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Cycle through bash history with Page up / Page down in Linux

Cycling through the history of already used commands in Linux is helpful, it is even better if you could search for already used commands for a specific program like nano etc. To activate that (which it isn’t by default) you need to edit the /etc/inputrc file sudo nano /etc/inputrc then you need to find the … Read more Cycle through bash history with Page up / Page down in Linux

Java – how to check if a String is a boolean!

I stumbled upon this “problem” regularly, for example I have a String value and want to check if this can be parsed to a boolean. Boolean.getBoolean(String name) – javadocs Returns true if and only if the system property named by the argument exists and is equal to the string “true”. System.out.println(“Boolean.getBoolean(true): ” + Boolean.getBoolean(“true”)); System.out.println(“Boolean.getBoolean(false): … Read more Java – how to check if a String is a boolean!

Check out Zoe

So I found this Indigogo crowdfunding project which sounds awesome, think like Apples Siri or Microsofts Cortana but in your living room and without internet access! Can’t? Well then look at this here. Smart home, complex if this then that cases of your choice, Additional remote devices like voice drops, amazon echo or Googles Nest.