Social Networking with ThinkUp – Part 1

I read about this software briefly in an e-mail from Linux Magazine and decided it sounded pretty cool and was worth taking for a spin. This is the first part in a multipart post that will describe my experience with ThinkUp and why I think it is worth the time to use. ThinkUp is a [...]

Create QR codes on the CLI

QR codes seem to be all the rage for mobile phones these days. I see them in magazines, on trains, buses, taxis, parks, and online. Creating one is very easy on the command line in linux with qrencode. Install qrencode (if it is not already) Create a text file as input to qrencode In this [...]

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The perl DBI is the standard database module. For the sake of argument, this guide presumes that perl is being run on a recent flavor of Linux. The DBI module provides a set of methods, variables, and so on that can be used regardless of what type of database is being connected to. There are [...]

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What is perl?

Perl is a high level programming language written by Larry Wall in 1987. The power of perl lies in its ability to parse and work with text. There are many perl resources available for the beginner and experienced alike. Popular perl resources include CPAN – Comprehensive Perl Archive Network Perl Documentation – A great resource [...]

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