Xerox Star computer system circa 1982. A predecessor of modern computer systems.
Xerox Star computer system. This was an amazing machine.
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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…
Read MoreWindows will be adding the ability to run Linux GUI apps on Windows.
The Windows 10 operating system will soon have the ability to run GUI Linux apps on the Windows desktop. Is Microsoft trying to replace Linux installations with Windows 10? That would be very interesting. But there is already a Windows version of GIMP, this would imply that they want to…
Read MoreDraw 3d lines or markers with Arma 3. This enhances your missions.
Use DrawLine3D in Arma 3. This code will draw a line in 3d that players can see. Set up four small poles, name them pole1 to pole4 in a square and then place this code in initPlayerLocal.sqf. You can set the properties of the poles to they are not visible…
Read MoreManage your user settings easily on Linux Mint or Ubuntu.
Managing your user account on Ubuntu or Linux Mint is very easy with the GUI utilities provided. Under System->Administration->Users and Groups, you have the option to create new user accounts, or modify existing ones. This is the window above, it is ready for the creation of new user accounts. Click…
Read MoreHow to customize your GRUB configuration in a graphical window on Fedora.
The GRUB configuration on Fedora is editable with the VIM text editor, but what if the user wishes to edit it with a graphical program? Well you can. The grub-customizer utility allows a superuser to edit the GRUB file with a GUI window. Install it like this. [root@localhost Documents]# dnf…
Read MoreHow to open an RDP connection to Windows from Linux using the remote desktop utility for Gnome.
Opening a Remote Desktop connection from Linux to Windows is very easy when you are using the Remote Desktop utility for the Gnome 3 desktop. This is a very easy RDP application for Linux. Below I am entering the details for a new connection. Just go to Applications->Internet-Remote Desktop Viewer…
Read MoreHow to take a screenshot of a Linux desktop over SSH.
To take a screenshot of a Linux desktop over SSH; firstly you must set the DISPLAY environment variable. homer@deusexmachina ~ $ export DISPLAY=:0homer@deusexmachina ~ $ export DISPLAY=:0 Then use scrot to capture a screenshot of the desktop to a file. homer@deusexmachina ~ $ scrot :0 my.jpeghomer@deusexmachina ~ $ scrot :0…
Read MoreHow to enter the product key in Windows server 2012 R2.
Entering the product key in server 2012 sometimes is fraught with frustration. You can try to enter it via the CMD command prompt with this command. PS C:\Users\Administrator> slmgr -ipk XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXPS C:\Users\Administrator> slmgr -ipk XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and you get an error. The best way is to use this command. PS C:\Users\Administrator>…
Read MoreNew features in the Unity 6.6.0 desktop environment on Ubuntu 12.10.
The Ubuntu Unity desktop is a good solution for a Linux desktop and appeals to some Linux users. The fact is that Linux is about freedom of choice and if someone wants to use the Unity desktop then that is their choice. I prefer the MATE desktop on Linux Mint…
Read MoreMATE Desktop on Linux Mint 13. Some nice GTK and icon themes to make it look very nice.
This is the MATE Gnome 2 desktop on Linux Mint 13. Many themes are available for the MATE Desktop Environment on the art.gnome.org/themes website. The GTK themes may be found here: http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2. The eXperience theme is a Windows XP styled theme for GTK, I think it is cool to have…
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