Operating systems
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Articles about Operating systems
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Introduction to GIMP image editing tool with simple demos
Ryan Boudreaux offers an overview of the GIMP image editing features and uses some of them to demonstrate what you can do with this tool.
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FreeBSD takes another step toward GPL escape
The Apple-backed Clang compiler is now the default compiler in FreeBSD.
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Five easy to use secure shell clients
Jack Wallen lists what he considers to be five of the best SSH-ready clients for Windows and UNIX.
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Profile Manager 2 enables enterprise Mac administration
Erik Eckel gives an overview of the updated Profile Manager, a management console that allows enterprise administrators to assign user profiles, control settings, and configure a number of Macs and mo...
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Build your own OS using the Raspberry Pi
A course teaching Raspberry Pi owners how to build a simple operating system has been released free online.
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Mountain Lion most successful release in Apple history
Erik Eckel breaks down the numbers of Mountain Lion's huge success and puts in perspective Apple's continued surge. Has it peaked or is further growth ahead?
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Growing sophistication of Mac malware is cause for alarm
Erik Eckel explains why new malware threats such as OS X Crisis and Morcut should get the attention of users and admins.
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First look: Mountain Lion screenshots
Apple expert Wil Limoges installed the new Mountain Lion OS on his Mac and shares the following screenshots of the new features.
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Auto-scaling an EC2 service: Creating a new AMI
Nick Hardiman details the steps involved in creating a new Amazon Machine Instance (AMI) as part of using the auto-scaling features for his EC2 service.
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Upgrading to Mountain Lion: How to prepare
The release of Mountain Lion is right around the corner. Wil Limoges shares some tips on system requirements and backups, as well as a list of which machines will still run Mountain Lion effectively.
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Apple updates iOS to 5.1.1 with vulnerability fixes
Wil Limoges details what is in the latest iOS update 5.1.1 and recommends that users update immediately to close some big security holes.
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10 reasons IT pros get a bad rap
It's no secret that IT pros aren't too popular with some clients and end users. Alan Norton considers some of the underlying reasons for the bad press.
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Automatically analyze text with these simple, command line tools
Marco Fioretti suggests some free tools you can use to check and improve your own writing style as well as analyze other types of text. Here are some tips on how to use them.
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Watch out for Flashback trojan on Macs: Reports of over 600K infected
A growing Mac botnet has resulted from the Flashback trojan, which targets Macs through Java vulnerabilties and is designed to steal personal information. Make sure you are patched.
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AtG: Apple ACCC update, Delphi of ATO, Microsoft says open is better
Apple claims Australia's 3G networks are equivalent to international 4G, the tax office uses Delphi for e-tax, and Microsoft gets truly open with ASP.NET.
