Recently, a friend innocently asked me how many file formats there are. My semi-serious response was, "Think of a soup bowl filled with beach sand." OK, there aren't quite…
Images and the command line. They seem an unlikely pair, don't they? There are people who'll tell you that the only way you can manipulate and view graphics is with GUI…
One perception that Linux can't seem to shake off is that you can't do anything without using the command line. A number of people in my circle have been using Linux…
Armed with a few simple open source commands, you can drastically reduce the effort involved in prepping your work for print. Going to print is an exciting time for any…
There are two kinds of Linux users: the cautious and the adventurous. On one side is the user who almost reflexively tries out ever new option which hits the scene. They’ve…
In my recent article 4 open source tools for Linux system monitoring, I discussed interactive tools that can be helpful in solving system problems. I also mentioned the sar…
