Holidays are here again!

We have been pondering what to give to our loved ones for the season and kept asking if we can do affordable holiday gift ideas under 20 dollars? We set out on a mission to dig around in the popular sites and found our answer. Yes, absolutely. You don’t need a platinum card to give … Continue reading Holidays are here again!

Mastering the sed Command in Unix

Unix commands are renowned for their powerful and flexible nature. One such command is "sed," short for stream editor, which excels in manipulating text files. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a beginner exploring the Unix environment, mastering sed can prove to be an invaluable skill. In this blog post, we'll delve into the intricacies … Continue reading Mastering the sed Command in Unix

A good dose of Wine: Running Notepad++ and many other Windows only applications on the Mac and linux

My brother, a recent Mac convert told me how much he missed the Notepad++ on the Mac. We looked it up in the Wine compatibility list and found that it is fairly simple and stable to run it under wine. So, for those who miss having Notepad++ (or any one of those windows only applications in … Continue reading A good dose of Wine: Running Notepad++ and many other Windows only applications on the Mac and linux

Net Safety : 4. Protect Thy Computer

Previous Chapter There is no real excuse for not using freely available protection mechanisms out there. Sure, it may prevent you from going to the places that you are probably better of not going anyway but it would also save you a lot of trouble trying to recover from a bad state. While a lot … Continue reading Net Safety : 4. Protect Thy Computer