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Nostalgic CD/DVD burning thread posted, brings about horror stories of early media authoring

Ok, this is just kind of retro, fun, and geeky. Threads user Drew Thaler has offered several continuous posts as to the trials and travails of burning CD-ROMS and DVD-ROMS in the late 90s and early 2000s when the authoring and editing software was in its earliest stages. Thaler makes an excellent point as to […]

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Valve celebrates Half-Life’s 25th anniversary by posting the original game to Steam storefront at 90 percent off

If you were looking for some amazing “Half-Life” retro goodness to run on an older Mac for next to nothing, you’re going to like this. Marking the 25th anniversary of the game’s release, Valve Software has made Half-Life next to free for a limited time, although you may need to use older hardware to actually […]

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Infinite Mac project works to create lightning fast, browser-based Macintosh Quadra emulation

This is an incredibly cool retro project and will make you wish your Macintosh Quadra from the 90’s ran anywhere near this fast. A developer has extended on the work of James Friend’s Basilisk II and PCE.js with the Infinite Mac project to create an improved version of a Quadra emulator. This arrives at a […]

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IconFactory celebrates 20th anniversary with old-school BitCam app

This could be pretty nifty. The IconFactory has released BitCam, a small graphics app that creates a retro feel for the pictures on your iOS device. Created to celebrate the IconFactory’s 20th anniversary, the app is done in something of a Mac OS 6 feel, complete with old camera click sounds when you take a […]

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Instagram changes APIs, feed access to third-party apps following discovery of malware

In the wake of a security breach, you make changes. Following the recent discovery of the InstaAgent malware, which was Instagram passwords from users, Instagram has instituted much stricter rules for accessing its API, effectively killing off a large number of apps that read Instagram feeds. Over on its developer web site, Instagram explained that […]