My contention in this thread is that the user experience philosophy that underlies Linux/UNIX (the "Unix Philosophy") is close to the mirror image of the Apple design philosophy (I'll call it the ...

In the digital world, the user interface is the medium of communication. It is the surface at which humans interact with the functionalities provided by machines—whether hardware or software. As such, ...

No, Microsoft isn’t replacing Windows XP with UNIX as its core server operating system. But some product announcements from Redmond over the last few months do indicate a new willingness to not only ...

Unix sysadmins routinely use the “ifconfig -a” command to list network parameters associated with their systems. In particular, they use this command to determine the IP address, netmask and broadcast ...