Shell Corner: Littera Delenda Est (Part Two)
Ed Schaefer
In this month's Shell Corner, Royce Williams provides part two of his attack on removing unusual characters in filenames.
Wed, 30 May 2007

Regular Expressions: Python's Mechanization
Cameron Laird
In this month's Regular Expressions column, Cameron and Kathryn look at using the dynamic language Python to handle specific automation needs.
Wed, 30 May 2007

Elements of Efficient and Secure Service Provisioning with Solaris
Kristy Westphal
Westphal looks at the elements involved in building a server in Solaris 10 that will take advantage of all the available features.
Wed, 30 May 2007

Test Your Knowledge of Users and Groups
Emmett Dulaney
Emmett offers some questions to test what you know about user and group fundamentals.
Wed, 30 May 2007

Certification Changes and Updates
Emmett Dulaney
Emmett takes a look at the latest changes made to some of the more popular certification exams and what you need to know.
Wed, 30 May 2007

Examining SlickEdit 2007: Code Quick | Think Slick
Emmett Dulaney
Emmett takes a look at the latest release of one of his "favorite" utilities -- Visual SlickEdit 2007.
Sun, 29 Apr 2007

Regular Expressions: Good Works with Real Databases
Cameron Laird
Cameron and Kathryn discuss how sanitizing databases while learning a new software technology can be a rewarding experience.
Sun, 29 Apr 2007

Shell Corner: Littera Delenda Est
Ed Schaefer
Reader Royce Williams describes his experiences removing files with tricky characters in their filenames in part one of his article.
Sun, 29 Apr 2007

More Forensic Tools
Kristy Westphal
Westphal takes a look at some old and new tools for forensic processing of hard drives.
Sun, 29 Apr 2007

Book Review: Beginning C: From Novice to Professional
Ed Schaefer
Ed looks at the latest edition of Beginning C. He explains why novices who want to learn "C" on a C99 compiler should read this book.
Sun, 29 Apr 2007

From the Archives

Perl Is a Gem: One-Liners and Programs
Ed Schaefer
This month in Shell Corner, Kyle Douglass shares why Perl is indispensable in his work.
Fri, 30 Mar 2007

Adding & Changing Data in MySQL
Russell Dyer
There are several ways to add and to change data in MySQL. There are a few SQL statements that you can use, each with a few options. Additionally, there are twists that you can do by mixing SQL statements together with various clauses, some of which are available with the release of version 4 of MySQL. In this article, I will explore the ways in which data can be added and changed in MySQL.
Sat, 28 Feb 2004

Book Review: Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment
Ed Schaefer
Ed Schaefer reviews this updated version of Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment.
Tue, 13 Sep 2005

Certification: Is LPI Certification in Need of an Update?
Emmett Dulaney
Regular readers of this column will find it as no surprise when I say that the Level 1 certifications from the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) are my favorite for generic, non-vendor-specific, entry-level exams. Lately, though, I’ve been receiving many emails asking whether I think the certification (which requires passing two exams) is out of date.
Wed, 29 Sep 2004

Feature: MySQL Control Center
Russell Dyer
Although the mysql client works just fine, some people don't like managing a database with a text-based interface and prefer a more graphical interface. There have been times when I was required to give a non-technical person direct access to one of the MySQL databases that I had developed, and for such situations, MySQL AB (the creator of MySQL) has developed MySQL Control Center.
Tue, 30 Dec 2003

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