It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

Ubuntu is considered one of the most popular Linux-based operating systems designed for common platforms, namely PCs and network servers. It's a versatile option for tech-savvy geeks looking for a ...

If your Mac is having problems, macOS has multiple keyboard combinations that you can hold to recover your system, start in safe mode, run diagnostics, and more. Here's how to use them. Apple's macOS ...

It’s been too long since I spent a meaningful amount of time using Linux, but the recent release of Zorin OS 18 inspired me to do so.

ZDNET's key takeaways A system snapshot ensures you always have the means to restore.Some operating systems have built-in ...

How best to back up ONLY Mac OS 9.2.2?<BR><BR>My OS 9.2.2 install now has a Sonnet extension that allows me to run a 1.7 GHz 7447A. I have no use for OS 9, but it'd be nice to have a backup of it ...

I finally got a G4 at work and installed OS X and OS 9.1 on separate partitions. When you boot into 9 you're fine, when you boot into X you're okay too. When I try to boot back into 9 after being in X ...

PXE stands for Preboot Execution Environment and is a client-server interface that makes it possible for computers to be booted from a remote server on a network. This makes it possible for you to ...

Dubbed Triple Boot, the tweak for Macs on Intel hardware running Boot Camp is reportedly not for the technically faint-of-heart, because it “chainloads” Linux from an already-installed copy of Windows ...

Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox browser, hopes to revolutionize the modern operating system with Boot to Gecko, a universal-platform OS primary aimed at mobile devices such as smartphones and ...