Linux Fu: Name That Tune
If you aren’t old enough to remember, the title of this post refers to an old game show where contestants would try to name a tune using the fewest possible …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Name That Tune
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If you aren’t old enough to remember, the title of this post refers to an old game show where contestants would try to name a tune using the fewest possible …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Name That Tune
Sometimes you come across one of those ideas that at first appear to have to be some kind of elaborate joke, but as you dig deeper into it, it begins …read more Continue reading Welcome To The Year Of The Diagonal Linux Desktop
Among users of Linux distributions there’s a curious one-upmanship, depending on how esoteric or hardcore your distro is. Ubuntu users have little shame, while at the other end if you …read more Continue reading Gentoo Linux, Now A Bit Less For The 1337
If you glanced at the title and thought, “I don’t care — I don’t write C code,” then hang on a minute. While it is true that C has a …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Preprocessing Beyond Code
When you think of a logic analyzer today, you might think of a little USB probe that can measure a few signals and decoding for various serial buses. But actual …read more Continue reading Modern Control of a Logic Analyzer
It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Easy Kernel Debugging
Sometimes you read an article headline and you find yourself re-reading it a few times before diving into the article. This was definitely the case for a recent blog post …read more Continue reading The Linux Scheduler And How It Handles More Cores
Installing Linux on a modern PC has never been easier. There are tons of tools available that will nearly-automatically download your Linux distribution of choice, image a USB drive, and …read more Continue reading Reliving the Authentic 90s Linux Experience
When it comes to programming in C and, sometimes, C++, the printf function is a jack-of-all-trades. It does a nice job of quickly writing output, but it can also do …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Customizing Printf
If you spend much time helping people with word processor programs, you’ll find that many people don’t really use much of the product. They type, change fonts, save, and print. …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Deep Git Rebasing