https://beta.ncot.uk/tags/windows/ Recent content in Windows on [BETA] NCoT Tech Hugo en-gb Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:56:58 +0100 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/1990s-web-culture-how-the-internet-used-to-be/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:26:16 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/1990s-web-culture-how-the-internet-used-to-be/ Let’s jack into the ‘net, surf the Information Superhighway and go visit the global village in this video taking a look at mid 90’s Internet culture. #Windows #OperatingSystems https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/setting-up-msys2-and-libsdl2-for-graphics-programming-in-windows/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:14:42 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/setting-up-msys2-and-libsdl2-for-graphics-programming-in-windows/ I’m starting a graphics based project, and decided to use SDL2 in Windows. This meant setting up a development environment. Here’s some notes on how I set up MSYS2, VS Code and LibSDL2. #CProgramming #SDL2 #Windows #GameDev https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/ms-powertoys-remap-keyboard/ Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:06:51 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/ms-powertoys-remap-keyboard/ I’ve got an IBM Model M keyboard and like using it on my PC, but one of its problems is the lack of Windows keys. There’s a bunch of keyboard shortcuts I use almost daily and not having a Windows key makes it annoying. Here’s how I fixed it… #Keyboards #Windows #PCHardware #OperatingSystems https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/tecknet-mechanical-keyboard-repair/ Sun, 30 May 2021 21:12:25 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/tecknet-mechanical-keyboard-repair/ I wanted a mechanical keyboard with Windows keys. I have an IBM Model M keyboard, but its lack of Windows keys makes using Windows 10 more annoying than it should be. I don’t hunt and peck around the start menu, I’ve learnt to press the Windows key and just start typing the program I want to open. #Soldering #Keyboards #Windows #Repair https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/gameboy-advance-dev-workflow-in-2020/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 08:35:57 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/gameboy-advance-dev-workflow-in-2020/ How to write GameBoy Advance (GBA) homebrew using modern tools and systems in 2020. Compilers, editors, debugging and more! This isn’t the definitive way of doing things, but it’s a way that seems to work for me. Also you might read this and think it a bit convoluted and full on. I didn’t create it all in one go, it’s a workflow that has evolved over time. #Nintendo #Windows #Sprites #Linux