Alex Seifert

Alex is a developer, a drummer and an amateur historian. He enjoys being on the stage in front of a large crowd, but also sitting in a room alone, programming something or reading a scary story.

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This is why the Windows 95 setup team didn’t just use the limited GUI options that were availble in MS-DOS for the setup application instead of three separate operating systems.

March 1, 2025

I am generally a huge fan of Apple’s interfaces, but this is one of their dumbest design decisions to date.

February 26, 2025

A little while ago, I stumbled upon a collection of photos taken from Microsoft’s office in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1979.

February 15, 2025

With the new year ushered in over a month ago, it’s time to recap my favorite books I read in 2024.

February 9, 2025

Have you ever wondered why the Windows 95 setup seems to consist of three different types of UI? As it turns out, that is due to the fact that setup actually runs on three different operating systems.

November 23, 2024

I recently came across an article on Ars Technica that talks about how Google appears to be losing the fight against SEO spam. This is certainly a phenomenon I have noticed.

November 7, 2024

I recently came across an interesting idea from one of the oldest blogs on the internet to back up my blogs to a public GitHub repository. This is the why and how.

October 18, 2024

This is an excellent read for any of you operating system nerds out there. The author compares the architectures of both Windows NT and Unix.

October 17, 2024

Macs have been my primary computers for decades, but I have also had the occasional Windows PC. These are some screenshots from them.

October 15, 2024

Microsoft’s new version of Outlook for Windows has seen its fair share of criticism, but one omission is just shocking in 2024.

October 14, 2024

A little while ago, I stumbled upon an interesting project whose goal it is to emulate the Apple II DeskTop environment in the web browser.

October 13, 2024

I had the idea to write a post about the editors and IDEs I have used over the years. These are the ones that stood out to me and why. Screenshots included!

October 10, 2024
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