Linux

The Linux operating system turns 25 years old today

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Linux was created during the same month Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web. Coincidence? I think not.

Breathe new life into an old PowerBook G4 using Linux

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The latest Linux PPC distributions run MUCH faster on it!

Microsoft ReFS vs Oracle ZFS - FIGHT!

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Last night, I gave a presentation at WWITPRO (Waterloo Wellington IT Professional Users Group) that demonstrated the differences between ReFS and ZFS. This blog summarizes the key details.

The rise and fall of DEC

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In my previous post, I introduced DEC. Now let's talk about how DEC rose to fame and ultimately met its downfall in 1998.

All about DEC

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Although they were never a household term, DEC was one of the best computer companies of all time. Specifically, we wouldn’t have the Internet, UNIX, or TCP/IP without them!

The Gospel of Tux v1.0

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This has been floating around the Internet for some time now, but I’ve just recently heard of it. I laughed so hard I just had to re-post it here.

Funny Internet Shakespeare typo

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While writing the third edition of my Linux book, my copyeditor found a typo. And it's hilarious.

The Amazon Kindle ROCKS!

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It really is a great device. Read this post to find out why.

10 years of UserFriendly.org

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The nerdiest sysadmin web comic on the Internet.

Happy Epoch Day!

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