Posts by Chris Mospaw
VirtualBox
Sometimes you need another computer (or six) within your computer. VirtualBox is my go-to virtual machine manager. It’s free and easy to set up, with support for pretty much any operating system as a guest.
Read More...Shutter
Programmers frequently need an easy way to do various screen shots. Shutter is an easy way to do various screen shots on Linux.
Read More...Git
If you deal with files, especially code, you need a way to track those files when they’re created, changed, and even removed. Git does it better than any VCS out there.
Read More...Beaver Builder
If WordPress makes it a breeze to create the web site you want, Beaver Builder turns it into a Hurricane: more powerful and much faster.
Read More...MySQL
MySQL is the database that makes so many web sites possible. PHP might power the web, but MySQL is usually right behind there providing the data necessary for today’s web sites.
Read More...WordPress
More than 25% of all web sites are powered through WordPress, which is written in PHP. That includes this site.
Read More...PHP
PHP: It started as some C programs for a personal home page more than 20 years ago, and the Internet wouldn’t be the same without it.
Over the years, PHP’s demise has been predicted, but it’s really stronger than ever.
Read More...Libre Office
Microsoft Office might be ubiquitous, but there are excellent alternatives. And when Linux is your primary OS, Office is not the best choice.
Read More...Markdown
Markdown isn’t a program, but a way of formatting text that makes writing a breeze. I’ve been writing pretty much everything in Markdown for years, and I’m not gonna stop any time soon.
Read More...Atom
Another great editor, I have Atom highly optimized for Markdown editing.
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