Google-Translate from command line

Google-Translate from command line

Occasionally use Google Translate to make a quick translation of texts, and I must say that the web interface is functional but not so comfortable. For example if you have a .txt file you copy and paste, then copy and paste the translated version, quite a bit uncomfortable for long texts, and so with a […]

ImageMagick howto

ImageMagick howto

Usually when we talk about programs for editing images we think to graphic programs such as The Gimp or photoshop, but they are not the only alternative. ImageMagick is a suite of programs that you can use from command line to change and transform images, may seem more uncomfortable but it is actually a very […]

Is your company afraid of Linux? (2 of 3)

Is your company afraid of Linux? (2 of 3)

Continued from : Is your company afraid of Linux? Fear #2 (Cost!): Let’s look at skill-sets first.  When you hire an employee who labels themselves a Windows Server Administrator, you are generally getting someone whose expertise on servers stops with Windows.  Yeah, sounds extremely obvious, but I am addressing an important point.  When you hire […]

Create your shortcuts

Create your shortcuts

keylaunch: It’s A small utility for binding commands to a hot key. It reads a configuration file in .keylaunchrc. KeyLaunch uses Ctrl, Alt and Shift as modifier keys, the hotkey is up to the user. Bind your favorite combination to the program you use more, like ctrl-alt-t to open a terminal, use this and you’ll […]