Though this script can be used for any folder, my Downloads folder was an absolute nightmare. There were tons of screenshots, invoices, installers, and random documents all piled up in one place.

It’s no secret that I rather enjoy connecting things to the Internet for fun and profit. One of the tricks I’ve learned along the way is to spin up simple APIs that can be used when prototyping a ...

Tips and tricks, especially in the programming world, can be very useful. Sometimes a little hack can be both time and life-saving. A minor shortcut or add-on can sometimes prove to be a Godsend and ...

Naming your startup sounds fun and awesome. Let’s say you have a music sharing idea, so you’re going to grab music.com. Wait, that’s probably too obvious. I’ll be creative. Let me try sharemusic.com.

[153Armstrong] did a short post on how easy it is to generate waveforms using Python. We agree it is simple, but actually, it isn’t so much Python per se, it is some pretty cool libraries (SciPy, in ...

If you need a quick web server running and you don't want to mess with setting up apache or something similar, then Python can help. Python comes with a simple builtin HTTP server. With the help of ...

Python is a tremendously useful language for running scripts, but it isn't limited just to your computer. There are loads of Python scripts that work perfectly well on mobile devices, too — and while ...

Run a networking speed test on your headless Linux servers by installing a simple Python script and following these steps. Every so often, administrators need to run a speed test to find out how their ...

For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced ...