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A review of "UNIX: A History and a Memoir"

Published 2021-05-08 Modified 2021-05-08 Tags book / computing / history / Linux / review / UNIX

A quick recommendation of an easy-to-read and brisk summary of the development of UNIX.


"The Missing Semester of Your CS Education": a course review

Published 2020-06-07 Tags computer science / course / Linux

A quick review and recommendation of a useful computer science course


Upgrading Raspbian and rc.local failures

Published 2017-12-10 Tags Raspberry Pi / Raspbian / Linux

Using a Raspberry Pi as a wireless bridge, in-place upgrading Raspbian and dealing with rc.local not running tasks as planned.


Installing pip, virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper tidily in Linux

Published 2016-12-30 Tags Linux / Ubuntu / Python / pip / virtualenv / virtualenvwrapper

Don't want to clutter up your system's Python install? Install what you need for Python development cleanly.


Conversation conservation: recording audio input and output simultaneously in Linux

Published 2016-12-01 Tags audio / recording / Linux / Ubuntu

Recording audio input and output in Linux for screencasts, podcasts and interviews.


Using Garmin Forerunner watches with Linux

Published 2015-12-30 Modified 2016-09-16 Tags Garmin / Forerunner / Linux / GPS / running

A quick look at Garmin's Forerunner 15 watch and using it with Linux.


Ensuring scheduled cron jobs are run using anacron

Published 2014-01-31 Modified 2014-01-31 Tags Raspbian / anacron / Pi / Linux / Raspberry / cron / schedule

Using anacron to make sure that cron jobs are actually executed for Linux installs where the machine is not running 24/7.


A beginner's guide to OS encryption: dual booting and encrypting Windows and Ubuntu

Published 2013-09-17 Modified 2015-10-26 Tags disk / Bitlocker / Linux / Windows / encryption / TrueCrypt / drive / Ubuntu

How to encrypt Windows and Ubuntu in a dual boot system.


Explaining Python virtualenv (in under two minutes)

Published 2013-08-22 Modified 2013-08-30 Tags virtualenv / development / Linux / programming / Python / Ubuntu / coding

How to setup virtualenvs to simplify Python software development.



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