Monthly Archives: March 2016

safe computing – email

Posted on March 30, 2016 by DocDock

What is computer security?  Techniques for ensuring that computer data is not accessed by unauthorized individuals. This might involve passwords, encryption or physical seclusion. Virtually every other week there is a story in the news about some web site which … Continue reading →

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command line fun – juliane day number to gregorian

Posted on March 26, 2016 by DocDock

In a previous blog, I implemented a routine to convert a Gregorian date into a Juliane day number to allow simple math and comparisons on dates. This was pretty cool but it is less useful if you cannot convert back … Continue reading →

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command line fun – julian day number

Posted on March 21, 2016 by DocDock

I keep getting into a situation where I need to do some simple date calculations.  This is not a problem using a language like Java or when using a language that lets you add additional modules like Perl.  Unfortunately, some … Continue reading →

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Analyzing web traffic

Posted on March 17, 2016 by DocDock

Are we alone in the universe?  Well, that question is up for grabs but the question of am I alone on the Internet is quite answerable.   Simply Google any noun or term and it is easy to see that you … Continue reading →

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command line – stupid date tricks

Posted on March 12, 2016 by DocDock

Just because you can do something doesn’t mean that you should do it.  I try and keep to that simple rule but from time to time it is fun to see what crazy things you can do in a simple … Continue reading →

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command line junkie – speed test

Posted on March 7, 2016 by DocDock

Graphical operating systems really does make it easier to multi-task, especially for people who are not comfortable on the command line.  It is really easy to switch between your spreadsheet, web browsers and photo viewer programs in this type of … Continue reading →

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command line fun – math

Posted on March 1, 2016 by DocDock

What is nice about shell scripting on Linux is that the language is just as complete as most of the compiled languages.  What elements makes up a pretty good computer language. variables assignments conditionals statements flow control expressions functions These … Continue reading →

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