Last year we started the (slow and painful) process of trying to get a sign put out in front of our building downtown in Bethel. After about a year of back and forth with our (then) chosen sign designer, I got the price estimate.
It was double the range we had been discussing. Despite my prior decision to use this vendor, I thought it prudent at that time to seek other options. We ended up choosing another local sign vendor, Scott Fisk of Sharon, Vermont. Scott did an excellent job, and his first design was right in line with what we were thinking. Five weeks later, we have a new sign out front. So far, the response has been all positive.
Man Page Minute 20070821 – cd
Surprise! There is no man page entry for cd.
This Week's Fresh Ubuntu – It's All My Fault
Man, I don’t know if I cut out caffeine from my diet or what, but this week’s Fresh Ubuntu recording session was pathetic. I was totally off my game. Let’s hope that Harlem’s miracle editing can fix things up. Go Harlem! It’s all you!
PCLinuxOS Tops DistroWatch
I wonder if this has any bearing on reality, but over at Distrowatch, PCLinuxOS has unseated Ubuntu as the most popular Linux distro.
Twitter this!
I couldn’t find a “twitter this” bookmarklet last night, so I made my own. Add this link to your bookmarks to enable you to automagically copy and paste a link into your Twitter status box.
How to Print a Man Page
If you want to print a man page, it’s this simple:
man ls | col -b | lp Continue reading “How to Print a Man Page”
Man Page Minute 20070828 – ls
LS(1) User Commands LS(1)
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ls – list directory contents Continue reading “Man Page Minute 20070828 – ls”
Note to New Readers
If you’re coming here from the FreshUbuntu podcast, you’ll most likely be interested in the Techspeak and Man Page Minute articles.
All Hands, Brace for Impact!
Harlem mentioned my blog on this week’s Fresh Ubuntu podcast. I wonder if I’m going to get a ton of hits from our listeners…
Sugar-free for a Month. Sick for Half a Month
30 days ago (wow, time flies) I stopped adding sugar to my beverages. Within a couple of days I noticed how sweet everything I usually drank was. So, armed with this newfound knowledge, I started to buy no-sugar-added drinks or “lightly sweetened” teas. To my surprise, they were quite palatable!
So now I am thinking I want to add a little sweetness back into my drinks, but intelligently, so as to avoid turning everything I drink into some calorie-laden syrup.