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How to play old CD-ROM games on Windows again

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
Windows Central

Valve's new Steam Machine is just a PC at heart — here's how to build your own and how much it will cost

Valve announced the Steam Machine today alongside a new Steam Frame VR headset and a new Steam Controller. Following up on the success of its Steam Deck, Valve is clearly attempting to bridge the ...
The Verge

Microsoft opens the doors to more AI-powered Windows apps

Windows ML connects programs like Adobe Premiere to your PC’s CPU, GPU, or NPU. Windows ML connects programs like Adobe Premiere to your PC’s CPU, GPU, or NPU. is a news writer focused on creative ...
EdTech

Schools Set Their Sights on VR Learning Opportunities

Jason Brown is a senior field solutions architect with CDW Government. He specializes in digital experience workspace solutions for higher education customers nationwide. Cari Warnock is the CDW ...
Ars Technica

How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...
Ars Technica

New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery” feature

Microsoft is adding a new recovery mode to Windows to help revive crashing PCs. Called quick machine recovery (QMR), this technology enables Windows 11 PCs to boot into the Windows Recovery ...
PC Magazine

I Set Up My Own Proxy Server—Here's Why, and How You Can Do It Yourself

I'm a seasoned journalist who has been writing about consumer tech for the last fifteen years, and dabbling in it for longer still. Outside of writing, you'll find me nerding out over coffee, watching ...
Reuters

Dominant Chinese makers of bitcoin mining machines set up US production to beat tariffs

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, June 18 (Reuters) - The world's three best-selling makers of bitcoin mining machines - all of Chinese origin - are setting up manufacturing footholds in the United States as ...
LAist

Have a loved one in LAUSD? Here's what to know about ICE

Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...
NPR

Taylor Swift buys back the rights to her first 6 albums

Taylor Swift announced on Friday via her website that she had acquired the rights to her master recordings, which include previously released music, music videos, concert films and more. "Right now my ...