Nostalgia crept up on me unexpectedly the other day. I was minimizing a streaming service to open up my collection of local music, and found myself reminiscing about Winamp hovering on my desktop. Years ago (decades ago, though it doesn't feel like it), I recall customizing my Winamp layout with a downloaded skin that transformed the media player to look just like a physical head unit from a car stereo.

At the time, having that level of personalization on Windows XP felt novel and exciting. I wanted that feeling back, so I decided to install Winamp and relive old times.