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Search a bunch of files in a directory at once

See how easy it is to search across multiple text files at once. Works on Windows, OS X, Linux and other Unix-type of systems. The tip is to use one of the greatest search utilities available. You simply run a short command and it will tell you where the search string is on any of the files in a directory. Easy to use and very powerful if you get into the advanced search queries.

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calling all students… what would you do?

I’ve had this question, it has been bugging me for some time now. If someone was to give you a brand new, state of the art computer. What would you do with it?
Say you’re between 4th grade and 12th grade, how would you use such computer? Why should you get it vs the next guy?
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Fifty Bucks for trying SunOS 10

If you are a bit of a techie and like free stuff, you might want to check out Sun’s latest marketing scheme! Basically if you try their latest OS, Solaris 10. And if you register it then they say they’ll send you $50.00 in Restaurant certificates.
Last time I tried a similar $50.00 in certificates for [...]

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Another reason to stay away from Vista

So I got home today, as usual to check my e-mail and stuff and I find the usual slew of mailing lists, newsletters and other crap. Amongst themk a Technet Flash alert from our buddies at Microsoft, Titled: “New guidance for handling security incidents”. I rarely open the Technet mailings just because I don’t have [...]

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