Even more useful Linux command-line tips and information How large in total are the contents of a folder? This command will print that for you. This is the total disk usage of all files in the current folder. ubuntu ~ $ sudo du -ackh /usr | tail -n 1 2.7G totalubuntu ~ $ sudo du … Read more
UNIX CDE desktop available for the Debian Linux distribution. The old UNIX CDE desktop is a very interesting and useful desktop environment. The modern desktop environments such as Gnome 3, Unity and the KDE 4 desktops are focused more on eye candy instead of actual fast and usable window management that the older window managers … Read more
The way that computer interfaces are portrayed in the movies and television shows has always been rather fanciful, with the computer users navigating a Graphical User Interface by typing madly on the keyboard. And the impossible CSI computers that can zoom into a 360p resolution video and see a persons face clearly, or a number … Read more
With the current disaster involving a virus that is spreading to Apple Macintosh computers and causing a disaster normally associated with the Microsoft Windows platform that is infamous for being virus prone. But all closed source operating systems are prone to a vulnerability or two if the code is not available for peer review. That … Read more
Google Glass concept unveiled. Cyborg styled vision overlays are here. The Google Glass Augmented reality glasses have been unveiled. This consists of a pair of glasses that overlay computer information about the scenes that you are viewing. Rather like the Ghost in the Shell anime series, where the characters had augmented reality overlays on their … Read more