Linux might sound scary for first-time Linux users, but actually, it isn’t. Linux is a bunch of open-source Unix operating systems based on Linux Kernel. These operating systems are called Linux distributions, such as Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint. Since…
With the help of some tinkering around in Console and Terminal, an agent, and ChatGPT, I discovered the problem with dasd going haywire may be related to an issue with telemetry and the PowerLog background processing database in MacOS. And,…
If you've been staring at your Codex usage bar and wondering whether you're insane: you're not. Over the last couple of months the shared vibe on X has been less "AI coding is magic" and more "why did half my…
Bash is the default shell for most of the Linux distributions, but it is not the only one; there are other shell interpreters like ZSH (and Fish) that are available. Kali Linux and macOS Catalina were early adopters of ZSH…
Vim has a special place in computing: the editor people are scared of not because it is hard, but because nobody told them the fifteen commands that matter. I was one of those people. My first encounter ended with me…
BOISE, ID — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has temporarily restricted functionality on its website due to concerns about a potential security vulnerability. In an announcement Thursday, Oct. 22, IDFG said it replaced its regular website with a basic,…
Earlier this year, I needed to learn PowerShell scripting for one Windows-related project, and I have tried it out a few more times on Mac. It has quickly become one of my favorite tools for automation and scripting—taking on…
Quick update for anyone using cosskill to rehearse the conversations they dread — a salary negotiation, critical feedback, a difficult personal talk. The free tier just changed in a way that makes daily practice a lot easier. The free tier now…
To inspect one running program, you first need to pick it out of the process list. The ps command prints a point-in-time listing of selected processes and their attributes. I’ll explain what ps shows and show how to find a…
Finding files associated with a Linux command means knowing what kinds of files to look for. The whereis command searches its configured locations for files associated with a command. This article explains how to read whereis results and narrow a…
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