Part 1 of this series on simple email automations began with a look at outbound messages. We exhibited simple scripts that can send out items and even attachments. This time, we will filter incoming ...

A simple rsync script to back up your home directory Your email has been sent Backing up your files is a very important and very often neglected measure to save yourself the frustration of lost data.

Nowadays, major productivity apps seem to demand a monthly payment. This "subscription creep" is annoying, but there’s a ...

Python is one of the most approachable languages to learn, thanks to its object-oriented-first approach and its minimal syntax. The standard library includes many useful modules that you can use to ...

An Ars forum member by the name of adminfoo recently installed Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) to see what all the fuss was about. To his surprise, the security solution quickly labeled him as a ...

After voting last month to strip Obama administration guidelines, the Federal Communications Commission ceded control of the internet to ISPs, at least for now. Corporations like Comcast and Verizon ...

Got multiple iTunes accounts? Tired of switching manually from one to the other all the time? If you’re in that position, you might like to check out this thread on Reddit, which offers a few ...

Do you want to create a Shell script in your Linux system? This guide will take you through how to create a shell script using multiple text editors, how to add comments, and how to use Shell ...

You're tracking the diversity of your sources, and you need to feed your shiny new spreadsheet/proprietary database/legal pad some data. If you're not sure what to ...