Three Quick Linux Tips

In this post I’m going to point you to three quick and useful Linux tips from three different blogs.  I encourage you to have a look around at each blog and if you like what you see, subscribe.  There is a massive amount of excellent content at each one.  OK, let’s get to it.

7th Son: Descent

The president of the United States is dead. He was murdered in the morning sunlight by a four-year-old boy…

So begins 7th Son: Descent, the technothriller novel by J.C. Hutchins. Originally released as a free audiobook podcast, Descent is in bookstores now. 7th Son has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time.com, Wired.com UK, and on the cover of Blogger & Podcaster magazine.

Exporting Distribution List Member Email Addresses From Exchange 2003

Scenario:  You need a list of the email addresses in a distribution list.  Simple enough…unless you’re running Exchange 2003, which does not have built-in functionality to enumerate this for you.  So you have a couple of options.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Check out these excellent AES related links.

A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) – A fantastic stick figure comic covering AES in surprising depth!

Rijndael Cipher 128-Bit Version – A very nice Flash animation covering the workings of the Rijndael cipher!

Advanced Encryption Standard – The Wikipedia AES article.

Outlook Autocomplete Cache

When using Outlook, and you begin typing an email address (or name) in the To: field, Outlook will show you recent recipients that match what you’ve typed so far.  In this post:   How to delete addresses from the autocomplete cash, How to delete the entire autocomplete cache, and How to move the autocomplete cache to another computer or installation of Outlook.

Multiple Commands On A Single Windows Command Line

When using cmd.exe, you can put multiple commands on the same line by using ‘&’ or ‘&&’ between commands.  Using a single ampersand (&) will cause the first command and then the second command to be run in sequence.  Using double ampersands (&&) introduces error checking.  The second command will run only if the first command is successful.

This Link Kills Spam

Clever idea.  I wonder if it actually has the desired effect.

This Link Kills Spam

(Go ahead and click the link.)

Ever Wondered…?

Ever wondered which brand of meats is officially endorsed by the H-TIPE blog?  The answer is Bar-S!

“From Bacon and bologna to corndogs and smoked sausage, Bar-S delivers more than 100 meat products with quality and value you can trust and all the flavor and variety you want.”

Katmouse

If you run Windows, use a mouse with a scroll wheel, and routinely have multiple windows open, then you need to check out Katmouse.

PCitYourself – The Animated Guide To Building A PC

If you’re curious about building your own computer or just curious about what all that stuff in your computer case is, then you’ll want to check out PCitYourself.