Microsoft maintains its own Windows debloat scripts on GitHub
It’s no secret that a default Windows installation is… Hefty. In more ways than one, Windows is a bit on the obese side of the spectrum, from taking up a lot of disk space, to requiring hefty system requirements (artificial or not), to coming with ...
Booting Sun SPARC servers
In early 2022 I got several Sun SPARC servers for free off of a FreeCycle ad: I was recently called out for not providing any sort of update on those devices… so here we go! ↫ Sidneys1.com Some information on booting old-style SPARC machines, a...
IBM works to address the developer skills gap with AI
When IBM announced in May 2023 that its generative artificial intelligence tools were in use by its AI assistant, watsonx, to help enterprises modernize their mainframe applications by translating COBOL code into Java, it was just the beginning of its...
Maximize Your Day: Focus Your Inbox with ‘Grouped by Sort’
For me, staying on top of my inbox has always seemed like an unattainable goal. I’m not an organized person by nature. Periodic and severe email anxiety (thanks, grad school!) often meant my inbox was in the quadruple digits (!). Lately, something’...
Apple confirms iOS 18.1 is launching next week
Apple has officially confirmed that iOS 18.1 will launch to the public next week, alongside a major new firmware update for AirPods Pro 2 users. iOS 18.1 includes the first set of Apple Intelligence features, such as Writing Tools, notification summari...
