Have you ever wondered how the OK and/or FAILED messages are printed out in the initialization of services on a Linux system during bootup? Well… I have. Anyway, I’ve always thought that it was really cool how the OK and FAILED messages printed out at the same column on the screen and in different colors. So of course I wanted to know how to do that so I could use it in my own scripts.
Jonathan Franzone
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Wrath of the Lich King Cinematic Trailer
Oh boy! Blizzard has unveiled the cinematic trailer for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. And it does NOT dissappoint. Blizzard raises the bar on the quality of their cinematics every time they release one. Also note, that they usually only unveil the cinematics when the release of the product …
SourceForge.net Updates Website
I was just browsing for some software and happened along one of my all-time favorite spots for finding free utilities… SourceForge.net. I noticed that they’ve updated their website to have a much more Web 2.0 look. Very nice!
Friday Song Of The Day – Disturbia
Today’s Friday Song of the Day features a song off of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. This is Disturbia by Rihanna, which can be found on the Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded album. Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum (Whats wrong with me?) Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum (Why do I feel …
Link Bundle – August 20
Top 10 Concepts That Every Software Engineer Should Know This is a very well constructed article on some basic principles of software engineering; very well worth your time to read. Brought to you by none other than Alex Iskold. Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines Smashing Magazine has a great article to help you …
Michael Phelps Reported In Blizzard Forums For Gold Farming
A good friend of mine just pointed out this hilarious post on the official World of Warcraft forums. The original post was as follows: I have evidence that a character named MichaelPhelps has been farming gold. I also have proof that he is doing this in China. He’s been doing it for about a week …
How To Create A Bash Install Script
Have you ever wanted to create an installer program on a Linux system, but didn’t want all the hassle of an actual install builder? I have. I recently had need of a simple, no frills installation that could: ask the user a few questions extract some binary files and do some stuff with those binary …
Friday Song Of The Day – Wanted Dead Or Alive
Hey, there music lovers! Sorry, it’s been several weeks since I posted a FSOTD. I’ve actually been taking somewhat of a break from blogging altogether. Anyway, here is Bon Jovi‘s Wanted Dead Or Alive from their album, Slippery When Wet (1986). It’s all the same, only the names will change Everyday it seems we’re wasting …
Win a $10,000 Office Makeover
Play Dell’s Synergistic Mission Critical Out-of-the-Box Sweepstakes for a chance to win some really cool tech gear and the main prize of a $10,000 office makeover. Just go on over to DELL.COM/smb/BuzzwordSweeps every day until September 3 (2008) and unscramble buzzwords. They are giving away a computer every day! plus other daily prizes. Once you …