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Name that CPU
We've played Guess The OS a few times before. This time let's see if you can figure out what CPU is being talked about in this article. Look back and see how arguments about computer performance have ...
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Classic Tip: Control how programs start with batch files
When using batch files, you sometimes may want a program to start minimized or full screen. This classic tip from 2000 shows how you used to do it in Windows 9x and how little things have changed.
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Y2K: The New Year's disaster that never happened
Another New Years goes by in the 21st Century and we're still using computers. If you believed all the hype from 90's, we'd be living in the Stone Age by now. Here's a set of videos that look back at ...
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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 we'l...
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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.
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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.
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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 contrib...
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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 how to submit yo...
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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 Holida...
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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. See how far we've come.
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What's the biggest tech turkey of all time?
This time of year, we're supposed to give thanks for our blessings. Sometimes one of the things we're thankful for is the technology nightmares we no longer have to deal with. What's the biggest Tech...
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Cloud computing? Been there. Done that.
Cloud computing is nothing new. It's just a fancy name for technology that's been around since the 1980's and before. Classics Rock Guest Columnist Michael Banks talks about computing in the clouds in...
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Guess the OS (Office Suite edition)
Usually when we play Guess The OS, we're talking about classic operating systems. This time OS refers to office suites. Here's an article from Home Office Computing. What office suite is being discuss...
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Questing before the age of WoW
World Of Warcraft is the top online destination for questing today, but long before Kil'jaeden the Deceiver ever dreamed up the Lich King, there was another quest to be had. Almost all modern questing...
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Revisiting the great-grandfather to the iPhone: The Apple Newton
Long before it produced the iPod, iPod Touch, or the iPhone, Apple introduced a revolutionary hand-held device called the Newton. It was the first commercially successful PDA. Here's a look back.
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Why you should never say never
Here's an ad from Apple slamming the Pentium II for being slower than the PowerPC. Ooooh, what a difference a couple of years make.
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Another old Office tip, another swipe at The Ribbon
Before Microsoft introduced The Ribbon in Office 2007, there were toolbars. This Classic Tip shows old Office toolbars worked in Word. Plus how to work around The Ribbon with Search Commands.
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Dinosaur Sighting: Microsoft Bob
If you think Vista was Microsoft's worst product ever, you've never seen Microsoft Bob. Bob was Microsoft's attempt to make computers easier to use in the 90's. Here's a look back.
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Was Bob Microsoft's worst product ever?
Microsoft may get a lot of heat about Vista, but it has produced many other clunkers. What was the worst? Cast your vote.
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Lotus introduces Symphony -- 24 years ago
IBM recently introduced Lotus Symphony, a free office suite to compete against Microsoft Office. Here's the debut of the original Lotus Symphony over 24 years ago.
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Guess the OS 3
On November 1, 2008, Microsoft stopped licensing one of its most popular operating systems. Can you identify which one it is?
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Guess the OS
We already played a game of Name That Windows Version. Let's expand it a little and see if you can figure out what operating system that's being talked about in this article from the New York Times.
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Life in the year 1999 AD
Previously, I showed a clip featuring what people thought the world would be like in the future. Doing a little more digging, I found the original film: 1999 AD. Here's more information about the fil...
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Play Nintendo classics on your PC
Who needs the Wii? You can play original Nintendo NES games right on your PC. All it takes is a trip to vNES.
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Ancient word processors highlight the lack of modern software diversity
One of the claims of superiority that Microsoft claims with Windows over the Mac is the amount of software that's made to run under Windows. Even though there are thousands of programs available, the ...
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Looking inside a CRT monitor
When we purchased our Apple IIc, it came already partially cracked open along with its monitor. Because it was pretty much useless otherwise, we thought it would be a good chance to tear apart and see...
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Using an Atari for something other than games
As I mentioned before, there were a plethora of word processors available for PCs in the 1980's beyond the basic Microsoft Word we've all come to know. You didn't have to just stick with a PC however ...
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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.
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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.
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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 we'l...