1-5 2.5 Windows 7.0 2 5-40 12 Windows 8.0 10 6-45 18 Windows 8.1 15 8-50 22 windows 10 62 20-70 54 windows 11 126 25-80 90 I believe that in case of windows 10/11 most of telemetry are hardcoded into the system core and you can do nothing about it, even if you remove most of telemetry and logging services at least half of applications that “dial-back” to third parties will still be present in the system.

Cowa-f#ckin’-bunga! I can’t believe my eyes and it looks like this pixel arcade is going to be gooood! Game is not released yet and will be [available on Steam] closer to the end of the year. OFFICIAL TRAILER I’ll definitely bookmark it for later purchase.

UPDATED ON: 2025-11-25 In previous posts, I have highlighted how nasty windows 10 is, and no surprises here, windows 11 proves to be an even greater distraction. Actually in many areas, performance, ergonomics, logic, you name it. It’s no secret that windows 11 performs atrociously bad on generic SSDs and demands speedy NVMe storage instead. Thanks goes out to a mixture of low quality code and code produced by vibe pseudo-coders.

Note that this is ALPHA, test it in VM please, drop your suggestions at [Github] ! Windows 7 Premium Assurance is coming to an end in January 2026, so i’m considering Windows 8.1 migration. That is why i have decided to make an ultimate debloating script for Windows 8.1, which will be supported until October 2026. Ok, some preface words to clean things up a bit. I’ve done this configuration for my personal specific needs.