Because technology should be the means, not the end.
We should not trust the masses who say only the free can be educated, but rather the lovers of wisdom who say that only the educated are free.”
Epictetus
The SQLite console, also known as the command line interface or CLI, is a powerful tool for working with SQLite databases. While many people, myself included, often prefer a graphical environment, there are a lot of things that can be done quickly in the console with its collection of commands. There are dozens of commands…
In my latest video, I demonstrate how to sort rows randomly in Excel using a collection of test questions and answers that will be featured in the next update of my book, “Self-Guided SQL“. What’s really interesting about this video is the voiceover provided by the A.I. text-to-speech app from ElevenLabs.io. Voiceovers have always been…
(The following is adapted from a chapter of the upcoming book, Self-Guided SQL: Build Your SQL Skills with SQLite. You can download the sample databases referenced on the Github project page.) Database software often comes with different types of interfaces including graphical, menu-based browsers and text-only console programs. While browser programs are easier to navigate,…
(This article was also published on Medium) I hate filling out forms, especially if I have to print them out or do it by hand. Handwriting is uncomfortable for someone who rarely does it, especially if you were told all the time you were growing up how bad your writing was. The most handwriting I…