Although it's typical to interact with the graphical user interface when using Windows, it's still a good idea to know how to use the Command Line. If you dedicate the time to learning it, you could ...

Ok, so this may sound a bit wierd, but i'm creating an ASP frontend to my mp3 box and I wanted to add ripping/encoding functionality via lame and a command line ripper. Preferrably something that ...

To get started as a Linux (or Unix) user, you need to have a good perspective on how Linux works and a handle on some of the most basic commands. This first post in a “getting started” series examines ...

Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...

I have a great burner on my server since it was the only cd-rom drive I had around when I built the server as I had forgotten to order a normal cd-rom drive. But given that I have one, I figured it ...

MS-DOS or Microsoft Disk Operating System was the dominant operating system for Personal Computer throughout the 80s. MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system. MS-DOS allows the user to ...