Ever since Steve Jobs first unveiled the next version of OS X, dubbed “Snow Leopard,” the internet has been abuzz with excitement and wondering about the supposed “evolutionary” qualities of OS X 10.6. One of the most-hyped improvements is the promised revamp of the SMP capabilities of OS X, with a “breakthrough” in SMP performance.
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OS X Snow Leopard to Use ULE Scheduler?
Published by June 10th, 2008 in Macintosh, Operating Systems 8 CommentsShipping Seven is a Fraud.
Published by June 1st, 2008 in Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Programming, Windows 36 CommentsA blog titled Shipping Seven has gotten a lot of traffic recently for their article about Windows 7 and the MinWin kernel - namely, how they’re actually one and the same. The argument offered by “Soma” is that Windows Vista’s kernel (which is what Windows 7 will be built on) is MinWin ad that it’s [...]
Avoid notebook sleep issues with a few easy steps
Published by April 11th, 2008 in Hardware, Linux, Macintosh, Windows 3 CommentsIf you’re a notebook user, chances are you’ve encountered an issue with getting your computer to go to sleep peacefully. Something is either keeping it from drifting off to the land of 0’s and 1’s, or it can’t stay asleep, the hard drive just keeps tossing and turning and you open your bag to find [...]
How-To: Revert the Mac OS X 10.5 Opaque Menu Bar Hack
Published by February 12th, 2008 in Guides, Macintosh, Software 0 CommentsIf you’ve been using Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 or 10.5.1 and had previously used the Terminal to make your menu bar opaque, you’re going to notice that something is slightly out-of-order when you upgrade to 10.5.2. Basically, what happens, is the old menu bar opacity hack still works in 10.5.2, but it looks slightly [...]
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Released, Biggest Update in Apple History
Published by February 11th, 2008 in Macintosh, Software 3 CommentsFollowing right on the heels of Windows Vista SP1 RTM, Apple has seemingly one-upped Microsoft by releasing OS X 10.5.2 - the biggest update to OS X ever - effective immediately and available to all.
The release documentation for the OS X 10.5.2 build can be found at the Apple site, and it contains all the [...]
Why Tech Communities are Falling Through
Published by January 19th, 2008 in Alternatives, Blogosphere, Linux, Macintosh, Operating Systems, Windows 14 CommentsNote: This is a personal opinion piece. Feel free to take this with several grains of salt. Hell, take the whole cube while you’re at it.
I’ve been doing some thinking, and after having numerous conversations with some individuals who will remain un-named, I’ve come to the conclusion that some people are too wrapped-up around the [...]
15 Years to Pick an OS
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Macintosh, NeoSmart Technologies, Operating Systems 12 CommentsFor the last 15 years, I have been a Windows user and developer. I’ve owned several different computers, all running one version of Windows or another, and sometimes I’d even do a little bit of dabbling in Linux, but for the most part I’ve always felt that Windows could be better. The user interface [...]
Things to Think About When Switching to a Mac
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Macintosh, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7 CommentsIf you are a die-hard Windows user and are considering jumping over to the other side of the fence (don’t worry, many of us have had this feeling at one point or another), you may be wondering, “are there any good reasons for me to switch?” or “what software can I use on the Mac [...]
Proper Shell Scripting on Windows Servers with Perl
Published by November 13th, 2007 in Guides, Hacking, Linux, Macintosh, Operating Systems, Programming, Software 5 CommentsFact: Shell scripting is a must for any serious IT admin managing a server. From automating backups to checking logs and keeping server performance and load in check, scripting is a must.
Fact: Shell scripting on Windows sucks. ((Hopefully Monad (Microsoft Power Shell) will provide a solution, but so far the results are mixed; and [...]
Mono Doesn’t Get Enough Credit
Published by June 23rd, 2007 in Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft, Programming 30 CommentsReading through the daily Techmeme headlines, there was a story that would make any Windows’ developers’ hearts stop: “Microsoft Hosts Demo of Silverlight on Linux”
Beat. Beat. Beat. Beeeeep. Beeeeep. Beeeeep. <click>. Beeeeep. <wait>. Beeeeep. <read>. Beat. <relax>. Beat. Beat.
OK, so maybe that’s a bit of an over-exaggeration, but not by much. Microsoft demoing Silverlight on [...]
