This message has many forms, but all indicate one humbling fact: you don’t have permission. I remember the first day my computer rebelled.  It was a Tuesday. ...

Look at that hideous thing!  Surely we want to avoid the terminal right?  WRONG!  While the terminal is intimidating for the uninitiated, it is an immensely ...

For me, it is the switches and arguments.  I hate pure memorization, and recoil at remembering even the most basic ones. Fortunately for people like me, ...

In the early days of Linux, and UNIX before it, the only choice for editing text files was using the terminal. In those days, text editors were badass and ...

As a budding Linux user, there are a few websites you should learn to love.  Some keep you apprised of Linux news, others are sources for Linux help and ...

Have you ever spent hours scouring the Internet for information?  Do you know what it is like to hunt desperately for that one needle in the haystack?  If so, ...