How to list more than one thing at a time with the /bin/ls command for Linux.

The ls command for Linux may be used to list more than one thing at a time. These examples demonstrate this. homer@deusexmachina ~ $ ls -p /opt/ /bin/rm /bin/rm   /opt/: firefox/ mint-flashplugin-11/homer@deusexmachina ~ $ ls -p /opt/ /bin/rm /bin/rm /opt/: firefox/ mint-flashplugin-11/ Here is a more verbose version of this command. With human readable … Read more

Using the MySQL SELECT statement to only show records that are a certain type.

Following on from my previous posting that covered setting up a MySQL database, here is a simple query that returns records that match a certain type. mysql> select * from operatingsystems where Type = "Windows"; +——+————-+———+———–+ | OsID | Name | Type | vendor | +——+————-+———+———–+ | 1 | Windows 3.0 | Windows | Microsoft … Read more

Gnome 3 will not span across dual monitors properly. Fix this Gnome!

This is what Gnome 3 looks like on dual monitors, the wallpaper is spanned across both screens on the wide desktop but the Gnome panels are stuck on one screen.  This is one of the consequences of developing a desktop for touch devices that can not use dual screens, you only see these bugs on … Read more