Today's installment of Mastering the Linux Shell comes with a warning. Actually, it comes with a few warnings. .And a viewer advisory. Well, actually a reader advisory.  You see, some of what I cover sounds pretty violent and discretion is Read More …

So what constitutes a process on your Linux system?  The short answer is : Everything.  In your long and illustrious career as Linux gurus, you are going to hear a lot about processes, process status, monitoring processes, or even killing processes. Read More …

I've been giving a lot of thought to the subject of self-publishing and self-selling ebooks. More specifically, I'm musing about how authors can actually keep more of what they charge for their work. One of the issues with selling inexpensive Read More …

You know how you get those emails that suggest you can find out anything about anyone? They claim to be able to locate any person and tell you who they are, where they are from, the date they were born, Read More …

In my last article, I introduced the idea of permissions in the Linux world. Some users can read or write a file, while others can only read the same. A user may also belong to a group and share the Read More …

Someone suggested that I use Marcel the Shell to narrate my articles on the Linux shell. I suppose it's because my name is Marcel and I'm writing about shells. So, for your viewing pleasure, or something, here is "Marcel the Read More …

Over at Thailand's "The Nation", you will find coverage of a bizarre practice, made all the more strange by the fact that it happens each and every year. In this report, 24 penitents had themselves nailed to crosses in a Read More …