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Linux Disk Usage Statistics Primer Tutorial

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There are occasions when using a Linux or Unix operating system when it is gobsmacking how a two letter command can do so much. And so it is the case with our use of the “du” to display disk usage … Continue reading →

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Xcode C++ Web Applications Primer Tutorial

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C++ is a very useful desktop programming language and we like the Xcode IDE on a MacBook Pro to look after C++ projects. These days a simple desktop C++ program project is found under “Command Line Tools”, and that sort … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 and Xbox One Primer Tutorial

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Windows gamers and other users looking to set up entertainment centres involving their television, most likely, will be interested that the lines are blurring between Xbox One and the Windows 10 PC, and the trend is for more blurring as … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 New Keyboard Shortcuts Primer Tutorial

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Desktop operating systems have lots of functionality and it can initially be confusing working the old things you were used to, and add into your brain new possibilities with new functionalities. Windows 10 has introduced some new keyboard shortcuts revolving … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Primer Tutorial

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The Windows 10 operating system (by Microsoft) is a breath of fresh air compared to Windows 8. This is the opinion of someone trying to teach beginner and intermediate level students confidence with Windows and the Internet. Somehow it felt … Continue reading →

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Windows/DOS xcopy Backup Primer Tutorial

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Do you like to try to keep things simple and fundamental? Sorry … call me troglodyte … but that is often moi … figure what you got operating system wise should be enough to do most things … otherwise, why … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X and iOS Messages Primer Tutorial

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You have some photos taken with your Camera app on your iPad. You like to save such photos on your MacBook Pro. That is the setting for today’s thoughts in the series of “Mac OS X and iOS Communication” themed … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X and iOS FaceTime Primer Tutorial

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We happen to own a MacBook Pro laptop (circa 2011 … which pans out to be significantly “old” for a later blog post) and an iPad. As you’d expect, there are benefits to having two Apple products like this, and … Continue reading →

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