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Mac vs Windows

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  Mac vs Windows Mac and Windows dominate to world of Computers. However, windows have a market share of 77% to 85% whereas Apple’s Mac has a market share of 9% to 13%.  Let’s compare which one is better. We will divide the Comparison in these 5 parts: a. Developer and History.  b. Operating System.  c. Security.   d. Software.  e. Gaming  1 . Developer and History:     Windows:  Developed by Microsoft, Windows was introduced in the year 1985. The operating System was named Windows 1.0. After which Microsoft corporation worked on improving and enhancing the user experience as well as the OS. In the past 35 years we have seen 9 major versions, the latest is Windows 10 released in 2015   Mac OS:  Developed by Apple, Mac OS was released in 1984 called Macintosh. Later on different and improvised version were released into the “Macintosh Family” an Apple’s family of Operating Systems! Mac OS was releases ...

CYBER SECURITY & CRACKING PASSWORDS

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  CYBER SECURITY We often subscribe to various sites in order to receive exciting offers. Sometimes our email-id comes in the hands of spammers/attackers and here is where you can be in trouble. Since we know, nowadays our email-id is linked to many of our accounts, be it Bank Account, Social Media Accounts or anything else, it’s important to keep it away from attackers .  For those who do not know how phishing works:  Let me put out a scenario in front of you.           Say you have an account in XYZ bank. The spammer comes to know about it.  They create an email-id with the name of the bank which looks genuine.   They use the logo of the XYZ bank and keep it as real as possible.  They send you an email explaining how there is an issue in your bank account and they attach a link, which has to be clicked in order to address the issue.   Now, you click on the link and you are taken to a site, which appea...

Online Platforms to Learn Coding

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  Online Platforms to Learn Coding : 1.Coursera:     Established in 2012, Coursera has developed into a global educational technology enterprise for profit that has delivered more than 1k courses from 100+ institutions.   There are a variety of free introductory programming courses in different areas from universities such as the University of Washington, University of Stanford etc. you can pay for those classes and earn a credential.  2. Udemy:  Udemy is a platform for online education which offers thousands of courses. On the website, there are a lot of paid classes, as well as you can find plenty of free ones too. The courses are not too expensive, special discounts, festival offers, and coupons are available as well.  3.  Code Academy:  Code Academy one of the best in the Business. Many people start their journey from Code Academy and over the years it has gained a lot of reputation in the industry. Using this tool, over 24 m...