Get information about the routing table on a mac computer.

This simple command will print the routing table from a Mac computer. deusexmachina:~ jason$ netstat -nr Routing tables   Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire default 192.168.1.1 UGSc 69 0 en0 127 127.0.0.1 UCS 0 0 lo0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 2 120 lo0 169.254 link#4 UCS 0 0 en0 192.168.1 link#4 UCS 0 … Read more

How to list the password files on a Macintosh OSX Sierra computer.

Get ahold of the Mac OSX Sierra password files This is how to list the password files on a Macintosh machine, but the folder is only readable by the superuser. deusexmachina:~ jason$ sudo ls -l /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/usersdeusexmachina:~ jason$ sudo ls -l /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users This will return a listing of many files that contain passwords. But these are … Read more

Pirate bay gone and Windows and Macintosh security concerns. Linux wins on that front.

The recent raid that took down the Wikileaks and Piratebay websites could be a sign of things to come. The SOPA and SIPA bills that Congress tried to pass through as well as the ACTA bill are about stopping the sharing of copyrighted material; but other things such as the demonization of social media in … Read more

Definition of the kernel versus the operating system. What it is and is not.

The kernel in an operating system is the interface that handles loading drivers and configuring hardware; the operating system that runs on top of the kernel provides a usable interface; i.e a command-line or graphical user interface that the computer operator may use to interface with the computer system and give it commands that are … Read more

The origins of the Gnome Nautilus file manager.

The file manager on the old Macintosh Operating System looks just like the Gnome Nautilus file manager on Linux. I was using my brother’s iMac today and I was amazed at how much a very old version of Macintosh OS looks just like Gnome. The Macintosh operating system is better than Windows, it is not … Read more

Steve Jobs leaving quite a legacy.

After co-founding Apple computers corporation in 1976, Steve Jobs he helped create the whole personal computer revolution and enable homes and schools to have simple and easy to use computers that revolutionized the world of education and home businesses. In the year of 1984, he once again revolutionized the world of personal computers with the … Read more