May 4, 2011
Windows 7 still features a command prompt window. so there’s still a place for DOS commands. So for those of you that like the idea of typing in a few commands to avoid the hassle of several mouse clicks, I’m going to review eight of what I consider to be the most essential and helpful DOS commands that are still available in Windows 7.
January 20, 2011
It’s pretty much a given that many computer and technology geeks are also huge fans of Star Trek. Science fiction and technology go hand in hand, and the capabilities of the Enterprise computer system left folks dreaming about the day when computers could behave that way. There’s plenty of evidence here at MUO that we’re [...]
November 24, 2010
Microsoft’s antiquated and since-retired operating system MS-DOS (short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) was home to some fantastic games. Many of these old DOS computer games now sit dusty and unloved in attics across the world, next to old copies of Lotus Word Pro and your Windows 98 Second Edition CD. So maybe it’s time [...]
September 20, 2010
A while back Matt wrote an article on how to run DOS applications on your Windows machine. What better way is there to make use of that than to load up the old classic DOS games that we loved playing growing up? They may seem outdated, but a classic is still a classic. There are [...]
June 21, 2010
If you have never used DOS yourself, you may find it hard to believe that anyone ever did. Jumping in and getting started with DOS is difficult even for computer-savvy individuals because DOS uses an entirely different form of interface than modern operating systems. Everything today is a GUI (Graphical User Interface). But you’ll find [...]
May 27, 2010
Perhaps the best part of using Linux is the massive amount of free software you have access to. The Ubuntu repositories, for example, gives you access to tens of thousands of Linux compatible software programs for free-and that’s just by default. Yet for some this isn’t enough. Happily, it’s not all you have access to. [...]
October 17, 2009
This is not another post about smilies. This article deals with the Windows command line. The command line lets you communicate directly with your computer and instruct it to perform various tasks. For this you have to use specific commands. The commands are not necessarily intuitive, so they have to be learned, just like words [...]
September 11, 2009
There are sufficient free games available for the budget gamer, many of which we’ve already reviewed on MakeUseOf, but it’s not the only alternative. Sometimes, developers choose to re-release their games as freeware, or sometimes they simply neglect to support their creations and let the support dwindle away. Whatever the reason, a lot of commercial [...]
August 26, 2009
Old school games have always been fun, yet simple and easy to play. They may not have the best of the graphics but you can surely enjoy a trip down memory lane! When it comes to emulators, Linux is right up there. It might not be able to run Crysis or World of Warcraft, however [...]
August 7, 2009
Windows XP is easily one of the most successful operating systems that Microsoft has ever released, but for those of us who remember the good old days of DOS, using a computer with a graphical point and click interface, seems almost magical ““ and mundane. Tell me, where’s the fun in not having to deal [...]
