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sshpass – Awesome Program You Never Should Use

The Awesome Program You Never Should Use article describes a Linux utility that I have found some times very useful, because it can be incredibly helpful. Conceptually, sshpass is a horrible, horrible program. It basically allows you to enter an SSH user name and password on the command line, so you can create a connection without

Popular Electronics Archive On-Line

Popular Electronics magazine was once one of the best-selling DIY electronics magazines. And now you can relive memories from many years back by browsing through this archive of PDFs of all back issues from 1954 to 1982. It is interesting historical content. In November 1982 the magazine became Computers & Electronics. Popular Electronics was sold

Solar power inverters have problems

A solar inverter converts the variable direct current (DC) output of a photovoltaic (PV) solar panel into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) that can be fed into a commercial electrical grid or used by a local, off-grid electrical network. It allows to the use of ordinary AC-powered equipment with solar power. Solar inverters may