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Serverless vs. Containers: How Serverless Will Win
Serverless will dominate in cloud computing, but containers will impact the cloud as well.
Cloud ComputingPostman really supercharges your API
It’s been a while since I used Postman for the last time. Now that we had a need to test one endpoint quickly I decided to tap into it again. What …
Command-lineHow to AirDrop from Mac to iPhone or iPad
Did you know you can use AirDrop to send pictures, videos, and files from a Mac to an iPhone or iPad? AirDrop between the Mac and an iOS device is …
Operating SystemsTroubleshooting iOS 11 Problems
Most users are able to install iOS 11 onto an iPhone or iPad without any incident, and they are ready to enjoy the best new features available in the …
OS XHow to Force Restart iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
Apple has changed how to forcibly restart an iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, with the device now relying on a sequence of three button presses to …
Operating SystemsHow to Make iPhone Camera Shoot JPEG Pictures in iOS 11
The iPhone camera will now default to taking pictures in a new HEIF format, rather then JPEG. This camera formatting change to HEIF came in iOS 11, …
OS XTech Tip: How to Force Restart a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
I have a <i>very</i> embarrassing admission to make: after 33 years of being a Mac user, I was completely stumped when I recently tried to force quit and …
MacBook ProHow to Download file from Server using SSH
SSH is the most secure protocol for accessing servers these days. It provides the highest level of data communication security. The SCP (Secure Copy) …
LinuxHow to Create and Extract Zip Files to Specific Directory in Linux
In one of our several articles about the tar command, we showed you how to extract tar files to a specific or different directory in Linux. This …
LinuxThe Best Listens of Summer
My 7 favorite podcasts<p>One of the surprise hits of new media these days is podcasts.<p>Many of the most popular ones are descendants of the 2014 hit …
How to Move Home Directory to New Partition or Disk in Linux
On any Linux system, one of the directories that will surely grow in size has to be the /home directory. This is because system accounts (users) …
LinuxHow to Install Samba on Ubuntu for File Sharing on Windows
Samba is a free/open source and popularly used software for sharing files and print services between Unix-like systems including Linux and Windows …
LinuxGlances - A Real Time Monitoring Tool for Linux
Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python. This is a better alternative to the top and htop monitoring tools. This tool …
Linux10 Useful Tips for Writing Effective Bash Scripts in Linux
Shell scripting is the easiest form of programming you can learn/do in Linux. More so, it is a required skill for system administration for …
LinuxBash on Windows 10 goes beyond Ubuntu and gets support for Fedora and SuSE, too
One of the biggest surprises at Microsoft’s Build developer conference last year was that the company was building support for the Bash shell on top of an Ubuntu-based Linux subsystem right into Windows 10. This feature launched widely with the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary update and over …
10 Useful ‘locate’ Command Practical Examples for Linux Newbies
One of most obnoxious experiences that most new users of the Linux platform usually face is the inability to find the simplest and yet more effective …
LinuxHow to Install/Upgrade Google Chrome 63 on Ubuntu & LinuxMint
<b>Google Chrome 63 Released</b>. It is a freeware web browser developed by Google Inc. It is most popular browser and used by millions of users. It …
Functional Programming in Javascript (Part 2)
This article is the sequel of this.<p>Trampoline and Thunk<p>In the recursion section of part 1, there was stack size problem. To solve this, I would like …
Ubuntu 17.04: The bittersweet Linux release
Ubuntu 17.04 is another solid desktop release, but Unity, its default desktop, is being retired. This new distribution's real improvements are in its …
bd – Quickly Go Back to a Parent Directory Instead of Typing “cd ../../..” Redundantly
While navigating the file system via the command line on Linux systems, in order to move back into a parent directory (in a long path), we would …
LinuxAzure vs. AWS: Which One Is Better?
We’ve used Azure for nearly five years at Stackify; in fact, we built Retrace with Azure in mind. But is Azure the right cloud for you? The battle …
Setting up a Shiny Development Environment within Linux on Windows 10
While I was getting Ruby on Rails to work nicely under Ubuntu on Windows 10 I took the opportunity to set up my *nix bash environment, which was …
LinuxHow to Set Up Your Own Completely Free VPN In the Cloud
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a great way to add security to your browsing while also preventing snoopers (including your internet service …
Information SystemsUbuntu 17.04 Release Date and Features
<b>Ubuntu 17.04 Released</b>. Finally Ubuntu 17.04 has arrived with its latest features. The support for Ubuntu 17.04 will be ended on January 2018. For …
LinuxAdvanced web scraping in Python
Recently, I just created and open-sourced an unofficial Medium API, called PyMedium, which provides developers an easy way to access</b> …
pyDash – A Web Based Linux Performance Monitoring Tool
pydash is a lightweight web-based monitoring tool for Linux written in Python and Django plus Chart.js. It has been tested and can run on the …
LinuxBanks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride into sunset | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Hinshaw is not a typical 75-year-old. He divides his time between his family – he has 32 grandchildren and great-grandchildren – and helping U.S. companies avert crippling computer meltdowns.<p>A worker guides the first shipment of an IBM System Z mainframe computer in …
ITUbuntu Unity Vs Ubuntu GNOME
GNOME is one of the oldest desktop environments. Up until Ubuntu 11.04, it was the default desktop environment for Ubuntu but then the Ubuntu …
Python - Check If File or Directory Exists
The Python os.path module is used for common file or directory pathename’s manipulations. The method isfile() of this module is used to check if any …
Operating Systems