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Rogue iOS developer creates app that simulates messages sent by carrier pigeon; messages only travel at 100mph

By Mark Tyson Published

Carrier Pidge slows down your electronic communications to a more natural speed.

Applications
Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files

By Kunal Khullar Published

VLC developers say a Windows 11 issue involving Microsoft Defender can interfere with the media player's plugin cache and cause unusually long playback delays.

Windows
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PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct

By Jowi Morales Published

This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.

Cloud Storage
Halcyon Video store interior
Vibe-coded app adds a 3D video rental storefront to your Jellyfin HTPC

By Jowi Morales Published

Nothing beats picking out your next movie from a rack in the old video rental store.

Applications
How NordVPN’s security protocols protect your remote work

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Sponsor Content Created With NordVPN

Advanced encryption, high-speed servers and a zero-log policy protect your most sensitive data wherever you work

VPN
Windows 11's weather app
Windows 11's built-in weather app, which is a web wrapper, hogs more than 1GB of RAM while idling

By Hassam Nasir Published

5x more memory consumption than macOS.

Windows
x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a arrives

By Mark Tyson Published

A developer has ported 1990's Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to x64 so it can run natively on Windows 11 PC systems.

Microsoft Office
Mind-bending self-replicating GIF code prints an exact copy of itself, is both a program and its own visual output

By Mark Tyson Published

A champion coder's latest confection is a Piet Quine – a GIF image that prints itself byte-for-byte.

Programming
Windows 11
VPN provider Windscribe has built a script to block Microsoft's persistent GDID tracking on Windows

By Hassam Nasir Published

But there's a (small) downside.

Windows
How to Install RAM in a PC
Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website

By Jowi Morales Published

Microsoft wants you to forget that it ever suggested 32GB of RAM, as its base-model laptops only come with 8GB of RAM.

Windows
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