Was Windows 3.1's infamously garish 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme a joke? I asked the original designer

"The truly funny thing about this color scheme is that all the other Windows 3.1 color schemes are surprisingly rational, ...

Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to ge…

"The truly funny thing about this color scheme is that all the other Windows 3.1 color schemes are surprisingly rational, ...
How-To Geek on MSN

6 Windows networking commands to fix any connection issue

There are days when your connection breaks, not because the internet is down, but because your computer is confused. Wrong IP ...
The Verge

Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent

Copilot’s limitations are ever-present, and it can lead you astray on even the basics. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reviewer ...
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Grab a free key for Escape From Tarkov as the extraction shooter finally hits 1.0

For almost ten years now, Battlestate Games has toiled away on Escape From Tarkov with the help of its community. The hardcore, realistic survival FPS game birthed the extraction shooter genre, paving ...
PC Gamer

Escape from Tarkov launch times and release date for 1.0

After a lengthy eight-year beta the Escape from Tarkov 1.0 release date is finally upon us, and after such a long wait, I'm here counting down the final hours with launch times carved up by region.