Learning Java? Try these great tutorials at IBM DeveloperWorks. Also check out the Java Glossary.

Not a one-termer Congratulations to former US President Jimmy Carter on winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Some people are given an opportunity to do large-scale good in the world. And it’s refreshing when they do.

Running OS X (10.1)? Sick of that tcsh shell? install bash like a real Linux geek and never look back (if you’re running 10.2, it’s already there). The instructions tell you how to set up bash as your default shell, but if you just install it in the root directory (“/”), you can always invoke [...]

The Phrase Finder is a nice site for finding the meanings and origins of common phrases.

File under “20 GOTO 10″ The Online Software Museum lets you learn about and even log in and play with a nice set of really old operating systems: CP/M, RDOS, Altair BASIC, and Unix 7th Edition. The author has even included little mini-faqs to get your feet wet in the operating systems of yesteryear (ah, [...]