The less tool can open multiple files in order, I find this useful when comparing sets of logs. For instance Which will open the first file it finds and hold the rest in reserve, switching forward and backwards through this … Continue reading
Ugh, AT&T, Oneplus 6 and the looming 3G shutdown. Continue reading
A quick write up on how to successfully perform a firmware upgrade on a JBL 5.1 Soundbar with wireless speakers Continue reading
Perl’s aggregate data types are the array and the hash. Each is constructed from a list. The actual definition of a list covers quite a lot of cases—a lot of ways in which these can be constructed. However, the basic … Continue reading
Bi-directional communication example with perl and forks Continue reading
A simple example how to use the Proc::Fork::Control module with Inter-Process Communication (IPC) Continue reading
Imagemagick can calculate the best resolution and quality for JPEG type files with the -define jpeg:extent=SIZE optional argument. An example of this would be to reduce the size of a multi-megapixel image by half and targeting a desired maximum file … Continue reading
I’ve just written and published a new module to CPAN for you perl folk. It’s IMDB::JSON which is a simple library that will find, and return data on movies, etc. from IMDB in either perl hash reference data type or … Continue reading
As part of my day to day work I find my self forced into a Windows 7, Microsoft Office environment. This is already painful enough having to slog through the crippling security restrictions imposed on me by corporate InfoSec and … Continue reading
So I’ve noticed that my el’cheapo hosting provider now provides SSL service for those who enable it, via Let’s Encrypt and I’m taking advantage, so UNIXgr is now an https haver.