Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

If you’ve ever experimented with a microprocessor at the bare metal level, you’ll know that when it starts up, it will look at its program memory for something to do. On an old 8-bit ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Eustace Asanghanwa, Strategic Marketing Manager, Microchip Technology Inc. Secure boot is a critical component of any ...

In an increasingly connected world, online devices now reach into every facet of modern life. From automated cars to smartwatches to the phone in your pocket, the myriad of form factors and value of ...

Back in the old days of 2010, I used to walk into my home office in the morning, hit the power button on my production system, and then head back upstairs to have breakfast. By the time I returned to ...

In its latest blog on Building Windows 8, Microsoft explains how it tried to create a more seamless boot experience for its upcoming new operating system. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, criticized Microsoft’s Windows installation process for requiring an internet ...

My Google-fu/stackoverflow-search is failing me. (e) meanwhile, the underlying API/server will now allow another of those processes to run if necessary. I guess I need some sort of task or job control ...

I always get a bit jittery whenever I hear of a new vulnerability that can enable a bypass of the Windows Secure Boot protections. I don’t really need to explain why, do I? Suffice to say, Secure Boot ...