Apple copied Xerox GUI and why modern games have lost their magic.

There are many people that say Apple invented the computer mouse as well as the windows and icons interface but the Xerox Star computer system from 1981 had that long before the Apple Macintosh computer had desktop icons and a mouse. There was even a demonstration of video conferencing and the keyboard and mouse interface … Read more

Looking at the Macintosh OSX desktop and the Darwin UNIX operating system.

I am having a quick look at the Macintosh OSX desktop on an Apple Macintosh computer and the interface is very annoying indeed. The Finder does find files; but most of the results are not what you were looking for. And to take a screenshot you have to use quite a complex combination of keys … Read more

Apple iPhone 5 fingerprint security broken 24 hours after the German release.

The new fingerprint recognition security on the new iPhone 5 has aready been broken. This attack required quite sophisticated hardware and a high level of knowledge; but this shows that no level of security is infallible. The new phone is getting quite a lot of press attention discussing the ins and outs of the new … Read more

Ubuntu pushing the Apple-like app store image and Steam for Linux client available.

Ubuntu are really pushing for their Linux distribution to be available on tablets and mobile `phones. They have created an advertisement that is almost a carbon copy of the Apple advertisements. But they are not on an equal footing, the Ubuntu Linux distribution is not used as much as the the popular Apple Macintosh operating … Read more

Running Apple Macintosh programs on Linux now a possibility. And a listing of other emulators on Linux.

The new Darling project is a loader for Linux that allows a Linux distribution to run unmodified Macintosh OSX binaries on a Linux system. The GNU Libc and other parts of a Linux distribution need to be patched to allows this to work; but this would mean that a user could purchase the Macintosh OSX … Read more

Pirate bay gone and Windows and Macintosh security concerns. Linux wins on that front.

The recent raid that took down the Wikileaks and Piratebay websites could be a sign of things to come. The SOPA and SIPA bills that Congress tried to pass through as well as the ACTA bill are about stopping the sharing of copyrighted material; but other things such as the demonization of social media in … Read more

Definition of the kernel versus the operating system. What it is and is not.

The kernel in an operating system is the interface that handles loading drivers and configuring hardware; the operating system that runs on top of the kernel provides a usable interface; i.e a command-line or graphical user interface that the computer operator may use to interface with the computer system and give it commands that are … Read more

Reboot short film showcasing more technical failures in modern film. Using the Windows CMD on Mac?

There is a new short film out now that has a scene where a character is using an Apple Macintosh computer, yet the terminal window has a Windows command prompt in it? The character is using the Aircrack-ng WIFI cracking utility to crack the passkey for a WIFI network, but they are using the Windows … Read more

Apple iPhone 3gs insides. Have you ever wondered what the parts look like? Now can see.

This is what the insides of an Apple iPhone 3gs look like. This is the motherboard of the iPhone. You can see the Subscriber Identity Module card slot on the right-hand end of the motherboard. Sure, the iPhone 3gs is an older model, but it is interesting to see the insides of this mobile telephone … Read more

Linux superiour to Windows and Google Android OS on x86. As well as Apple security issues.

  Microsoft are adopting Linux on their Azure system. This shows that Linux is more reliable than their own Windows Server product. Microsoft used to run their Hotmail E-Mail service on FreeBSD UNIX servers, they do not use that any-more but Linux still has some life left in it, if a huge mega-corporation like Microsoft … Read more

IT security management very critical in these dangerous times.

With the many security issues that many businesses are dealing with these days, a managed security plan is vital to make sure that private company information is not leaked by malicious software and viruses. The services of  managed IT services Melbourne can ensure that your business can run smoothly and you can rest easy knowing … Read more

Linux kernel 3.4 gives a good speed boost and Macintosh malware.

The Linux kernel 3.4-rc2 seems to have given Debian quite a speed boost, the performance of my machine, and the boot time seems to have been improved over the 3.3 kernel I was running before. This is a good sign, the Linux kernel needs more speed and performance to make it even more appealing on … Read more