The Linux graphical desktop has improved vastly since its inception some 18 years ago. Gone are the days in which system configuration necessitated use of the command line. The Ubuntu generation has ...

A new command-line application, Windows Edit, is coming to Windows 11 as part of a bevy of tools aimed at developers and enthusiasts. But is a new tweak to WinGet the real star of the show? It’s hard ...

Let's start with a key aspect to this situation; I am not a programmer. However, as a Mac user I'm relatively comfortable creating simple AppleScripts and have used it with some success in the past to ...

Modern operating systems have no shortage of feature-rich applications. The problem: Sometimes feature-rich turns into flat-out bloat. From email to music to Twitter and beyond, put your system on a ...

You can now use Microsoft Edit to create and edit text files directly in Command Prompt or PowerShell without switching apps, ...

When Windows breaks badly, GUIs won't save you.

Write your command line tool so that it outputs data as plain text, for the screen, and as XML or HTML, for the browser. Then when you need to view the output in the browser, you call the program from ...

Python 3.8.2 is installed on Pop!_OS Linux. How to create and run a Python app Your email has been sent Interested in learning Python? Jack Wallen takes you through your first steps in building a ...

When you open a program on your computer by double-clicking its icon, you are activating that program's .exe file and, thus, launching the program. When you launch PowerPoint, for example, you're ...