Tracking my listening habits has confirmed what I already knewI started using Last.fm in July. The streaming services I was using didn’t give me any stats on my listening habits, such as the kinds of music I listen to the most, or the amount of time I spend listening to them. Last.fm looked like a useful tool...

Krissy Howard: In 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake tore through northeastern Japan and triggered a devastating tsunami. Together, the events destroyed the country, causing more than $300 billion in damages and resulting in the loss of more than 15,000 residents. Some survivors are still grieving over the loss of...

Running a shell script from a Java program using Runtime.exec() appears simple. In practice, there are many pitfalls. This article describes how to avoid at least some of them.