Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...

You’d think the Command Prompt would be long-gone after 30 years of Windows’ graphical interface, but it’s not, and there’s a good reason why. Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...

The ifconfig command can tell you a lot about your Unix server’s connection to your network and the role it’s playing in both generating and receiving network traffic. The newer ip command does much ...

Before Windows was created, the most common operating system that ran on IBM PC compatibles was DOS. DOS stands for Disk Operating System and was what you would use if you had started your computer ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: Awhile back, you answered a DOSBox question for me (Geek Note: IGTM #723, May 30, 2021 and IGTM #779, Jun 26, ...

Determining your computer's IP address is pivotal for network setup and resolving connectivity issues. For Windows users, the IP address can be found via the Command Prompt using the 'ipconfig' ...

When you start up Firefox or Internet Explorer, the last thing you want to see is a plain, white screen declaring ‘The page cannot be displayed’. But if you ever do encounter one, we have the fix.