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During the course of a workday, I encounter repeating information within data files; which contain usernames, orderIDs, or other single lines of text. In many of these cases, I need to obtain a list of the unique lines within these files.  Here is how I accomplish it. Read More...

With the advent of larger TV at lower prices (especially around the winter holiday season), a common question arises -- what is the correct size TV for a given sized room/space? Read More...

If you run into case where you're running a 64-bit version of CentOS or Fedora, and Yum seams to prefer 32-bit packages, even though 64-bit packages exist, here is how to fix it. Read More...

If you are a long time Linux user like myself, you may have stumbled across a great CD to MP3 ripper app called " ripperX ".  Trying to get this installed & working properly in newer versions of Fedora/CentOS, has been a little tricky at times.  Here is a quick how-to for installing, configuring & using it. Read More...

When working on a different system or if you happen to have forgotten what modules were installed to Perl, there are several ways to obtain a list of what modules are installed. Read More...

Sometimes after installing Linux to a PC, it's not possible to reinstall Windows exclusively to the hard drive, without first removing Grub from the MBR.  Should this situation arise, there are a few different ways to fix it. Read More...

Purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing home can be stressing.  It may even be more so, if you're a 1st time buyer & don't quite know how things go.  Delays are inevitable.  However when it comes to mortgage applications, regardless if we are talking about pre-approvals, approvals or refinancing, there are several things you can do help minimize delays, due to incomplete &/or missing information. Read More...

Lock files help to prevent multiple instances of a given operation (i.e. system command, script, batch file or application) from running at the same time.  This is specially important when you are going to cron something to execute automatically, which may take an extended period of time to complete or when it's a system/bandwidth intensive process.  With Linux, creating & utilizing lock files is very simple & straight forward. Read More...

Here some ways to effectively manage & control weeds. Dig holes only where & as large as is necessary.  This prevents weed seeds in the soil from being churned to the surface & germinating. Apply weed barr... Read More...

Creating a symbolic link is easy, simply use this command: ln -s [source] [destination] Where: [source] is the absolute or relative path to the file or directory you are symbolic linking the pointer to. [destination] is ... Read More...