Operating Systems Articles

Computers » Operating Systems | By Adrian Adams @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 10:51 AM

Using a computer can be either a blessing or a curse. It\'s a blessing to be able to do so many things so easily. When Windows XP boots up, especially if you\'ve owned your computer a while (but even on new machines sometimes) tons of programs start popping up. This can be a major annoyance, especially if they are programs you don\'t even use! Things like this are examples of why computers can be a curse. The beauty of it is that you can take control. Here\'s ho... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By Ed Lathrop @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 9:16 AM

All Windows Operating systems are made up of registry files. These files are stored in directories in a way commonly know to Windows users as a tree structure. In other words, your operating system\'s contents are saved to your hard drive the way as your word documents are, with one main directory having other directories and files stored in it. The main registry directories are known as hives. In the older operating systems, there were six main directories contained in these hive... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By Craig Summer @ Sunday, 10th February 2008 @ 11:00 PM

The windows system registry is at the heart of how your windows computer operates. The registry brings together in one place all of the rules for how your hardware and software operates, and information relating to the individual users of the computer. Without a central registry, all of this information would be stored all over the place on your hard drive. This would mean that when you make changes, such as software uninstalls, or installing a new printer, your system would have to sear... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By faye bautista @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 2:54 PM

The Linux Kernel is the center of what makes the Linux and Unix operating systems. The kernel is the foreman or mediator over all your programs and hardware components. As the core of the operating system, the kernel has access to certain services that interact with the systems hardware which no other program has direct access to. If a program wants to carry out a special task, then it must go though the kernel first. When a program wants to run, write data to a disk, write to ce... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By Kevin Sinclair @ Friday, 7th September 2007 @ 1:03 AM

We have had some time now to get accustomed to Microsoft\'s latest incarnation of Windows with its release of Vista. And it seems the general consensus is....PASS! If you are considering a new computer, understand the hardware has not caught up to the physical demands set forth by Microsoft and it\'s newly born cash cow. The most important upgrade you could buy to make your computer experience worthwhile is more memory. In other words, the hardware needs to catch up to th... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By faye bautista @ Wednesday, 1st August 2007 @ 4:18 PM

This deals with what action is to be taken (during a reboot) after a power failure or an incomplete shutdown of a Linux system due to any reason. This problem seems to be very common since many newcomers install Linux and get all the various softwares/hardwares working under Linux and suddenly one day the power fails. There are a few things that you can try to get Linux back on track.. 1. While rebooting, Linux may print a message saying that there is a problem with the file system and i... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By faye bautista @ Tuesday, 24th July 2007 @ 6:14 PM

Red Hat released its \"Core\"-less Community Linux distribution, Fedora, now on version 7. You can get the distribution via Bit Torrent, direct download or doing a network install. This is also the first release that comes in different sub-versions or spins, GNOME and KDE desktop environment based bootable live images that can be installed to a hard disk. These spins are meant for desktop users who prefer a single disk installation and for sharing Fedora with friends, family, and... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By faye bautista @ Wednesday, 18th July 2007 @ 2:40 PM

The OpenMoko-based FIC Neo1973 is \"the World\'s First Integrated Open Source Mobile Communications Platform\", the smartphone is expected to compete against the Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian and now OS X operating systems on mobile phones. Based on the initial specs, it will be released with EDGE, like the iPhone, instead of the faster 3G or HSDPA , I am having doubts if Europe and Asia will find it interesting. Also, Motorola is showcasing their MotoRIZR K6 as a mobile pho... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By Jay Moncliff @ Friday, 29th June 2007 @ 11:37 AM

The official name of the Mozilla Application Suite developed by the Mozilla Foundation. It is also the public and original name but got changed recently to SeaMonkey suite. In informal terms, the name found usage in combination with other phrases related to the now-defunct Netscape Communications Corporation and the various application software that were related to it. The code base for Netscape Communicator Internet suite was given the Netscape Public License, which is a free software or... more...

Computers » Operating Systems | By Gary Terrazas @ Monday, 25th June 2007 @ 7:05 PM

In spite of several other operating systems gaining a huge monopoly in the market, Linux has always has its own fan following. Even today, many people are realizing the strategic important of Linux as an operating system. There are several reasons for this - the quality is good, security is high and best of all, fixes are quick in a Linux system. More importantly, it is available for use by anyone and everyone who cares to use it because of the source code that\'s freely available.more...