Archive for April, 2008

some times introducing grammar rules can be fun. I always enjoy listening to people speak in a non-native language. It’s funny when germans ask “which hour does the show start?” maybe that is a bad example but it may be that I can not think of a better (one).

http://howtosayit.blogspot.com/2007/06/maybe-vs-maybe.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/writing/style/topic_122.html

diff is a fabulous tool. Most of the time it is used to compare files. in this case we are going to use it to compare the output of two commands. more »

I just got off of the live chat with Stoney. My problem is solved. more »

When I look at these files that I copied from my camera, I see they end with .JPG. I’d much rather have them end in .jpg. Call me picky, but I usually use lower case lettering for file extensions. more »

the ins and outs of bash

| April 3rd, 2008

You may already be familiar with many of the programs that can run in a *nix terminal. These programs are run by entering commands switches/options/parameters in a shell and ZOOM away they go. One of the popular shells is gnu bash. With this post I’d like to outline conceptually how I look at, and approach bash. more »

thanks to daniel pataki, http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/author/danielpataki/
I now have custom quicktag buttons in my word press editor. more »

olug GNUBIE presentation

| April 2nd, 2008

Yesterday I had the opportunity to present at the local lug, http://olug.org
the presentation was titled “GNUBIE: GNU BASH INFORMATION EXPOSÉ”. It was quite an experience! more »