Modern OS: Building a Desktop Environment Inside WordPress
A WordPress-based desktop environment with movable windows, a taskbar, applications, and productivity tools.
Explore Project →PROJECTS & DIGITAL HISTORY
Building the Future.Remembering the Digital Past.
I've always been fascinated by technology, especially the ways it brings people together. From dial-up bulletin board systems to today's social networks, the tools may have changed, but the desire to connect, share, and build communities has never gone away.
This is where I share some of the projects I've been building and explore the history of online communication — part personal archive, part ongoing experiment, and part appreciation for the digital world that came before us.
FEATURED PROJECTS
The BBS Experience: Revisiting the Online World Before the Web
A WordPress BBS theme and a live Telnet-accessible bulletin board system inspired by the golden age of dial-up.
Explore Project →THE EVOLUTION OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION
From bulletin board systems to social media, here's a look at how we got here.
1970s–1980s
⌨ The BBS Era
Dial-up bulletin boards, early online communities, file sharing, and message boards.
1980s–1990s
♧ Online Services
CompuServe, Prodigy, AOL, and large online communities.
1990s
◎ The World Wide Web
Web portals, CNET, chat rooms, and independent websites.
2000s
▤ The Social Web
Forums, blogs, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and online communities at scale.
2010s–Today
▯ The Platform Era
Mobile-first networks, algorithmic feeds, short-form video, and AI.
REMEMBER WHEN?
Stories and reflections from the early internet
Narrowing Thousands of Domain Ideas Down to a Handful
I spent years collecting thousands of domain ideas, but today I tried something different: finding reasons not to buy them. After several rounds of research,…
Same People. Different Technology. Still Connected.
Technology will continue to change, but the human desire to connect, share ideas, and build communities remains the same.