Remember “In the Trenches”? That’s How I Learned of LOPSA #lfnw
I chatted with a few of the guys at the LOPSA booth and mentioned that I first learned about LOPSA by listening to Kevin Devin’s In the Trenches podcast. This Friends In Tech show was insightful,...
View ArticleTranslating Filenames — Bash Voodoo Style #linux
This is an example of using Bash to convert a crazy apache log and translating the filename into an IIS log pattern: d=`date +%Y%m%d` find k -type f \ | while read filename do...
View ArticleHighlighting with Wordlight (Visual Studio)
I love being able to double click on a word and seeing all occurances of it highlighted in my editor. I think the Highlighter plugin for jEdit, and I’m disappointed that there are no free plugins of...
View ArticleWith XP’s End of Life, Munich Will Distribute Ubuntu CDs – Slashdot
With XP’s End of Life, Munich Will Distribute Ubuntu CDs – Slashdot. This is a great idea. Bellingham should consider this (that is, not just Bellingham library, but BLUG, too.)Filed under: computing,...
View ArticleSourceForge is making Open Source Look Like a Scam
Not only when I download something from SourceForge these days am I presented a proxy-downloader that tries to sell me on installing some unsolicited system utility — like a browser home page take over...
View ArticleWindows is AWESOME, if you like being unproductive.
Windows is AWESOME. Back to Linux. Filed under: computing, Windows Tagged: computing, fail, Windows
View ArticleWindows OEM License
So it turns out you can destroy a windows virtual host really quickly, just by moving it from one host system to another host. This is something I’ve done with Linux virtual hosts many times, and it...
View ArticleSkype protocol cracked?
Saw this @torrentfreak tweet via @doctrow: http://torrentfreak.com/skype-reverse-engineered-and-dumped-on-pirate-bay-110603/Filed under: commuting, security, Windows Tagged: hacking, reverse...
View ArticleRobocopy Notes
Install cmder: It’s the nicest shell I’ve seen for windows. Run your console as Administrator. Otherwise you can’t use the /B backup switch. Also rember you need to do a net use command as...
View ArticleWindow for soldering station
Linseed. 25deg bevel on top edge. Wash the window and attach piano hinge in the morning. #carpentry #diy
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