Happy Birthday, Macintosh!

“Apple announced the Macintosh 41 years ago today, introducing the first widely successful personal computer with a graphical user interface.”

#Apple #Macintosh #macOS #GraphicalUserInterface

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/24/macintosh-turns-41-today/

Apple's Macintosh Turns 41 Today

Apple announced the Macintosh 41 years ago today, introducing the first widely successful personal computer with a graphical user interface. The...

MacRumors

What do you think of this extension for desktop chrome browser? - Its your existing bookmarks, but instead of a tiny sliver, you get a nice full screen grid layout with icons imported automatically, also allows drag and drop. you can also right click settings > themes > choose any dark background for a night mode / dark theme, easier on the eyes.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/favorites-new-tab-page/kjkbcegjfanmgocnecnngfcmmojheiam

If we could call the developer, contact them, could we ask them to open source their software and put it up on GitHub?

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/favorites-new-tab-page/kjkbcegjfanmgocnecnngfcmmojheiam

#opensource
#chrome
#chromeextension
#chromeextensions
#internet
#accessibility
#enjoyment
#usability
#gui
#graphicaluserinterface
#web
#favicons
#launcher
#weblauncher
#bookmarks
#favorites
#favoritesnewtabpage

Favorites - New Tab Page - Chrome Web Store

A new tab page with your favorite bookmarks.

What do you think of this extension for desktop chrome browser? - Its your existing bookmarks, but instead of a tiny sliver, you get a nice full screen grid layout with icons imported automatically, also allows drag and drop. you can also right click settings > themes > choose any dark background for a night mode / dark theme, easier on the eyes.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/favorites-new-tab-page/kjkbcegjfanmgocnecnngfcmmojheiam

If we could call the developer, contact them, could we ask them to open source their software and put it up on GitHub?

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/favorites-new-tab-page/kjkbcegjfanmgocnecnngfcmmojheiam

#opensource
#chrome
#chromeextension
#chromeextensions
#internet
#accessibility
#enjoyment
#usability
#gui
#graphicaluserinterface
#web
#favicons
#launcher
#weblauncher
#bookmarks
#favorites
#favoritesnewtabpage

Favorites - New Tab Page - Chrome Web Store

A new tab page with your favorite bookmarks.

Four years ago on Thias の Blog: “The Web is the new X11“, I still stand behind the comparison.

#x11 #webdesign #GraphicalUserInterface

https://wiesmann.codiferes.net/wordpress/archives/30897

The Web is the new X11

Like many others, I discovered the X11 graphic environment at the university. Graphical user interfaces were imposing themselves and X11 had many features that were desirable at the time: it could …

Thias の blog
The development of today’s #GraphicalUserInterface was anything but simple. It took some 30 years of effort by #engineers and #computerscientists in universities, government laboratories, and corporate #researchgroups, piggybacking on each other’s work, trying new ideas, repeating each other’s mistakes. #computerhistory #ux #ui #hci #humancomputerinterface #humancomputerinteraction
How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented https://flip.it/_2RRct
How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

<p>Three decades of UI research came together in the mice, windows, and icons used today</p>

IEEE Spectrum
How To Check If GUI Is Installed In Linux From Commandline - OSTechNix

Do you want to detect if your Linux server has GUI? This guide explains various commandline methods to check if GUI is installed in Linux.