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Last week, Microsoft quietly retired the phrase “Copilot+ PC” and it’s been making headlines around the tech scene.

I went to the World of Retro Computing today, and as you might expect, there was no shortage of old technology.

I try to create a blog post at least once a month.

The Cambrian Explosion (1969-1999) In the beginning there was UNIX.

As you may know from reading my previous blog posts or bio, I’m an avid hiker and lover of the outdoors.

This past Wednesday, a handful of us from the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group (KWLUG) gathered for one of our monthly social meetups.

I was a heavy UNIX user throughout the 1990s, back when powerful RISC UNIX workstations roamed the Earth.

I’m currently working on the next edition of my Windows Server book for Cengage, updating everything from Windows Server 2022 to 2025.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast becoming commonplace in our daily lives.

Friday marked the final class of our video game development program at the college.

For those not familiar with the different types of dashes, you’ve got the hyphen (-), which is well-known for connecting words together.

Back in October 2024, I got my hands on a Snapdragon Dev Kit.

Every December I like to step back and reflect on the past year… my own personal retrospective.

Earlier this year, NVIDIA caused quite a stir in the data-science community when they announced the DGX Spark: a desktop-sized AI supercomputer.

I’ve been using 5G Home Internet for well over a year now, and honestly, I love it.

A little over a year ago, I got my hands on a Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite CPU, and that inspired me to share my first impressions of Windows on ARM.

What is Hugo?

Microsoft has officially set the end-of-life (EOL) date for the Windows 10 (Win10) OS to October 14, 2025.

As you may have read in my previous blog posts, my main developer workstation is an Apple Mac Studio with an Apple Silicon M1 Max CPU.

Janet Jackson might not be the first person who comes to mind when you think of a hacker.

Over 27 years of teaching, I’ve learned just as much from my students as they have from me, especially about what it means to be Canadian.

While cleaning out a corner of my basement today, I stumbled upon a relic from the early days of portable computing: a 1992 Apple PowerBook 145 laptop.

AI is rapidly transforming how we work, learn, and communicate.

When it comes to computers, most people today use either a Mac or a PC.

Canada may not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of artificial intelligence (AI) and its underlying machine learning (ML) technology.

There’s quite a bit going on in the Windows 11 desktop pic shown at the top of this post.

As I mentioned in my June blog post, AI is here to stay.

It’s important to pause and reflect every so often to stay grounded and focused.

If you are developing or integrating software with a Large Language Model (LLM) to add chatbot or other AI functionality, then you may have the need to host and run an LLM on your local workstation for development or testing.

Many professionals who work in Information Technology (IT) or software development use an ARM-based PC, such as an Apple Silicon Mac, Snapdragon Elite X Windows Copilot+ PC, or an ARM Linux workstation such as the System76 Thelio Astra.

Back in 2017, I wrote a blog post predicting intense competition between Intel x86-based and ARM-based PCs.

I’ve always loved exploring nature on a good hike, whether it be with other people, my dog, or solo.

The Internet is a dangerous place.

There are a few reasons why I’ve avoided adding a comment section to my blog these past two decades.

As our world becomes more and more digital, so does the need for us to periodically evaluate our technology habits.

If you’re tired of all of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) buzz recently, you’re not alone.

Back when I wrote the first edition of my Linux textbook in 2002, I spent a massive amount of time planning every detail to ensure it had a strong prerequisite concept flow for those new to Linux usage and administration.

During the rise of the Internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the software world underwent a paradigm shift towards “open source” software development.

Back in 2020, I wrote a blog post detailing 6 tips for working in the tech industry.

On Monday I had to say Goodbye to an old friend.

The first Apple Macintosh computer was released 40 years ago (January 24, 1984) following an epic 1984 Super Bowl commercial two days earlier.

Back in 2020, Apple introduced the first Macs that used Apple Silicon processors instead of Intel ones, and this transition from Intel to Apple Silicon was completed earlier this year across Apple’s entire product line.

For me, 2023 turned out to be a year of learning, growth, adventure, and gratitude.

The Raspberry Pi has been the most popular single board computer (SBC) among computer hobbyists for the past decade.

Following are some shortcuts that I believe all desktop users should be familiar with.

What is distro hopping?

The top three software developers that ever worked for triOS College are shown here from left to right: Orion, Bob, and me.

While most of my blog posts are technical in nature, I occasionally post a personal one - and this one certainly falls into that category.

It’s been a year and a half since the Asahi Linux project allowed us to run Arch Linux natively on our Apple Silicon computers.

Most of us who work in technology fields such as software development, systems administration, and cybersecurity often listen to music while we work at our computer.