Author Archives: DocDock

Installing Java 8 on Linux

Posted on February 4, 2017 by DocDock

I hate to admit it but for some tasks on Linux are easier for some less technical people on other operating systems like windows. Simply run the executable which, most of the time, prompts for the install path and then proceeds to … Continue reading →

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security of passwords

Posted on January 31, 2017 by DocDock

It was actually a very long time ago when a friend of mine contacted me about a Word Perfect data file.  It seemed that one of his employees had decided to pick up and leave the company without any notice. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Governmental picking winners and losers

Posted on January 26, 2017 by DocDock

I didn’t follow the most US election terribly closely but I did actually hear quite a bit about some of the proposals of the two candidates. I keep thinking that “Make America Great Again” does sound like a catchy slogan … Continue reading →

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command line fun – finding a list of files

Posted on January 22, 2017 by DocDock

In Unix at the command line there is almost always an alternative method to do something. I usually remember this when I need to process a few files in the current working directory and I may not always have the … Continue reading →

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command line fun – finding the right jar file

Posted on January 15, 2017 by DocDock

Where did I set down my mobile phone is quickly answered by a quick telephone call or a sms from another phone.  If everything were only that simple. I receive a bit of code from a buddy at work that … Continue reading →

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Evolution of LED Lighting – software solution

Posted on January 8, 2017 by DocDock

In my previous blog entry, Evolution of LED Lighting – hardware and tools, I only managed to describe the tools and hardware as well as a first project to test the ability to upload new programs to the device. Some … Continue reading →

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Evolution of LED Lighting – hardware and tools

Posted on January 3, 2017 by DocDock

Flashback I wanted to buy home automation electronics, nothing really fancy just a WiFi controller for a led strip.  When shopping for things like this Pay attention.  I saw something that spoke about WiFi and was really quite cheap so I … Continue reading →

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Evolution of LED Lighting

Posted on December 28, 2016 by DocDock

When the children were really young they had a very tiny little nightlight.  It didn’t really give off all that much light but it was enough to keep the boys happy.  But nothing lasts forever and as it turns out … Continue reading →

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nobody’s IT is perfect – real life shopping

Posted on December 22, 2016 by DocDock

Have you ever made a mistake at work?  Either it is small and your colleagues rib you about it or it is bigger and the boss yells at you. What were you thinking?  Those crazy test case output went to … Continue reading →

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windows scripting

Posted on December 17, 2016 by DocDock

I was asked the other day if I could take over a task that was running on windows machine. The sentence was hardly out of my boss’s mouth when he said that “you unix guys don’t like windows though”. Well, … Continue reading →

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