This pillar exists because I’ve always been obsessed with tech history — the old hardware, the early internet, the cyber incidents that changed everything.
Retro Tech is my place to talk about all of it. The stories, the devices, the breakthroughs, the failures, the weird stuff, and the moments that shaped modern cyber security.
It’s part nostalgia, part history, part personal passion project.
- Retro: The Day the Internet Tried to Reboot Me: My Blaster Worm Story (2003)
When My PC Suddenly Turned Into a Countdown Timer If you were online in 2003, you probably remember this moment. I was sitting at my computer, Windows XP humming away, dial‑up screeching in the background when suddenly my screen froze and a Windows dialog box popped up: “Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure… Read more: Retro: The Day the Internet Tried to Reboot Me: My Blaster Worm Story (2003)