Category Archives: Operating System

An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs ( Wikipedia )

Windows 10 Upgrade Primer Tutorial

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This coming Friday, 29th July 2016 marks the cut off day for free upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 9 operating systems, as you can read about here. Why do this? Read … Continue reading →

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Android Disk to MacBook Pro Disk Tutorial

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We love it here when we can tell you of something that works across the “big brands”, and what we mean by the two “big brands” today is Google (regarding their Android mobile phone operating system) and Apple (regarding their … Continue reading →

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Linux File Recovery Primer Tutorial

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We’re creating a Korn Shell program today for use with the Mac OS X command line, or for use with Linux or unix, in posing the following individual file restore or recovery scenario … #! /bin/ksh # copy_depending.ksh # If … Continue reading →

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Mac iTunes Primer Tutorial

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If there was a questionairre asking what the two best catered for “concepts” in day-to-day computing are I’d pick: the “where” of life … geospatial applications … think of Google Maps and Google Earth and huge number of mobile apps … Continue reading →

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Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial

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Windows users will almost always have considered the issue of Virus protection. The term “Virus Protection” encompasses, for many of us, so much more these days. Terminology that springs to mind with regards to that general concept of “protecting your … Continue reading →

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Windows Accessories Games of Old Tutorial

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Some of us remember when Windows had an All Programs->Accessories menu that had a Games submenu with all sorts of quite and useful (desktop) games. In modern Windows operating system incarnations this arrangement, that came with Windows, has disappeared, but … Continue reading →

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MAMP Error Logs Primer Tutorial

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The error logs of a local web server are important resources to help work out problems with configurations and software related to web applications. Did you know? Local web servers are great for beginners to learn web programming, and a … Continue reading →

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Windows Screenshot AutoHotKey Automation Primer Tutorial

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Hope you haven’t been put off a Windows venture into timekeeping using the same web application idea we’ve been talking about the last couple of days, with the last being Mac OS X MAMP Timekeeping Web Application Email Tutorial, with … Continue reading →

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