Leopard-like “Time Machine” for Linux
Imagine my surprise when I found out that the “Time Machine” backup in OS X Leopard is essentially using the same technique that Mike Rubel documented for use with Linux and BSD Unix almost a decade ago. Apple added a classy graphical interface… but Linux users can also have multi-generation backups that take minimal space, storing new versions of files as they change but keeping the old versions around. Read more
Unix 101
In the old days, when people walked to school uphill both ways in the snow, the only way into your computer was by using a Command Line Interface, otherwise known as a console. Ah, just you and a blinking cursor. No wallpaper, no stupid, cryptic icons… that’s how computers were meant to be used! Read more