Tag Archives: bash

Dec
02
2009

Arch on coLinux

I’ve recently gotten tired of working in Cygwin‘s slow environment and was looking for something faster and more faithful to a true Unix system. I knew virtualization was an option, but didn’t want to sacrifice the accessibility and speed of working with a native application (yes, even in seamless mode). Enter coLinux: essentially a port [...]

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Oct
01
2009

Get notified by email when a web page changes

Just a quick mini Linux shell/Bash script that scrapes a web page and lets you know by email if the value you want is there. In my case, I want to get notified when an Amazon article appears in the Amazon store. Lynx does all the work, so make sure you have that. You’ll also [...]

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Feb
16
2009

Ode to simplicity

I recently found out about an application that beautifully abides to the KISS principle: todo.sh (yes, it took me a few years). It’s a small script written in Bash (a Python version is available as well) by the wonderful Gina Trapani (of Lifehacker fame) that helps you manage a very simple TODO list stored in [...]

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