2012: The Year The Desktop App Died
We’ve seen the last of the great desktop apps. The end of one of computing’s longest eras.
We’ve seen the last of the great desktop apps. The end of one of computing’s longest eras.
By now, you’ve seen the totally radical redesign of the computer you’ve likely been using for years: Windows 8. But have you seen what Windows 8 originally looked like?
Let’s remember how bad New Yorkers are at preparing for hurricanes with these pictures from Hurricane Irene. God bless us all.
Microsoft’s launching Windows 8 on Friday. This is how it tried to launch its last major operating system: RAGING HOUSE PARTIES. Seriously.
Surface may be the most important product Microsoft’s launched in a decade. And it’s $500. Sort of.
Why bother with Spotify when your computer has 30 million songs at your fingertips, right out of the box?
It’s official: The only way to make software is to make the hardware it runs on.
The latest computers come with dual-core processors and a double helping of sexism.
Nine maids, most of them Indonesian, have died this year in Singapore after falling out of high-rise buildings while hanging laundry or washing windows. Workers' rights groups want a ban on such tasks, but the Singaporean government is unwilling, and 80% of Singaporeans recently said in a poll that Singapore is "pandering too much to maids."
The Windows future glasses are super cool, but you do need to click to run an ActiveX control on this webpage. Now that is what you call an arcane IE6 joke! I’ll be here all night, ladies and gentlemen.
How can something so wrong feel so right? Watch Video ›
Bill Gates on the passing of his peer and respected competitor, Steve Jobs. View List ›
True? (via cubiclebot.com) View Image ›
Thanks to some ballsy pranksters. The world’s largest Apple Store is set to open soon in Hamburg, Germany. In broad daylight, two gentlemen pretending to be construction workers saunter up and attach a Windows logo to the side of the scaffolding. View Media ›
It looks radically different and far more simple. Watch Video ›
This first time window watcher is totally fascinated by the world outside. I wonder what he’s looking at? Watch Video ›
That paperclip is always so helpful. View Image ›
Who knew the rapture came with so many ad-ons? (Via The Oatmeal) View List ›
Sometimes it’s maybe just not worth it? View Image ›
Nerd pr0n!
Any further and he’d be in MS DOS. View Image ›
A woman in Michigan upset by her bill proceeds to trash an auto repair shop, throwing things and smashing windows. Fortunately for the internet, a camera crew happened to be on the scene. It turns into a horror movie at about the 2:00 minute mark when the reporter is cowering in a closet and calling 911. Gripping! Watch Video ›
Holy fan art, Batman! More geeky designs from the guy that brought you minimalist super heroes and Star Wars typography. View Image ›
The case is afoot, internet!
Shit just got super real, AppleBerryDroid!
It looks like you’re installing windows… View Image ›
Documents show that Dell was aware of bad components in millions of computers sold from 2003 to 2005.
Somebody help the cat stuck in that window! Watch Video ›
Google has banned Microsoft Windows from internal use. Employees will be given the choice between Apple’s Mac OS and Linux. Adding insult to injury, Google is also publicly citing Windows security problems for the decision and blaming Windows vulnerabilities for the China hacking incident.
Is this what you hear every time you turn on your computer? Sometimes I feel like there’s a virus party in my PC. Watch Video ›
