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Operating Systems
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eDiscovery Today Blog
Desktop Users! One Out of Five of You is Running on An Insecure, Unsupported Operating System: Cybersecurity Trends
By Doug Austin
If you’re reading this blog post on your desktop system (i.e., any computer using a desktop operating system, like PCs and Macs), chances are you’re doing so on a computer…
Future Lawyer
Happy Birthday Windows 95
By rickgeorges
25 years ago today, I stood in a line outside a computer store near my office at Midnight. Yes, I wanted to be one of the first to buy a…
Your IT Consultant
Windows 10 Registry Hacks
By John Simek
An operating system is a complex beast. Programmers spend a lot of time building various functions and features into the operating system and strive to protect users from themselves. The…
Your IT Consultant
Free Windows 10 Upgrade – Updated Information
By John Simek
Believe it or not, according to Bleeping Computer, you can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free. The original offer for the free upgrade officially ended in 2017, but there…
Your IT Consultant
Recent Apple Operating Systems – Bucket Full of Bugs
By John Simek
It's not a good time to own an Apple device. It doesn't matter if it is a Mac or iPhone. Apple has had a bad time with bugs in the…
Your IT Consultant
No More Sales of 32-bit Windows 10 Systems
By John Simek
Why anyone would want to purchase a new system with a 32-bit operating system is beyond me. Apparently, Microsoft feels the same way. The Register reported that Microsoft will no…
Your IT Consultant
Use a Command Prompt to Reveal the Windows 10 Product Key
By John Simek
In the "good old days," when you bought a computer or software there was usually a sticker or card in the box that had a product code, install key or…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery Blog
Huge Cyberrisk! End of Life on Windows 7 & Server 2008!
By Peter Vogel
Darkreading.com reported Microsoft announced end of life on January 14, 2020 and “Attackers are "chomping at the bit" to target victims still running Windows 7 and Server 2008…and it's pretty…
Technology and AI
A GT OMSCS Course Review – Advanced Operating Systems (CS6210)
For my first semester at Georgia Tech, I wanted to take two courses that were well-reviewed, challenging, and introduced me to new concepts but that also played to my strengths.…
Technology and AI
A GT OMSCS Course Review – Graduate Introduction to Operating Systems (CS6200)
Georgia Tech's Graduate Introduction to Operating Systems (GIOS), a thorough review of the core concepts behind operating systems, came highly recommended by way of OMSCentral and it did not disappoint.…