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BENEFITS OF VERTICAL TASKBAR ON WIDE SCREEN MONITORS

BENEFITS OF VERTICAL TASKBAR ON WIDE SCREEN MONITORS

I don’t quite understand why people are using horizontal top [MacOS] or horizontal bottom [Windows] taskbars and not vertical one. Most of us are exploiting 16:9, 16:10 or even 21:9 displays. So basic logic confirms that we have more pixels in horizontal plane and less in vertical. So it’s better to save vertical space [pixels], but not horizontal ones. GUI of complex programs like to “eat” vertical space soooo much. This is why i prefer rare 2560x1600 resolution.
HOW TO REPAIR BROKEN WINDOWS 7

HOW TO REPAIR BROKEN WINDOWS 7

To check system hard drive and fix errors: chkdsk c: /f To check system hard drive, fix errors, locate and mark bad sectors: chkdsk c: /r Very basic command to check integrity of system files: sfc /scannow If sfc can’t help you try DISM. Check system health for any corruption presence: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth Check system health for store corruption presence: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth Finally, repair command: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth PS If i recall something that i’ve missed, will post it as an update later on.
MY DAILY DRIVER RIG BASED UPON RYZEN 5950X RUNNING WINDOWS 7

MY DAILY DRIVER RIG BASED UPON RYZEN 5950X RUNNING WINDOWS 7

UPDATE: 2021-08-19 Added some benchmarks for more clearness. Internet is swarming with amateurish articles about “incompatibility” of modern hardware with legacy Windows 7 operating system. In fact, it is 100% proven misconception. ░ COMPUTER CONFIGURATION CPU: AMD Ryzen 5950X 16c/32t 3.4 @ 4.4Ghz MOBO: Asus Aorus x570 Ultra COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 SE AM4 RAM: 64Gb DDR4 HyperX 3600@3800Mhz SYSTEM DISK: 1Tb Samsung 980 Pro NVME DATA DISK #1: 1Tb Samsung QVO SSD
GOOD BROWSERS FOR VINTAGE SYSTEMS LIKE WINDOWS 98 SE AND WINDOWS XP

GOOD BROWSERS FOR VINTAGE SYSTEMS LIKE WINDOWS 98 SE AND WINDOWS XP

Just want to make a super quick note on neat browsers for legacy operating systems. There is not so much choice for such vintage OS these days. There are two of last Mohicans. K-Meleon & MyPal. K-Meleon is way more lightweight and will be good for slow puters. There is even a Windows 98 version. While MyPal will bring up more modern web compatibility, but of course it is tad slower than K-Meleon.
HOW TO CREATE NEAT PICTURES WITH NOKIA PUREVIEW 808

HOW TO CREATE NEAT PICTURES WITH NOKIA PUREVIEW 808

UPDATE: 2021-08-14 Fixed errors, added some additional stuff. If you’ll find mistakes please report back . Some useful information accumulated during last three years of Nokia 808 usage. Most of the advises mentioned here could be easily applied to any camera or smartphone. ░ CAMERA MOD [MODIFICATION OF CAMERA APP] At the very beginning you need to make sure that you have installed Osenok & Timoxa_ resolution patch .
WHY NOKIA 808 SMARTPHONE STILL RELEVANT IN 2021

WHY NOKIA 808 SMARTPHONE STILL RELEVANT IN 2021

UPDATE: 2021-08-10 Added links and additional info. Warning some links are missing, please be patient. Some solid facts about this stunning photo-communication device. WHY NOKIA 808 IS SO COOL Best camera resolution ever: giant sensor 1/1.2", ND filter, xenon flash, ability to take pictures at 41.5Mpix and ~40mb file size Osenok & Timoxa_ resolution patch ||Samsung S20 Ultra can’t provide more detail. Best audio recorder|| pristine 96Khz recs with very rich harmonics.
FIREFOX - YET ANOTHER CHROME CLONE?

FIREFOX - YET ANOTHER CHROME CLONE?

Yeah, i’m 108% confident Nowadays people don’t have much choice in terms of choosing their web browser. google chrome is a choice of almost all common people. I choose not to choose it. Because of it’s invasive philosophy to collect every possible thing it can dig up and then send back to it’s Master. I can’t even call it a browser any more. It is data-collecting platform, with very high privileges.
FIRST NOTE FOR READERS

FIRST NOTE FOR READERS

This will be lil' personal blog about retro computer technology. If you are interested in things like Pentium MMX , Windows 7 , Nokia camera-phones or just simply would like to know about vintage computer stuff of the past then please come on in. But sometimes you will oversee appearance of modern tech like Nvme SSD & AMD Ryzen CPUs . Just to diversify blog and don’t be so monotonous.
░ SUPPORT OF CLASSIC WINDOWS 98/XP/7

░ SUPPORT OF CLASSIC WINDOWS 98/XP/7

Maintenance area for classic Windows XP/7. Even Windows 98 SE. Cool, huh? █ SERVICE PACKS Windows 7 SP2+ ESU by Simplix [Russian site, but English version] Windows XP SP4+ by Zone94 Windows 98 SE SP3 by Problemchyld ░ SYSTEM DRIVERS AMD X570 USB3.0/3.1 chipset modern drivers for Windows 7 AMD Radeon 6900XT: last driver for Windows 7 [v21.