Once upon a time there was great furor over exFAT, and great excitement over the Btrfs filesystems for Linux. So where are they now?

Learn how to make Linux talk, perform unusual feats with file listings, empty files without deleting them, perform miraculous cures on misconfigured wifi, and more.

In which we debunk the silly canard that Linux does not innovate, but merely imitates. And as a free bonus, suggest meaningful ways to contribute other than cranking out yet more Ubuntu respins.

Thursday night The Big Bang Theory returns to the airwaves for its fourth season. At Linux.com we're big fans of the show, especially Linux user Dr. Sheldon Cooper. To gear up for the return of The Big Bang Theory, Jack Wallen answers the question (in Sheldon's own voice), "what would Sheldon use?"