Windows XP was the most blissful iteration of Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system. That's an objective, empirical, placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed, double-blind fact. After all, it's arguably ...

Editor’s Note: PCWorld originally published this story in 2014. This year, 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of Charles O’Rear’s iconic photo in 1996, which became the basis of the Windows XP desktop ...

For anyone using a computer in the early 2000s, an image is immediately recognizable - the bright blue sky of the Rolling Green Hills and Windows XP's default wallpaper, bliss. This cool landscape ...

The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable image in the world. What you probably didn't know is that it's a real photo, called Bliss, taken by ...

Did you read the news about the Windows XP activation algorithm getting cracked and suddenly get nostalgic for the blue skies and bluer taskbar of that old Windows release? Or maybe you just like ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Feb 26, 2021 at 10:39 am February 26, 2021 at ...

I don’t think about the iconic Windows XP wallpaper often, but when an article or a video comes across my social media feed reminding me of it, nothing but happy memories come flooding back. Thanks to ...

Rolling grasses have given way to a vineyard in northern California. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows XP was the most ...