Linux
Open does not always mean Open Source
Before the term Open Source was popularized, Open meant something altogether different in the technology world.
Tracing difficult shell scripts
If you've ever examined the contents of a shell script and thought to yourself - OH, HELL NO! - then this blog post is for you.
FreeBSD UNIX for Linux sysadmins
If you’ve ever installed and explored another Linux distro, then exploring FreeBSD is going be familiar with a few key differences. In this blog post, I’ll run through those differences, as well as the reasons to use FreeBSD over Linux for certain tasks.
How to learn vi (vim)
vi (vim) is arguably the best text editor ever made. You should master it if you haven't done so already. To do that, start by reading this post.
What Nokia tells us about the Internet in 2008
Digging up this early mobile Internet tablet and the Nokia promotional video that it shipped with uncovers how we viewed the Internet in 2008.
The different faces of open source software
Because there are many different types of open source software licenses available, not all open source software is the same. And knowing the differences between licenses is key in the open source world.
Pop!_OS: The first real Linux desktop
We've finally got a desktop-centric Linux distribution that understands power user productivity needs!
Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux
Tonight I did a presentation on how to use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) now that it has matured somewhat. In this blog post, I’ll summarize the key parts of my presentation for anyone wishing to learn more about WSL!