Both the Windows and Linux operating systems include applications that would be useful for either operating system. Unfortunately, to use Linux programs in Windows, you would typically need to find ...

On Windows, when I want a command line, I can choose between the native PowerShell or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I prefer the latter when I'm on Windows. Here's why I reach for a Linux ...

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One of the sore points of the Windows command-line environment is that the command-line windows themselves, the “console” windows, have always been a bit strange. Back in Windows XP, for example, ...

This is the third article in a series on using Microsoft Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL). The first article discussed how to enable Linux on Windows and install it on an ESXi server. The second ...

Ok, consider the text editor Pico. If you're in command line Unix/Linux, and you type "pico", suddenly you're presented with a graphical interface (granted, it blows compared to MS Word, etc). As in, ...

Even if you like using a graphical user interface, you can probably agree that writing a graphical program is usually harder than writing an old-fashioned text-based program. Putting that GUI into an ...

Microsoft is working on a new built-in command-line 'Disk Usage' utility that reports how much disk space a folder uses. Over time it is common to run out of storage and not know what programs or ...