Reupen’s blog
October 2025
- The October Windows 11 update breaks Win32 edit controls in tabbed dialogues
It’s okay, it came with AI stuff too.
- Photos from Athens, Delphi and Arachova
Some photos from a short trip to Athens, Delphi and Arachova.
September 2025
- Where is the documentation, Microsoft?
Maybe I should start putting the Windows SDK in a Git repo.
- I built a Tube arrivals Android app
Or are they departures? Or perhaps it’s train propinquity?
August 2025
- Oi Google, tabular numerals exist
Another badly tested UI update.
- The pain of transferring a domain from Gandi.net
Luckily, there was an easy fix via the domain registry.
July 2025
- Oh Google, please test your UI
If you’re going to change your UI every month, the least you can do is make sure it works.
June 2025
- Don’t auto-install junk on my PC, Microsoft
It’s a waste of energy, as it turns out.
- Everyday Windows annoyances: Things randomly changing
Change isn’t inherently bad. But I don’t things I interact with every day to suddenly become bugged.
May 2025
- No thanks, Adobe
It looks like inflation is 176% in Adobe land.
- What does each step in the ClearType Text Tuner do?
Some things you have to work out yourself.
- Playing around with HDR AVIF images
Great brightness can be fraught with problems, as it turns out.
April 2025
- BypassIO, aksdf.sys and my X-Rite spectrophotometer
Aladdin says no DirectStorage for me. Luckily, I have the final say.
- Seeking a lightweight power bank: The INIU P50-E1
Carrying around too much weight gets annoying after a while.
- Irrationally irritating bad reviews
A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous.
March 2025
- In photos: Sydney and Melbourne
Some photos from a recent trip.
- Emojis in Windows 11: A mess once you look closely
And, I like to look closely.
February 2025
- What do all the recent NTDDI_VERSION values mean?
The answer isn’t always straightforward, as it turns out.
- Civilization VII: It needs some love
A bit of attention to detail wouldn’t hurt, either.