Author: eric


Posted on: 28th October 2008

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Category: Microsoft

When you use a system often, you tend to fall into set usage patterns. Sometimes, you do not start the habit of doing things in the best possible way. Sometimes, you even pick up bad practices that lead to clutter and clumsiness. One of the best ways to correct such inadequacies is to conscientiously pick [...]

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Author: eric


Posted on: 13th October 2008

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Category: Linux

Linux has a bad reputation of having to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to do anything really useful. This article talks about some graphical interfaces for tools to get those “useful” things done
Link: iTWire

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Author: eric


Posted on: 19th September 2008

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Category: Linux

When you need something done quickly, efficiently, and without any software overhead, the command line is where it’s at. It was the first way humans told computers what to do, but as graphics became increasingly important, the command line, or terminal, became an insiders’ secret weapon. But with the right commands and a little bit [...]

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Author: eric


Posted on: 17th September 2008

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Category: Linux

Now it’s time to discuss one of the most mysterious and confusing parts of Linux to a Windows user: the command line. To most Windows users the prospect of typing in what you want your computer to do is completely foreign and thus intimidating. It’s so intimidating in fact that Linux developers have poured countless [...]

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