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Winsage

June 13, 2025

This file manager for Windows supports workspaces, dual pane browsing, and looks fantastic

Fileside is a file management application that offers a dual-pane view and customizable workspaces for specific projects, allowing users to save personalized layout views. Upon installation, it sets up a default workspace and provides extensive customization options for directory views. Users can preview files directly within the application by pressing the spacebar, facilitating quick access to media and documents. Fileside allows users to save and switch between different workspace configurations easily, streamlining file management compared to Windows 11 File Explorer. The application includes features such as a right-side toolbar for easy access to functions, the ability to display hidden files by default, and comprehensive keyboard navigation with customizable shortcuts. It integrates with local, external, and networked drives and is available for Windows and macOS, with a free trial and a license option.

Winsage

February 19, 2025

The Windows 95 setup was text-based for a good reason, Microsoft employee reveals

When installing Windows 95, users encountered a text-based environment rather than a graphical interface. The Windows development team integrated three distinct operating system environments to streamline the installation process. MS-DOS had limited graphical capabilities, requiring the setup team to potentially develop a graphics library from scratch. The minimum requirements for Windows 95 included a VGA video card, and the setup program needed to support ideogram-based languages and simple animations. The final setup utilized the Windows 3.1 runtime, which managed graphics under MS-DOS. This practice of code recycling continues in contemporary Windows versions, which require a "miniature" operating system known as the Windows Preinstallation Environment for setup and repair purposes.

Winsage

February 3, 2025

My favorite Windows 11 File Explorer alternative just got its biggest update in years

Windows 11's third-party application "Files" has been updated to version 3.9, introducing several enhancements: - The Update Files button has a new design with a vibrant icon for easier updates. - Icons and thumbnails are now DPI aware for clarity on all display types, and a Tags Widget allows for easy tagging by dragging files onto tags. - Users can rotate JPEG-XR images and set them as desktop or lock screen backgrounds directly from the application. - A new setting allows automatic focus on newly created tabs. - The Properties Window has been improved to browse for .icl files and modify the ‘compress contents’ attribute. - Individual launch protocols for each branch of Files have been implemented. - Performance improvements include immediate loading of breadcrumb flyouts and reduced load times for thumbnails. - Drag-and-drop functionality has been refined, allowing background operation when dragging items to other applications. - Files now supports .gz archives as the default for compressed files, with updates to 7zip dependencies. - Users can toggle columns in Details View settings, with changes reflecting across all tabs. - The Home Page has been streamlined for a cleaner appearance. - Keyboard navigation enhancements allow opening breadcrumb flyouts with Space and Enter keys. - The Windows Taskbar no longer displays the number of open tabs. - Support for Lucid Link v3 has been added for cloud drive capabilities. Fixes in version 3.9 include resolving crashes, improving keyboard navigation, fixing issues with drag-and-drop support, and addressing various problems with cloud drives, columns view, and tags.

Winsage

July 14, 2024

Windows 11’s Beta build finally collects your shared content in one place

Microsoft has introduced a new "shared media" section in Windows 11's File Explorer that collates all shared files in one place, including OneDrive files and items shared through email or Teams chat.

Winsage

June 11, 2024

Firefox 127 is out with autostart on Windows, tab improvements, and new security features

- Firefox 127 now allows users to set the browser to automatically launch when starting or restarting a Windows computer. - DNS prefetching for HTTPS documents has been optimized and enabled via the rel="dns-prefetch" link hint. - Users can now close all duplicate tabs in a window with the Close duplicate tabs command. - Firefox will automatically try to upgrade img, audio, and video elements from HTTP to HTTPS if embedded within an HTTPS page. - A device sign-in can be required when accessing and filling stored passwords in the Firefox Password Manager. - The CPU architecture for 32-bit x86 Linux will now be reported as x86_64 in Firefox's User-Agent string. - Links and focusable elements are now tab-navigable by default on macOS. - The Screenshots feature in Firefox has been updated to support taking screenshots of various file types and about: pages, as well as implementing new keyboard shortcuts and performance improvements for capturing large screenshots.

AppWizard

May 3, 2024

Android 14 just made switching apps on tablets even easier — here’s how

Android 14 has introduced a new feature that enhances keyboard navigation for tablet users. The Alt+Tab keyboard shortcut allows users to toggle between applications with ease, displaying a horizontal app strip at the top of the screen. This feature provides a visual indicator of the active application and allows for quick switching to the most recently used app.