Recent Articles
Handling a Subversion Repository URL Change
Sunday, May 3, 2009
If your repository URL changes, you can use the following command to fix existing snapshots.
vfat Mounts Default to Lowercase Shortnames
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I want a "this is brain-damage" quote from Linus for this mess.
VirtualBox or VMWare Virtual Machine at Login
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How to start a virtual machine in X when a user logs in.
Dialog Progress Bar Through Pipe
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How to use dialog to display a script progress bar and communicate progress to it through a named pipe.
Ottawa Linux Symposium 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Here are some pictures from the 2008 Linux Symposium.
Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaboration
Monday, July 14, 2008
This is a rather interesting talk that takes some very foundational ideas from open source software development, P2P networks, and social networking and implies that these paradigms can apply to a lot more.
Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.
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Misc Scripts
Scripts that you might actually find useful.
Misc ScriptsMisc Scripts
Shell Redirection
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, May 27, 2005
Examples of how to redirect input and output in BASH.Batch Resize Image Script
by digitalpeer, updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005
An example script that introduces convert.Insert Code File Header
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, March 6, 2005
A simple BASH script that dynamically inserts headers such at copyright information and disclaimers in source files.Website Link Crawler
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, January 9, 2005
A handy little perl script that will crawl a website and report broken links and even images.Perl Script to Test for Open Mail Relays
by digitalpeer, updated Wednesday, August 18, 2004
This is a simple perl script that will test for an open mail relay.