How small discs and the drives that read them rewired how we listened, shared, curated, and eventually streamed music. A nostalgic look at portable CD players and CD-ROM drives, with interviews, anecdotes, and the cultural fallout that led to the streaming era.
A nostalgic deep-dive into AOL Instant Messenger screen names - why they were witty, awful, aspirational and unforgettable; the social mechanics that shaped them; and how they still echo in today's username culture.
A step-by-step guide to rebuild your early-2000s ICQ-style personal web pages with modern tools. Includes templates (HTML/CSS/JS), tips for retro styling, visitor counters, guestbooks, hosting options, and resources for GIFs, fonts, and assets.