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The Silly Names Of Linux-Distributions
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Simple Unix And Linux Shell Tricks To Save You A Few Gray Hairs
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You're going to get frustrated with your OS eventually, anyway. You don't have to do it all now ;)
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Exploiting a quad-core (multicore) CPU using parallel programming
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An intersting video showing how an application's performance increases when optimized for parallel execution. It's a book's promotion, but it is very instructive.
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Graphic Design For The Clueless: An Introduction To Inkscape
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I think I said on a forum somewhere that the only thing I can draw is breath, but with Inkscape and some patience you will be pleasantly surprised at the results you can achieve. So far I have only scratched the surface of what this fantastic, free application can do.
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Multicore and parallel programming books
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This site recommends a list of books for those interested in multicore programming.
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The Absorption Of Knowledge In the Computer Age: The Setup
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No scripts or Tech Tips today. Just some prep for an experimental post coming up later this week.
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Debian 5 Lenny Available!
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It has been 22 months since developers started on the new version of Debian, code name Lenny. With most distros releasing every 6 months this is a distro with a different course. One of the things that separates Debian 5 Lenny from other distros is that it supports over 23,000 applications. That is 5 DVDs full of applications.
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Valentine's Day Linux And Unix ASCII Art
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3 Holiday's down; only a whole lot left to go ;) Happy Valentine's Day!
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Debian 5 Lenny: New Features
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Debian 5 Lenny is an excellent desktop or server option that is worthy of consideration. I have been running the Debian 5 Lenny candidate for awhile and have been very pleased with the stability and features. This article is a list of some of those new features...and there are a lot of them.
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Starting Programs at Login in Debian 5 Lenny
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OK, so you use the same application every time you login. So, you are wondering, how do I start that application so that it is already running when I start up? Easy, create an entry in the Session manager so that it will start on boot. Here is how to do that.
Open Sessions Preferences
Read more »LVM with Debian 5 “Lenny”
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The process of installing Logical Volume Management on install…is well…a task that can present issues for most users. So I have tried to lay out a screenshot and description of this process on Debian 5 “Lenny” because many people will want to use LVM once they understand the value and the process.
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SSH at Work: Manage Long-Running Processes with screen
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"In a day of laptops and remote systems, it's often impractical to keep the same ssh session going to a specific server indefinitely. There are times when I want to reconnect from home to an ssh session that I started at work. Unfortunately, ssh doesn't support that sort of thing. But the screen utility lets you do something similar to this.
Read more »Rails Guides Gets a Facelift
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"There’s a brand new version of Rails coming, as you already know. What better time for a new version of some of the Rails documentation? So the Rails Guides team is pleased to announce a refresh of the Ruby on Rails Guides site, just in time for the Rails 2.3 release..." -- -- see also: Rinari: Ruby on Rails Minor Mode for Emacs
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The Linux/Unix SysAdmin Covert File Storage Method Number 57
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How to, maybe, keep your own compulsions from getting you fired today ;)
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Helpful Tips from Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
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I recently finished the book Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt, co-author of the seminal book The Pragmatic Programmer. In this book Hunt discusses how people (specifically software developers) learn and offers tips on how we can set out to learn more effectively. Here are some useful tips I stumbled upon while reading Pragmatic Thinking and Learning:
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