Bob Pony
@bobpony
all you’ll see is tech here, that’s all.
Launchbad-revived project since the last update that fixed support for macOS 27 Developer Beta 3, still works for restoring Launchpad in macOS 27 Golden Gate Developer Beta 4! Just make sure to enable the feature flag that disables Liquid Glass and of course, disable SIP too. 😉
AMI: Hey AwardBIOS, can I copy your homework? AwardBIOS: Yeah, change it up so it doesn't look obvious you've copied. AMI:
Windows 11 24H2+ SSE 4.2 Requirement is DEFEATED! Only works with AMD CPUs that goes up to SSE4a, due to still requiring POPCNT instruction! Couldn't get it installed on bare metal hardware as it doesn't like nForce chipsets, but it worked in a VM on it! github.com/Smu1zel/POP4.2
And some others think the “X” icon is the close (or dismiss) button! 🫠 X? You mean close?
TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 is already enabled BTW, also have all the latest Windows 7 (and Internet Explorer 11) updates too.
Added Context, Original Tweet was deleted on Twitter, but here's the screenshot for context:
Serious question: Why hasn't Microsoft modernized app installation yet? THIS IS VERY UNUSABLE AND IS TOTALLY MICROSOFT'S OWN FAULT! 🤬
Seeing some app icons stylized with the Liquid Glass design language in iOS 15 on a iPhone SE 1st generation looks so uncanny.
"Why do you keep the resolution of the environments low?" Simple, if the screenshot resolution was large (e.g, 1024 x 768), it's hard to see on devices with small screens or when someone is scrolling through their timeline. For example here's an iPhone SE 1st gen. Very easy to see, no need to zoom!
It's been 20 years since Windows 98 and Windows ME (Millennium Edition) reached end of life.
Mozilla extended support for Firefox 115 ESR, last official version for Windows 7-8.1 and macOS 10.12-10.14 to March 2027. Firefox 115 ESR is the longest supported release compared to 52 ESR (Last for Windows XP and Vista), 10 ESR (Last ESR for Win2000). whattrainisitnow.com/release/?ver...
Counter Strike 2 has recently dropped support for Windows 7 and 8.x by adding an artificial requirement to require at least Windows 10. Good news, there's a patch available made by EAZY BLACK to get CS2 working again! Online Multiplayer works too! Download: dl.bobpony.com/software/ste...
Sadly Launchpad won't work with Launchbad-revived in macOS 27 Developer Beta 3 as of right now and it also causes the dock to not appear at all.
macOS 27 Golden Gate Developer Beta 3 without Liquid Glass Terminal: sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/SwiftUI.plist Solarium -dict Enabled -bool false defaults write -g NSAlertGlassSolariumEnabled -bool false Reboot
The unfortunate thing about Windows 2000 is it brought forced Internet Explorer integration to the Windows Explorer shell and rewritten Add/Remove Programs as Microsoft HTML Application (.hta). Windows XP continued that trend for the User Accounts Control Panel Applet as HTA too!
Windows NT 5.0 Build 1796 is the oldest build to run 7-Zip 26.02! Don't be fooled by the icons, it's not Windows 98 with different color scheme, just a build of Windows 2000 back when it was called Windows NT 5.0 Older builds won't work due to lack of SHGetFolderPathW function.
7-Zip is so OP for still supporting Windows 2000... RTM (aka no service packs installed) in 2026!
PewDiePie (Felix) watches Windows XP Startup Sound slowed down to 24 hours (2016) The original video titled "How Long Can You Watch This Video" by PewDiePie was taken down sometime in 2021.
Ten years ago today, a master piece was uploaded to YouTube. "Windows XP Startup Sound slowed down to 24 hours", originally intended to show off YouTube had removed the duration limit for video uploads (sadly has been reinstated for new uploads since 2020). Fun fact (or not): PewDiePie watched it.
Ever wondered why the new Windows 11 setup GUI introduced since 24H2 has the option to use the previous version of Windows Setup? The new Windows Setup GUI doesn't support installing from SWM (Split Windows Image file) across multiple CDs as attempting it, shows a generic error.
Launchpad (not a recreation!) working in macOS 27 Golden Gate Developer Beta 2 with this launchbad-revived fork! ⚠️ Requires disabling System Integrity Protection (SIP). github.com/nfzerox/laun...
You might’ve heard about scalpers buying up the stock for PS5s, GPUs, DDR5, Pokemon cards and Steam Controllers. Five years ago, it was discovered that Windows 11 required TPM, so scalpers brought lots of TPM 2.0 modules, marked them up. Probably the dumbest thing to scalp! 😭
With the recent news about price increases across most of Apple products due to the RAM and NAND chip shortages. Coincidentally, Microsoft has silently updated the end date for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) for consumers to October 12, 2027. www.microsoft.com/en-us/window...