John just completed an “Operations Management” course taught by former AMI Semiconductor executive, Dr. Randy Cook. The course study focused on lean manufacturing methodologies. Dr. Cook’s experience both from AMI and Utah State University brought valuable insights into lean theory and its application.

Ever get in a Linux directory and realize that you like this directory, but you need to take a quick little fling in a different one? Your current directory can’t give you what you need at that moment, but you know you want to come right back to it when you are done. Well, throw [...]

Another reason to love linux is the simple little “screen” utility available in the OS. Screen lets you multiplex between console sessions. Here are the commands I use the most: screen -S —> lets you create a terminal session that is viewable when you ssh into the machine from somewhere else screen -dr —-> detaches [...]

When automating processes on a computer it is often very handy to do redirection. I know that linux has a lot of redirection capabilities, but recently I learned the Windows XP also has many of the same capabilities. Some of the operators covered are: > >> & |

I have a Palm Treo on which I run TCPMP (Free). I have a lot of DVD’s a home that I don’t watch. I exercise every day and like to watch tv on my Treo while I sweat. After trying many things, I have found a way to get my DVD’s transfered over to a [...]