On Monday 28 November 2005 02:30 pm Vaughn Treude kindly wrote: > > I cut my teeth on Unix and "grew up" with the command line. One of > the first things I do on a Windoze box is to bring up the command > prompt. And it's aggravating when I habitually type in a Linux > command, and of course, the retarded Redmond OS doesn't recognize > it. One thing I've noticed though, is that the Windows command > line is gradually getting more Linux-like, for example, you can now > use the arrow key to recall previously typed commands. But even I > have trouble remembering some of the commands I seldom use. For > that reason, I recommend having some kind of "cheat sheet." It's > also very important to keep a log of every system setting you > change and every library and program you install. I've learned that > the hard way - if you ever have to reinstall, it really makes > things easier. > That's very good advice. > > When I screw up, I > > screw up hugely. Little things like the clock suddenly going all > > kattywhompus drive me crazy. I barely grok the man pages. > > A Robert Heinlein reference! :-) Sad to say, "grok" has bad > connotations for me because while I liked his early stuff, > everything he wrote after "Stranger in a Strange Land" sucked! > (Just my two cents.) > I agree! Siri Amrit -- Tigerflag Natural Perfumery, LLC www.tigerflag.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss