NetBeans with Oracle Java
This semester, I took two classes with a professor who really likes Java. All the content is taught in Java, and in addition, some plugins we use for testing only exist in …
Programming Marathon
Boca Installation Updated on July 19, 2013 Follow the INSTALL.TXT Install dependencies julio@acer ~> sudo pacman -S php php-pgsql php-mcrypt php-gd postgresql Uncomment the …
Django on Bluehost
This year I bought the domain juliobs.com and hosting on bluehost.com, so far it only has a copy of my old site, made from scratch in PHP and this blog. But finally my vacation has …
Vim - Delete column
One of the great advantages of Vim over other editors is that it has various visual modes that allow editing text blocks involving multiple lines. Today I needed to delete the …
Enable tab-completion in Python Shell
Create the file ~/.pyrc with the following content: $ cat .pyrc # ~/.pyrc # enable syntax completion try: import readline except ImportError: print "Module readline not …
HP Calculator
Installation of HPtalx to connect the calculator to the computer via USB: Download and install Ckermit (available at AUR) julio@julio-acer ~> yaourt ckermit Download and install …
Apache Subversion (SVN)
Subversion (SVN) is an open-source version control system (VCS) that emerged to replace the limited CVS. SVN manages files and directories and the changes made to them over time. …
rTorrent RSS
Download only legal content! Update: consider Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, etc. If you are one of those who constantly check if new Linux ISOs, music under creative commons, etc. are …
Freeing Reserved Space in Partitions
When we format a partition in ext2, ext3, or ext4, 5% of the space is automatically reserved for the root user. This policy is a legacy from a time when disks were very small. In …
Emulate mouse using keyboard
As I wrote in a previous post, I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse to use the computer from about 3 meters away. However, the mouse is not working. While the combination of the …