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iPad Primer Tutorial

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Some people like to know as much about a new idea before they try something, as they can. If this is you, and you are curious about iPad tablets (by Apple), but not sure what they are like, you might … Continue reading →

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Rename Scenarios in Linux Shell Script Primer Tutorial

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Linux (or Unix) is a command line environment that is really powerful regarding file management. This power is no surprise as the basis of Unix and hence, Linux, is that files are at the heart of the design of the … Continue reading →

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Mac Messages Primer Tutorial

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The Messages application on Mac OS X (seen here on Mavericks (10.9.1)) is great for responding to notifications on a Mac without necessarily leaving the application you are in. Today an iPad sends a message (via the iMessage messenger service) … Continue reading →

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Mac Mavericks iBooks Primer Tutorial

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The iBooks application on Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9.1) is great for shopping for Books online. Please don’t get me wrong because there are loads of other big and good online (and offline “books and mortar”) bookshops out there, but … Continue reading →

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Mac Finder Tags in Mavericks Primer Tutorial

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The Finder application on Mac is a very valuable tool to learn to explore your hard disks and control your removable media. Recently a new version of Mac OS X (Mavericks or 10.9) introduced some new features for all those … Continue reading →

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VAX/VMS and DCL Primer Tutorial

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Am gobsmacked that VAX/VMS mainframes and their absolutely stupendous DCL operating system command language software did not make that transition into popular home usage today. It was (and probably is still, with OpenVMS) such a solid and wonderful hardware/software/networking (DECNet) … Continue reading →

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Linux wget Primer Tutorial

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The Linux (or unix) command wget is a powerful command line tool, that, if installed, may help you garner data (for example, website files) by means of data scraping (or screen scraping, or, as in our case, web scraping) from … Continue reading →

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Linux cURL Primer Tutorial

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The Linux (or unix) command cURL is a powerful command line tool, that, if installed, may help you garner data by means of data scraping (or screen scraping, or, as in our case, web scraping) from the web, within the … Continue reading →

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