And yet, today command line skills are alive and well and will continue to be that way for thr foreseeable future. I don't see tablets as ever replacing a computer. It's like this article suggests: They are great from the consumer stand point but you aren't going to get programmers and server administrators using them to do their daily tasks.
Another great Manning title. I like their books for the non-BS approach to teaching the topic. Gets right to the point.. I don't have time to read a 1500+ page book.
How about contributing to Open Source by helping write the documentation for projects? Properly documented projects go a long way in helping developers get recognition and notice.