Monthly Archives: October, 2008

In Case You Missed The Show

It’s like I Tivo’d myself or something. Anyway, here’s the Linux Journal Live from this evening, happy Thursday!

Horror Stories from the Shell Prompt

Tonight, at 7:30PM CST (or 8:30 for those of us on the east coast), don’t miss the Halloween edition of Linux Journal Live. Click on the graphic I made to get to the show. Oh, and don’t make fun of my graphic.

Tell Uncle Shawn All About It, and Win Stuff

Over at Linux Journal, I do a weekly show. This week, I’m soliciting horrible computer stories from people, so I can pick the worst/funniest/most_interesting and give out prizes. Doesn’t that sound peachy? The details are here — as of yet, the responses aren’t nearly as numerous as I’d hoped. Perhaps you could be the poor [...]

Todo Lists, Calendars, and Pickle Farmers

Ok, not pickle farmers. Calendars and todo lists have been on my mind a lot lately though. Aside from making me think of The Wizard of Oz, “todo” lists have always been something I struggle with. Don’t get me wrong, I know how to make them. I have created categorized, prioritized, color coded, device syncing, [...]

Nobody Fixes Stuff Anymore

The other day I was cleaning up some junk around the house, and threw out a lamp that got broken. OK, I stepped on the lamp and broke it. As I gathered the pieces to throw in the trash, I instinctively cut off the power cord, and began to wind it up for storage. See, [...]