StartAllBack restores taskbar, start menu, context menus, explorer, sanity, style and order!
4 Design Patterns That Violate “Back” Button UX Expectations – 59% of Sites Get It Wrong – Baymard
Our large-scale usability testing reveals that users expect the "Back" button to take them back to what they perceive to be their previous page, which often differs from site behavior.
Ideal OS: Rebooting the Desktop Operating System Experience — josh.earth
Twitter user ekse has graciously translated this blog to Chinese. Thanks! TL;DR: By the end of this essay I hope to convince you of the following facts. First, that modern desktop operating systems are anything but. They are bloated, slow, and layered with legacy cruft that still functions only thanks to Moore's Law. Second, that innovation in desktop operating systems stopped about 15 years ago and the major players are unlikely to heavily invest in them again. And finally, I hope to convince you that we can and should start over from scratch, learning the lessons of the past.
Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps
The underlying AI features are here to stay, though
41 Years of Microsoft Windows Design History - 88 Images - Version Museum
A comprehensive visual history of Microsoft Windows from 1985 to 2026. See a gallery of the Microsoft Windows evolution from the beginning to present day.
Release Xe Launcher 0.0.8-int.29.1 · Agent54/xe-computer-launcher
Full Changelog: 0.0.8-int.25.1...0.0.8-int.29.1
Firefox's Major 'Nova' Redesign Officially Arrives in Nightly!
What is Windows K2? Inside Microsoft’s big plan to save Windows 11 and win back trust from users.
Microsoft has restructured its Windows team to better position Windows 11 as a strong platform that people should want to use. Here's how it's going about that.
Framework Laptop 13 (11th Gen and 12th Gen Intel Core) DIY Edition Quick Start Guide
How exciting, you got your hands on a Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition! This guide will walk you through each step from unboxing to powering on your...
Startup Mistakes: First-Hand Lessons from 80+ Failed Startups
We've analyzed why +80 startups have failed and identified some of their common mistakes. Here're our findings!
A blog by Josh Cogliati: Public Domain Books to Restart Computer Technology
CollapseOS is a project to make an operating system and tools that can help restart technology after a civilization collapse: https://collap...
It's Time To Leave Microsoft
Contrary to what you might believe from the title, this article isn't published to try to convince you to leave Microsoft (although, if you are still on the fence, please continue reading the section below); instead of providing you with a paralyzing amount of dystopian information that is already available
I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back: Post 1 – Built for Control, But Not for People — fireborn
It’s responsive—sometimes. Some things just work plain better. Settings being stored in actual config files instead of opaque registries? That’s an accessibility win. When something breaks, you don’t have to reinstall the whole OS like you would on Windows. Most importantly: it’s mine. To do with as I please. To fix, break, rebuild, and own.
UI Is a Conservation Layer - The Phoenix Architecture
Why the user interface is the last to become regenerative
What Do We Really Know About the Back Button?
About Browser Choice Allliance
The issue Microsoft’s deceptive tacticsimpede consumer choiceFor years, Microsoft has manipulated desktop browser choice, using deceptive tactics to push Edge onto users. Instead of competing on quality, it relies on forced resets, misleading prompts, and hidden settings to trap people into using its browser. Every time Microsoft forces, pushes or…
Some W users experienced problems today because W was relying on Bluesky’s AppView. When their AppView went down, parts of W went down with it. Our own AppView was already under development and it kept working. So we’ve now switched W over to our own AppView, currently serving verified users only.
