Use FreeDOS to learn about computers
Start by learning a simple system and work your way up from there.
Nine traits of the veteran Unix admin
Follow this field guide if you want to understand the rare and elusive hard-core Unix geek
Why I prefer tar to zip
I love having choices when it comes to computing, and especially in the world of open source we're spoilt when it comes to archiving files....
Counting words from online articles
Here’s how I automated counting words from a series of articles.
Counting files and words from the command line
Here’s a practical example of how I use the command line to tally how much I wrote this year.
Advanced stress testing for DevOps
I recently discovered stress-ng which, while similar to the original stress program, offers far more flexibility and granularity in testing.
A New Way to Watch Your Linux System Work
Here are 3 ways you can keep an eye on your Linux system performance.
Commands I use to explore Linux filesystems
As a SysAdmin, I need to manage the filesystems on the hosts in my home lab. There's usually little to do, but when there is...
How to generate good passwords with pwgen
Whenever I change passwords on my systems, I need to try to think up ones that will be hard to crack as well as easy...
13 years is a long time for a laptop
I’ll always have fond memories of my X1 Carbon. Goodbye, little laptop.
Problems updating QT5 on Fedora 43
I've been having problems trying to install updates on my systems with graphical interfaces. This is due to a conflict with the qt5-qtwebengine-freeworld package. QT5...
Installing Fedora 43 Minimal on a Raspberry Pi
I prefer running my Pi in text mode. Here’s how I did it with Fedora 43.
Read and write data in C
If you’re new to C programming, here are a few tips to improve reading and writing files.