Monthly Archives: February 2016

command line fun – windows flow control

Windows batch files are not nearly as rich as some languages (perl or python) and certainly not as rich as the shell scripting. Not all of the familiar control structures exist but it is possible to create some as necessary … Continue reading

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Why do they hate us … by the IRS

I have a tendency to make the same mistake every year. I take in a pile of disorganized receipts and numbers to someone who will be helping me do my US taxes. It is usually about this time that I … Continue reading

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finding more IT staff

President Obama is apparently planning on asking the Congress to allocate four billion dollars to increase the number of people who have access to computer science.  This could be indeed a well intentioned plan to ensure that the most people … Continue reading

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command line fun – flow control

Shell scripting is like any other programming language as far as control statements go.  To be honest, all your favorite control statements can be whipped up using either if/then statement or a loop. The good news is that we don’t … Continue reading

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