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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source Tutorials & Tips

Quick search and replace recursively in multiple files

Lately I’ve been working with a lot of static HTML files with lots of repeating text structures. In the past I’ve talked about editing multiple files with Emacs. This approach works very well when the number of multiple files and text matches in each file is manageable or you need to make sure every match […]

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Events GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source personal

Going to DrupalCon 2010

So thanks to Justia, I’ve spent the last week at Mountain View, or what is known as the Silicon Valley area. Next week I’ll be attending the Drupal Conference, Drupalcon 2010, in San Francisco, California. Its been great working and hanging out in this area, specially when things in Mexico are not as easy these […]

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Emacs GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source

3 methods on how to backup your Emacs file

The emacs personalization file (dotemacs) is a very important resource for every Emacs user. Typically found at ~/.emacs, this file contains elisp code all the personalization of Emacs to accommodate each user. Its so important that it basically represents your Emacs “personality”. To loose your .emacs file can mean loosing a lot of hours of […]

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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source personal

Goodbye ACM Crossroads, Hello GNU

I’ve been the web editor for the ACM Crossroads student magazine for the past 4 years. Since I’m no longer a student, the time has come to step out of that position and let someone else take the job. So since issue 16.2 the ACM Crossroads website is in charge of Malay Bhattacharyya of the […]

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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source Interesting random stuff Programming & Web Development

Random links from my bookmarks

I’d like to share my bookmarks from time to time. I think sometimes random browsing can be very fruitful and sometimes even productive. This week on my delicious bookmaks, I’d like to share: Red Hat Magazine | A guide to GNU Screen Very useful to use when needing to run long processes through an SSH […]

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Emacs GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source personal

Mac OS X from a GNU/Linux User

The Mac OS X slogan I’ve heard from several mac fanboys is “it just works”. Well, being a GNU/Linux user for quite some time and coming to OS X, that is not the case for me. There’s a lot of little things that “just don’t work” on my particular usage. Recently I’ve been given a […]