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Michael MJD
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I make videos and own too many floppy disks. 📸 - youtube.com/MichaelMJD ✉️ - [email protected]
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · 1d
New video! Well if you can believe it, Windows 10's end of support is here. So in today's video, we're gonna discuss what you can do if you're still using it.

youtu.be/GP931lJg7X8
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Windows 10 logo, with text to the left of it that reads "RIP"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · 1d
New video! Well if you can believe it, Windows 10's end of support is here. So in today's video, we're gonna discuss what you can do if you're still using it.

youtu.be/GP931lJg7X8
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Windows 10 logo, with text to the left of it that reads "RIP"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · 1d
Seems Windows 10 goes out of support tomorrow... probably should do a video or something
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · 2d
An edited screenshot from an episode of King of the Hill. The text below reads "I do not want to sign in with a Microsoft Account. I want to use a local account... On my computer... That I own... In my house..."
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · 15d
New video! Today marks the end of AOL Dial-Up. Because after over 30 years, the service is being retired. So I thought I'd try to dial into the service one last time before we say goodbye.

youtu.be/ipjvVGEfYn0
a YouTube thumbnail featuring a modified screenshot of the AOL Dialer program. On it is the old "Connecting" screen from '90s-era AOL clients, with the modern AOL logo at the top. To the left is an image of an AOL CD, with text on it that reads "RIP"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · 26d
New video! So it's somehow possible to upgrade from Windows NT 3.51 directly to Windows XP - without going through NT 4 or 2000. And in today's video, we're gonna try it out and see if it works!

youtu.be/zx5JW4Eh2pg
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Windows NT 4 and XP logos, along with the logon screen from each version. In between them is a red arrow.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Sep 15
New video! It's about time we did another Windows Upgrade Saga video. And with Windows 10 going out of support next month, I couldn't think of a more proper send off than to spend several hours upgrading through every version of it!

youtu.be/U4oFKrsdyxo
a YouTube thumbnail featuring 2 Windows 10 logos with a red arrow between them, on top of an image of the Start Menu. At the top is text that reads "10 Upgrade Saga"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Sep 4
New video! Back in 2007, Google released a Linux distro centered around their various web services. Except... well, they didn't. But somehow gOS became a thing anyway.

youtu.be/v5YGuzAnJ1g
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the gOS logo in the foreground. In the background is a screenshot of the gOS desktop, with various Google icons in the dock.
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Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · Sep 3
30 years ago today, eBay was founded as AuctionWeb.
the AuctionWeb logo.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Aug 31
New video! So today we're gonna find out if the 1st gen Intel Compute Stick can run Windows 11. It doesn't seem like it... but it's worth a try, right?

youtu.be/nUm3HTjwedM
a YouTube thumbnail featuring an Intel Compute Stick next to its box sitting on a wooden table. In the background is the "Installing Windows 11" screen from the Windows 11 setup process. There is text below it that reads "Everything Went Wrong..."
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Aug 24
New video! To celebrate 30 years of Windows 95, I tracked down the super rare Special Edition copy that was given out at the launch event in Redmond, WA. So let's open it up and do a good ol' fashioned OS install!

youtu.be/FDxCuv5yM34
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Special Edition Windows 95 box sitting on a wooden table. There is an arrow pointing to it, with text on the right side that reads "Special Edition"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Aug 24
Video coming today!
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Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · Aug 24
30 years ago today, Windows 95 was released.
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Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · Aug 24
On this day in 2001, Windows XP was released to manufacturing.
The "Welcome to Microsoft Windows" screen, seen at the beginning of Windows XP's Out-of-Box Experience.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Aug 10
There will be a video on this 👀
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · Aug 9
So apparently we are within the last 60 days of dial-up AOL being a thing.

