Whilst learning French I tried out Frantastique The company behind it I first came across Frantastique when they posted a Paris-based Python job. Unfortunately this particularly job was not suitable for remote working, so I...
Much of Linux’s software is stored in repositories. Your Linux installation has a list of repositories, with the most stable recent packages for your distro and possibly some others. To view, add or delete...
For my own benefit (and maybe others), here are some of the common package management operations and how to do it (in Linux Mint and other Linux distros) Update all install software: apt-get update #...
When you set up your Linux system, you typically grab an image, burn it to DVD, boot the machine off the DVD and follow the instructions. The image will contain the most recent (stable)...
What is Anki? Anki is an open source application which lets you create and view flash cards. Unlike some of the other online education sites it does one thing, and it does it well....
Django has a great system for maintaining your database structure, for keeping your RDMS (typically MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite) in line with your Django-defined Models, and within your version control system. I recently hit...
Having used Fedora, CentOS and Debian (and a little of Raspbian and Unix) a couple of years ago I swapped over to Linux Mint. Since it is based on the popular Debian and Ubuntu...
If I understand it correctly (it looks like the jury is still out), a DevOp is someone who helps developers be more productive by giving them the tools they need. As a freelance developer,...
I used Duolingo regularly for a couple of months. It was good fun, so why did I stop? What is DuoLingo? As the Duolingo website says “Learn languages completely free, without ads or hidden...
I’m playing around with some ideas for language games. Looking for free dictionaries I found the following: http://www.dicts.info/uddl.php – “From this page you can download hundreds of different bilingual dictionaries for any combination of...
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