UNIX
The Ultimate Linux ARM64 Workstation
Asahi Linux running natively on a Mac Studio (20-core M1 Ultra with 128GB RAM) kicks butt. Seriously.
Fun Facts About Linux
There are many fun and obscure facts about the Linux operating system. This post contains 26 of them. How many do you already know?
The Time I Yoga-Balled an Apple Store Employee
The Apple store had cool yoga ball seats for kids. Then I came along.
RISCy business: The long and convoluted rise of today's dominant computing platform
In the 1980s, RISC was the future. By the early 2000s, it was the past. And now it's the future again.
How Linux Certification Has Evolved Over The Years
Much like Linux itself, Linux certification has changed dramatically over the past two decades. In this blog post, I'll discuss what happened and why it's important.
Dual-booting Asahi Linux on your Apple Silicon Mac
I've been running Asahi Linux natively on an M1-based Mac for 3 months now, and it's super fast! In this post, we'll explore Asahi and the procedure to install it on an Apple Silicon Mac.
macOS for Linux admins (2022 refresh)
If you already know the ins and outs of the Linux operating system, this is everything you need to know about macOS.
Ontario's Computer Part 2: The LEXICON Server
In this follow-on to my previous blog post, I'll examine the brains behind the Burroughs ICON computer: the LEXICON server that all ICONs connected to across an ARCNET network.
Ontario's Computer: The Burroughs ICON
Back in 1984, the Ontario government made their own computer for the school system, but ordered school boards to send them all to landfill a decade later. In this post, you'll explore one that survived and learn why it was cool.