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Dial-up Internet to be discontinued AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. This service will no longer be available in AOL plans. As a result, on September 30, 2025 this service and the associated software, the AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which are optimized for older operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued. This change will not affect any other benefits in your AOL plan, which you can access any time on your AOL plan dashboard. To manage or cancel your account, visit MyAccount.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Aug 7
New video! Today we're exploring a total conversion project for XFCE that gives it a very convincing Windows XP look.

youtu.be/vvdsEPlO8A0
a YouTube thumbnail featuring Xubuntu with the Windows XP total conversion mod applied. The replica Start Menu is opened, and the desktop wallpaper is set to Bliss. The Linux "Tux" mascot it peeking out from behind the Start Menu. There is text on the right side that reads "this isn't Windows"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Aug 2
New video! Well here's something you don't see everyday. In this video, we're gonna explore a Linux distro that made headlines recently for being developed by a (former) Microsoft employee.

youtu.be/X-3HqQuZ_28
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the AnduinOS desktop and logo.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jul 30
New video! Today we're taking a deep dive into the Microsoft Zune. What was supposed to be Microsoft's answer to the iPod ended up being a failure of a product that people love to point and laugh at today. But was it really that bad?

youtu.be/k60FL6Ni9Gc
a YouTube thumbnail featuring the Microsoft Zune, along with the Zune Logo to the right side. On the Zune's screen is the home screen from version 1.0 of the software.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jul 29
Tomorrow
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jul 29
Coming Zune...
a Microsoft Zune being held above a wooden table. Visible to the right is the Zune box, along with the Eddy "Reliable" Trustman bobble-head. There is a 3D printed Clippy mascot is near the top of the image. To the left is a shelf that has boxed copies of Windows 98 and OS/2.
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Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · Jul 29
10 years ago today, Windows 10 was released.
Windows 10 desktop.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jul 29
oh would you look at that... it's available for patrons RIGHT NOW 👀
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jul 29
Coming Zune...
a Microsoft Zune being held above a wooden table. Visible to the right is the Zune box, along with the Eddy "Reliable" Trustman bobble-head. There is a 3D printed Clippy mascot is near the top of the image. To the left is a shelf that has boxed copies of Windows 98 and OS/2.
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Andre @checkeredandre.bsky.social · Jul 15
Michael MJD after buying too many apple adapters that end up not being compatible with the machine in front of him.
I thought it would be funny to draw this poorly.

#art
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jun 30
New video! Today we're exploring a Japanese-exclusive phone from 2011 that runs Windows 7. And no... I don't mean Windows Phone 7. This thing has an x86 processor and is even capable of being hooked up to an external display. Easily one of the coolest phones I've ever seen.

youtu.be/UaRovz2OXSI
a YouTube thumbnail featuring a phone running Windows 7 being held above a wooden table. On screen is the default Windows 7 desktop wallpaper, with the start menu open.
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jun 28
New video! After two weeks of trying, here's my experience getting Tahoe to run on something it was never designed to run on...

youtu.be/ENY4vfdWynk
a YouTube thumbnail featuring a mid-2009 MacBook Pro sitting on a wooden table. On screen is the macOS Tahoe default wallpaper, with text that reads "macOS Tahoe on a 2009 MacBook?"
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Michael MJD @michaelmjd.bsky.social · Jun 26
New video! Today we're gonna find out if its possible to install Windows 11 on the Raspberry Pi 5. Let's see what I got myself into this time...

youtu.be/ASkdyW4_viY
a YouTube thumbnail featuring a Raspberry Pi 5 layered on top of the Windows 11 default wallpaper. To the right is the Raspberry Pi logo, but in blue instead of the usual red. At the top is text that reads "Windows on a Pi 5!"
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Today in Tech History @techhistory.bsky.social · Jun 24
15 years ago today, the iPhone 4 went on sale.
A screenshot of a page on Apple's website that says "iPhone 4 is here." To the left of the text is a photo of the iPhone 4, and underneath are 3 video links that read "Watch the Keynote, Watch the iPhone 4 video, and Watch the FaceTime video" respectively.
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