What A Beginner Can Gain From Learning The Command Line Basics

Participating in a Command Line Interface Crash Course taught me much about the inner-workings of my computer. Until embarking on this command line project, I had never done any work with a computer’s command line before…

Command Line: Implosion

Computer users are constantly interacting with interfaces. Unless the user knows how to manipulate the physical properties of a computer directly through modifications to its hardware, interfaces are crucial. There are many different types of interfaces that have been created since the…

Taking Command Without the Command Line

Having never used the Command Line Interface (CLI) before, it is safe to say that I found this to be a truly unparalleled experience. In all honesty, this round-about method of computer use confused me more about the workings of my Mac than it enlightened me; however, it was…

CHEAT SHEET & REFLECTION

CHEAT SHEET

Commands — Meanings

pwd — print working directory

hostname — my computer networks name

mkdir — make directory

GUI’s and CLI’s working in harmony

Computers are a significant advancement in technology that we take for granted everyday. At the base, computers do exactly what the user commands of them and nothing more. Majority of the general population does not even know what their computer is capable of really…

Our Communication May Destroy Us

Vannevar Bush’s “As We May Think” is an interesting take on the future of technology, written a few generations ago. In it, Bush explains his apprehensiveness for the efforts that scientists of the day had put into war and destruction. Bush believes that their efforts…

The Real Way The Computer Works

After only understanding the computer based on the GUI for so long, it was eye-opening to understand how it really understands commands.

Command Interface Crash Course: Recap

In a world where technology is inescapable, one cannot evade the elusive question when it comes to buying computers: Mac or PC? I’ve had my fair share of experience with both operating systems, and up until recently I considered my 2010 MacBook Pro to be superior to even the newest PC’s…