In my senior year of high school, a curious visitor joined our AP art class: a Windows 95 computer. No one knew why it was there—not the class, and especially not Mrs. Parker. For the whole semester, ...

Have you ever come across something so deeply rooted within your childhood memories, it triggers a physical sensation? I have. It's this playable 3D Maze screensaver project, which allows you to ...

Are screensavers art? If they are, one of the most iconic Windows screensavers, 3D Pipes, only existed because of an internal Windows contest to show off OpenGL support to Windows NT. Chen’s latest ...

Way back when: People used screensavers to prevent "burn-in" on CRT monitors, where static images could permanently damage the screen. Screensavers like 3D Pipes animated the display during inactivity ...

In Windows XP, there's a list of several default screensavers to choose from. One of these is the 3D flying objects screensaver. When you're at the office, every personal touch you add to your work ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...