I've wanted to switch my blog to a static site for a while. I didn't want to continue paying for Wordpress for a not-so-frequently updated blog. But my previous attempts had failed.
A recent post about Digital Ocean App Platform made me take another look. DO App Platform is free …
read moreFor development in Python there are two leading choices: PyCharm or VS Code. I've been a VS Code user, but started exploring PyCharm because of some limitations in VS Code.
| Feature | PyCharm | VS Code |
| Basic Editing | Fine | Fine |
| Refactoring | Better | OK |
| Remote Editing | Not really. PyCharm assumes files are available … |
If you want to use static typing, you’ll come across two options for use with Javascript, especially React: a) Flow and b) Typescript. Which should you choose?
TL;DR: TypeScript is much better ergonomically, in tooling, and in ecosystem. Use TS with eslint .
At a first glance, Flow looks …
read moreI have an MP3 speaker that I wanted to use as a dead simple lullaby station for my daughter. The idea is to have several copies of a set of lullabies so that you can just hit play and have hours of lullaby keep playing.
The lullaby I got was …
read moreSometimes I get PDF files generated from PPT that have a dark background with a pattern. These look hideous in print.
Acrobat Pro allows you to edit such documents to make them look better in print.
To remove background, Tools->Content->Edit Object. Rubber band select narrow strips around the …
read moreIf you're a serious Linux user, and all engineers should be, you need the middle click. Synaptics makes it really hard to get. I had this solution scrounged from the interwebs. Save the following text to synaptics_middle_click.reg and double click it.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE …read more
I recently had to run a Linux VM on my MacBook Pro to access a certain software. While it's not a challenging thing to do, there are a few gotchas. Here's some advice on how to get it going:
Decide which distribution to use. Sometimes it's a requirement. But other …