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1. A powerful new "whisper" audio filter brings AI transcription to FFmpeg

   By Karlston, August 13, 2025   

   • ffmpeg
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   • August 13, 2025

2. A quick and personal look back at the Windows Start menu

   By Karlston, April 9, 2023   

   • windows start menu
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   • April 9, 2023

3. A quick look back at BeOS, the PC operating system that tried to challenge Windows and Mac OS

   By Karlston, January 27, 2024
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 27, 2024

4. A quick look back at Corel Linux OS, another attempt to make a competing Windows-like OS

   By Karlston, February 3, 2024
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   • 1,817 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 3, 2024

5. A quick look back at Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, launched 22 years ago this week

   By Karlston, August 27, 2023   

   • internet explorer 6
   • happy birthday
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   • 2,126 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 27, 2023

6. A quick look back at Microsoft Word on its 40th anniversary and its conflicting launch dates

   By Karlston, September 30, 2023   

   • microsoft word
   • happy birthday
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   • 1,646 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 30, 2023

7. A quick look back at Microsoft's first computer operating system, Xenix

   By Karlston, November 12, 2023   

   • microsoft
   • xenix
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 12, 2023

8. A quick look back at Microsoft's first person game Hover that launched with Windows 95

   By Karlston, December 3, 2023
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   • 1,313 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 3, 2023

9. A quick look back at Microsoft's lawsuit against the Linux-based Lindows OS

   By Karlston, January 21, 2024   

   • lindows
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   • 1,298 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 21, 2024

10. A quick look back at Microsoft's original Copilot: Clippy

    By Karlston, March 20, 2023   

    • windows
    • clippy
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 20, 2023

11. A quick look back at Microsoft's XNA Game Studio that launched 17 years ago today

    By Karlston, August 30, 2023
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    • 1,285 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 30, 2023

12. A quick look back at the actual launch of Microsoft Windows 1.01 38 years ago today

    By Karlston, November 21, 2023   

    • windows 1.01
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    • 1,434 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 21, 2023

13. A quick look back at the announcement of what would become Linux 32 years ago this week

    By Karlston, August 26, 2023   

    • linux
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,587 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2023

14. A quick look back at the launch and promotion of Windows 95 28 years ago today

    By Karlston, August 24, 2023   

    • windows 95
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,802 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 24, 2023

15. A quick look back at the launch of Microsoft Internet Explorer 1 28 years ago this week

    By Karlston, August 19, 2023   

    • internet explorer
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,418 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 19, 2023

16. A quick look back at the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 14 years ago today

    By Karlston, October 22, 2023   

    • windows 7
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,781 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 22, 2023

17. A quick look back at the launch of Netscape Navigator 1.0 29 years ago this week

    By aum, December 17, 2023
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    • 1,248 views
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    • Added by aum
    • December 17, 2023

18. A quick look back at the launch of the first version of Microsoft Excel 38 years ago today

    By Karlston, September 30, 2023   

    • microsoft excel
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,837 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 30, 2023

19. A quick look back at the launch of Windows 2000 24 years ago today

    By Karlston, February 18, 2024   

    • windows 2000
    • happy birthday
    • 0 comments
    • 1,655 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 18, 2024

20. A quick look back at the launch of Windows NT 3.1, 30 years today

    By aum, July 27, 2023
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    • Added by aum
    • July 27, 2023

21. A quick look back at the official announcement of Microsoft Windows 1.0 40 years ago today

    By Karlston, November 10, 2023   

    • microsoft windows
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,796 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 10, 2023

22. A quick look back at the official announcement of Windows XP 23 years ago today

    By Karlston, February 6, 2024   

    • windows xp
    • happy birthday
    • 1 comment
    • 1,758 views
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    • Comment by lurch234
    • February 6, 2024

23. A quick look back at the origins of Microsoft Minesweeper

    By aum, October 22, 2023
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    • 1,238 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 22, 2023

24. A quick look back at when Microsoft created a comic book generating online chat client

    By Karlston, August 5, 2023
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    • 1,163 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 5, 2023

25. A quick look back at Windows 3.1 which hit the RTM stage 32 years ago this week

    By Karlston, April 8, 2024   

    • windows 3.1
    • happy birthday
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    • 1,338 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 8, 2024