Modern computing has its roots in the experimentation of old.

Modern computing is the result of generations of development and experimentation. This is the result of ingenious development of first, mechanical, and then electronic computers. These discoveries helped to make computing possible as a viable business application. In short, computers made us smarter. Our computers are now becoming smarter because of the amazing advances made … Read more

The simplest hello world program you can write in C.

This is a very simple Hello World program that you can write in C. int main (void) {   write (1, "Hello World\n", 14); return 0; }int main (void) { write (1, "Hello World\n", 14); return 0; } Just compile the program like this: localhost% cc minimal.c -o small minimal.c: In function ‘main’: minimal.c:2:5: warning: … Read more

How to get World of Warcraft working on Linux using the WINE application. Running the Windows exe.

http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft_functionality_on_Wine. This posting has some information on how to get the World of Warcraft game working on Linux. The Linux launcher is no longer supported; so the WINE application is the only way to play WoW these days. With patch 5.3 on the way; the game is getting even more improvements and with these steps … Read more