This semester I’m teaching a class on Linux/UNIX, and am enjoying it immensely. With every lecture I’m reminded that you simply never stop finding new tools and tricks to use in an O/S that is now well into middle age. One of my midterm questions from last week was a basic query regarding filename expansion [...]

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Email-based reminder services are a handy tool for keeping track of pending activities. I recently gave a try to a service called FollowUpThen. It works by simply sending an email to a specific address in the followupthen.com domain, which then creates a reminder. Examples on their web page include: 3hours@followupthen.com tomorrow@followupthen.com 11am@followupthen.com

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Microsoft has added a new keyword to C# as part of the 4.0 release earlier this year. Objects that are typed as dynamic bypass normal static type checking, allowing C# to have the flexibility of other scripting languages. This is all well and good, but the headline writers of the blogosphere have taken a decided [...]

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