HOW TO : Clear unused swap memory in Linux
Inspired by a G+ post by Thomas Weeks . swap memory is something used by the OS to essentially swap data to and forth if the...
HOW TO : Clear screen based on OS in python scripts
I like shiny new toys :). Even though perl is pretty powerful and more than enough for the simple tasks I get to automate from time...
Project Uptime : Progress Report – 1
Here is the first update on Project Uptime. I spun up a new server (doesn’t that sound so odd.. spun up a new server!! :)) with...
HOW TO : Find size of directories in current directory
Quick note for self. Simple bash loop to find out the size of each directory in the existing directory. This script is useful if you are...
Project : Uptime
The uptime of this blog has been really bad recently. I switched to hosting it on a Rackspace virtual server last year and went with the...
HOW TO : Search and Replace text in a file with Perl
There are tons of sites (and tons of different ways to do this) about this information.. But wanted to note this down for my personal records....