Fitzsimmons Weekly

Why the new MacBook Pro needs to happen With WWDC coming up, new device predictions have gone wild. A slump in Apple's sales has shown to the public the slowdown of innovation within the company. The Mac line has become stale, and the new MacBook has not helped much. The world isn't ready for it, so a new device needs to fill the gap.
The MacBook Air has lost its once important roll in Apple's lineup of portable computers. At one time, the Air was the thinnest MacBook with great specs to boost, but now it has become little more than a MacBook Pro with a worse display. The display's resolution, compared to the smaller 12-inch MacBook and MacBook Pro with Retina Displays, is much worse. The specs are not terrible by any means, but paying the small upgrade fee to the, now only slightly, heavier and more powerful MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The Air and Pro line need to merge to give the new MacBook a proper place in the lineup. The current Pro and Air designs have re…

Download Windows Virtual Machine Images Microsoft has released free and legal Windows virtual machine images that run for 90 days until they expire. If you are a developer or want to test a program, these virtual machine images are perfect!

Virtualization Software Supported: VirtualBox, VMware, Parallels, VPC, or HyperV.

From Microsoft:
Test Microsoft Edge and versions of IE6 through IE11 using free virtual machines you download and manage locally.
Windows XP: (Hosted on Archive.org)

IE 6 on XP:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVPCVMware

Windows Vista: (Hosted on Archive.org)IE 7 on Vista:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVPCVMwareWindows 7: (Hosted by Microsoft)

IE 8 on Windows 7:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVPCVMwareParallelsIE 9 on Windows 7:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVPCVMwareParallelsIE 10 on Windows 7:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVPCVMwareParallelsIE 11 on Windows 7:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVPCVMwareParallelsWindows 8.1: (Hosted by Microsoft)

IE 11 on Windows 8.1:
VirtualBoxVagrantHyperVVMwareParallels

Windows 10: (Hosted by …

Download Abandonware Operating SystemsLinks to get started:
WinWorldPC Index - Includes Boot Disks, Commodore Amiga, Macintosh, Windows, Virtual machine images, and more
BetaArchive Forum - DOS to Windows 3.xx, Windows 9x and ME, Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista, 7, 8.x, 10, and Windows Phone.
OSBetaArchive - Downloads for leaked Windows betas from Microsoft since Windows 3.xx

Longhorn.ms - A website documenting the development of Windows XP to Vista, with pictures of every step along the way.

Development versions of Windows are pieces of history that have been recovered and uploaded online to preserve the history of operating system development. I recently posted links to download Windows 8 Consumer and Developer preview editions from Archive.org, so I figured writing another segment on downloading abandonware operating systems should be done. Above are resources for anyone wishing to download an Abandonware Operating System. I will be posting later this week about abandonware software, so ch…

Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Developer Preview Downloads After hunting for Windows 8 Consumer and Developer Preview download links, I've found some on archive.org. These are hosted with them, so I don't have any mirror links. If these go down, I've backed them up so let me know in the comments! Use them with VMWare for the best results.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview: (Set BIOS date to 2/28/2012) 64-bit (x64)  Download (3.3 GB)
32-bit (x86)  Download (2.5 GB)

Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows 8 Developer Preview: (Set BIOS date to 10/24/2011)
64-bit (x64) with developer tools  Download (4.8 GB) 64-bit (x64)  Download (3.6 GB)
32-bit (x86)  Download (2.8 GB)

Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Android vs. iOSiOS 9 vs Android Marshmallow Round 1: 3rd Party Apps
Android:
Android Marshmallow's app selection has improved greatly since its predecessors. The Play Store has grown exponentially since its early days as the Android Market. Many new apps are released on iOS first, and piracy is very easy with an Android device. A lot of apps are half-baked, or incomplete. The blame isn't on the OS, but the developers. Many applications are high-quality, but for every great app, two terrible apps are released. Malware is a growing issue, but it still is not too significant. Privacy settings in Android Marshmallow give users better control of the components an app can access.

Pros:

Newer apps have a unified "Material Design" UIUniversal navigation in most apps with the navigation buttons at the bottom of the deviceDevelopment for the platform is free
Cons: Development for Android is sometimes an afterthoughtMalware and junk apps fill a lot of the storeMany apps serve no fun…

Create a Bootable OS X Installer USBRequirements: Mac OS X 10.7+ Purchased copy of OS X/macOS 8GB+ USB Drive formatted as OS X Extended (Journaled)
1. Download the OS X Installer from the Mac App Store.
Important: You can only do this with versions you have previously purchased or downloaded Open the App Store appGo to the Purchased tabFind the OS X version you want to install Click the download button and allow it to complete the download while you continue the tutorial2. Format your USB drive as OS X Extended (Journaled)
Open Disk UtilitySelect the USB drive in the lefthand columnClick Erase and select OS X Extended (Journaled)Disk Maker X Method: Name it whatever you would like and click Erase againApple Method:Name the USB OSXINSTALL and click Erase again Disk Maker X Method (Easier)
3.Download Disk Maker X

Download - Version 5.0.3 - Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra Download - Version 5.0.3 - Mavericks, Yosemite, and El Capitan --- Download - 3.0.4 - Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks Dow…