20xx
20xx Archives | Category for grouping a collection of posts for topics covering the years 2000 onwards.
Is Microsoft looking at a Windows subscription model?
Microsoft are pushing back hard against local user accounts in Windows 11.
So much so that they're really trying to go Microsoft Account Setup only with future Windows installations and updates. We are removing known mechanisms for creating a local account in the Windows Setup experience (OOBE). While these mechanisms were often used to bypass…ChroMenu: An experiment in Vibe Coding
ChroMenu, a "Vibe Coding" experiment born of frustration.
Update 20/12/2025: ChroMenu is now available on the Chrome Webstore so no need for Developer Mode for anyone interested. This whole ChroMenu Vibe Coding experiment came about while using Brave, a Chrome-based web browser, capable of blocking ads and doing away with those pesky cookie notices.AI Fatigue! Anyone else?
AI inclusion is increasingly frustrating me, and no doubt I'll look a bit of a grump in this post.
Before I go shaking my walking stick at the cloud, Latha fèill Anndrais sona dhuibh to our Scottish brothers and sisters. AI is there at every turn. Blink and several more have appeared out of nowhere.…Jellyfin in, Plex in the bin
