Modern, 64bit versions of Windows… don’t support running Windows 3.1 software. Linux distributions can’t run Windows 3.1 software either. (At least… not out of the box.) This is, obviously, a tragedy. How on Earth are we expected to play Castle of the Winds or SkiFree on modern operating systems!? Luckily, Wine does an astoundingly good job of supporting Windows 3.1 software… though many might not realize it (as most people are focused on the support for Windows 95 and later software).

Welcome to my first post on Substack. You may recognise some previous posts from my old self-hosted blog. In an effort to separate out my work posts, I’ve moved over here. If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you’ll know that I make use of Installomator to install the latest version of software during the zero touch setup of our lab devices. But, that’s not all it’s good for. It’s also used for keeping our applications up-to-date when a new version is released.

I don’t want to grow up.  I never have. I once wrote in my diary that I wanted to stay 13 years old forever. I think I would still choose that today if I could.  I can see so many of my peers making peace with their aging, but I don’t want to make peace with mine. I think youth is one of the most beautiful and precious things, and I don’t want to lose it.

My lashes are short, straight and angle downward into my eyes—if I don’t curl them, I’m literally looking at my lashes all day. Over the years, I’ve listened intently while friends and colleagues shared their stories about lash extensions (my current feeling: they look amazing when they’re first done but the risk of them looking wonky and the awkward growing-out phase are enough for me to say “pass”). Strips of false lashes—even the more natural looking ones I picked up in Asia—look too extreme, and fake, on me.

One of the food-related things I often say is “I think just about anything can be improved by lightly pickling it.” As for the classic pickle pick (cucumber pickles), I’m a fan. I’m even growing my own cucumbers this summer and quick-pickling them myself. But alas, my cucumbers grow slowly. So I was delighted to find out that HelloFresh (the company known for its meal kits) was offering a Pickle Box for a limited time.