Linux provides quite a few commands to look into file system types. Here's a look at the various file system types used by Linux systems and the commands that will identify them. Linux systems use a ...

For Mavericks, Apple revamped the Finder tagging system in OS X, providing far more utility for those who regularly make use of labels for documents and folders. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, ...

When Apple was about to introduce Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard, John Siracusa wrote in the summer of 2006 about how a new file system should be coming to Macs (which it did, 11 years later). The ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...

NTFS, an acronym that stands for New Technology File System, is a file system first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. The Windows Server line of operating systems ...

The new caching of preference settings in OS X Mavericks may frustrate some approaches to manual adjustment of program settings. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...

This is a bit of a departure for me in the Linux distribution review area because Redox OS isn't exactly a new Linux distribution. It's an experimental, UNIX-like, general-purpose, microkernel-based ...

The collection of user data has become a contentious issue for people worldwide. Fortunately, Canonical has shown how it can be done right.

Google makes it easier for users to access its popular Photos app and download images, thanks to the company's latest innovation with its Chrome OS system. The tech giant company has decided to ...

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Linux finally has an impressive cloud-like OS in Ubuntu Web Your email has been sent Jack Wallen has discovered a Chrome OS-like Linux desktop distribution that makes it possible for users to cut ties ...

UTM is an emulator for virtualizing other operating systems. Here's how to use it to run Apple's Mac OS 9 on a Mac running on Apple Silicon. UTM is an OS emulator that lets you virtualize and run a ...