Classics Rock

Archive: 12-2008

• Five 2008 cutting-edge technlogies that will look quaint in the future

  Like every year, 2008 introduced to dozens of new technologies and IT products. Shiny and new now, these things will look quaint in just a few years. Here are some of the new things for 2008 that...

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 29, 2008, 2:44 PM PST

• Classic Tip: A Notepad trick from 1999 that works in Vista

  Even though Microsoft makes major changes to Windows through the years, some things stay the same. This Notepad trick for Windows 98 that was featured in our 1999 Windows TechMail is a prime example.

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 26, 2008, 2:37 PM PST

• Recapping classic Classic Rock posts for 2008

  We started Classics Rock in March 2008. Here’s a recap of some of the posts that drew the most discussions for the year.

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 22, 2008, 11:44 AM PST

• Prodigy: The pre-Internet online service that didn’t live up to its name

  One of the early online destinations before the Internet was Prodigy. Like many child prodigies that share the name, Prodigy started off with lots of promise, only to wind up a disaster. Guest...

  Posted by Michael Banks | December 18, 2008, 8:36 AM PST

• Bring out your dead!

  Calling all TR Members. Do you have any old equipment laying around that you’d like to get rid of and have featured in our Cracking Open series? Now’s your chance. Read on to find out...

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 15, 2008, 12:10 PM PST

• Classic Tip: Prevent your users from talking to each other

  Networks are supposed to foster communication, but sometimes you don’t want users communicating TOO much. Here’s a classic tip about how to stop NetWare users from messaging each other...

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 12, 2008, 7:43 AM PST

• An annual holiday tradition: Computer commercials

  Christmas, Hannukah, and all of the other traditional winter holidays are around the corner. That means its the time of year for lots of commercials, including ones for computers. Here are some...

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 10, 2008, 2:13 PM PST

• 1950's IT without tailfins and leather jackets

  Usually when talking computer classics, I stick to computers from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. This video from IBM shows a state of the art accounting computer from the 1950’s....

  Posted by John Sheesley | December 3, 2008, 4:58 PM PST