Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 1 / 11 Intro
2 minute readhardwareapple
Accepting that I need a Mac if I want to develop for Apple platforms.
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Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 11 part series
2 minute readhardwareapple
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 2 / 11 Which Mac Should I Get?
3 minute readhardwareapple
Finding a Mac that I can work with.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 3 / 11 M1 Macbook Air
2 minute readhardwareapple
I admit it’s a modern classic.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 4 / 11 It's from eBay. Does it Even Work?
4 minute readhardwareapple
I’ve generally had decent experiences buying from eBay. But before I start chopping bits off my purchase I should probably make sure it works.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 5 / 11 Removing the Display
3 minute readhardwareapple
Finally getting down to some hardware pruning.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 6 / 11 Factory Reset
3 minute readhardwareapple
Just a formality…
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 7 / 11 Is This Thing On?
5 minute readhardwareappleshell scripting
Questioning my hatred of LEDs.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 8 / 11 Magnets
2 minute readhardwareapple
Magnets are fun.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 9 / 11 Remote Access
2 minute readhardwareappleshell scripting
How I really use this machine.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 10 / 11 Running Headless: What I've Learned
3 minute readhardwareappleshell scripting
A few findings.
Decapitating Macbook: An Odyssey 11 / 11 End Results and Bonus
2 minute readhardwareappleshell scripting
I’m really happy with my choice and how I’ve managed to integrate the Macbook into my working environment as a build machine.
Flutter in the Terminal 6 part series
Flutter in the Terminal 1 / 6 Intro
1 minute readvimfluttersoftware developmentandroid
Installing Flutter in the terminal and using Vim instead of Android Studio.
Flutter in the Terminal 2 / 6 Dependencies and Environment
1 minute readvimfluttersoftware developmentandroid
Get the basics set up.
Flutter in the Terminal 3 / 6 Parts of the SDK
2 minute readvimfluttersoftware developmentandroid
What are all these different things?
Flutter in the Terminal 4 / 6 Install the Android SDK
4 minute readvimfluttersoftware developmentandroid
Flutter uses the Android SDK and related tools, so we’ll get that installed next.
Flutter in the Terminal 5 / 6 Install Flutter
1 minute readvimfluttersoftware developmentandroid
Now to get the Flutter tools installed.
Flutter in the Terminal 6 / 6 Set up Vim for Flutter
4 minute readvimfluttersoftware developmentandroid
Make Vim nice with some plugins and config.
I Am Not a Perfectionist
6 minute readattitude
Perfectionism isn’t necessarily a good thing.
My F-Droid Build Setup 6 part series
My F-Droid Build Setup 1 / 6 Intro
2 minute readf-droidproxmoxdockerlxcalpine linuxtelegramgpg
How I’m running F-Droid build tools in a container in Proxmox.
My F-Droid Build Setup 2 / 6 Setting Up the LXC Container
2 minute readf-droidproxmoxdockerlxccontainersalpine linuxshell scripting
Keeping the F-Droid build environment separate in an Alpine container with Proxmox.
My F-Droid Build Setup 3 / 6 The F-droid Build Process
3 minute readf-droidproxmoxcontainers
How the F-Droid submission/build process works.
My F-Droid Build Setup 4 / 6 Creating a Telegram Bot
3 minute readtelegrambotsshell scripting
Setting up a Telegram bot is easy but involves a few steps.
My F-Droid Build Setup 5 / 6 Storing Secret Credentials
2 minute readtelegramgpgshell scripting
How to store secret credentials on your system and let your code access them.
My F-Droid Build Setup 6 / 6 Building Apps and Getting Notified
8 minute readtelegramgpgshell scripting
Use what we’ve learned to build for F-Droid and get a Telegram message when it’s done.
Vanilla JS
6 minute readsoftware developmentopen sourcevimmaking ofvanilla jsjavascriptshell scripting
My favourite flavour… although I don’t mind a cone and a Flake… which are metaphors… for modules… and JSDoc types…
Android as a Dev Environment 4 part series
Android as a Dev Environment 1 / 4 Intro
1 minute readsoftware developmentandroid
Daily-driving Android as a dev environment.
Android as a Dev Environment 2 / 4 Hardware
5 minute readandroidhardware
Android hardware I use for development work.
Android as a Dev Environment 3 / 4 Software
6 minute readsoftware developmentvimandroidshell scripting
A majority of my favourite tools from Linux work well on Android.
Android as a Dev Environment 4 / 4 The Bad Parts
3 minute readsoftware developmentvimmaking ofandroidshell scripting
It’s my preferred environment but it’s not perfect.
Android Bluetooth Keyboard Mapping
3 minute readandroidhardwarekeyboardsshell scripting
Finding and editing
keylayout files on modern Android (with root).Pipe Dream (Web Game)
1 minute readsoftware developmentgamesappsvanilla jsjavascriptopen source
A web game, collect and dodge, which level you can reach?
OLED and E-Ink 4 Life! 4 part series
OLED and E-Ink 4 Life! 1 / 4 Intro
5 minute readsoftware developmente-inkoledhardwaredisplay technologies
Why I’ve been moving over to e-ink and OLED on all of my devices.
OLED and E-Ink 4 Life! 2 / 4 My OLED and E-ink Devices
2 minute readsoftware developmente-inkoledhardwaredisplay technologies
I’ve accumulated a few.
OLED and E-Ink 4 Life! 3 / 4 E-ink Devices
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I’ve accumulated a few.
OLED and E-Ink 4 Life! 4 / 4 OLED Devices
2 minute readsoftware developmentoledhardwaredisplay technologies
I’ve accumulated a few.
My Working Environment 5 part series
My Working Environment 1 / 5 Intro
3 minute readsoftware developmentmaking ofmicrocosm
I live and work in a tiny home and low-power environment. This is how I’ve adjusted.
My Working Environment 2 / 5 Work Considerations
7 minute readsoftware developmenthardwaremaking ofpowermicrocosm
In here I’m less insulated from the outside world than I was in bricks and mortar. Thermally, but also acoustically, kinetically… barometrically?
My Working Environment 3 / 5 Keeping My Equipment Powered
4 minute readsoftware developmentmaking ofpower
From solar power, to having a backup power source, to preferring low-power devices; these are my strategies for keeping the electrons agitated.
My Working Environment 4 / 5 My 'Big PC'
2 minute readsoftware developmentmaking ofhardware
Sometimes Android won’t do, then it’s time to wheel out the mediocre guns!
My Working Environment 5 / 5 Staying Pragmatic
2 minute readsoftware developmentmaking ofattitude
I’m on a journey and the path is curly.
dontdillydally (Web App)
4 minute readsoftware developmentvanilla jsjavascriptopen sourceapps
A web app to track time and money for self-employed people.
BendyStraw (Android App)
8 minute readsoftware developmentandroidflutteropen sourceapps
An Android app for managing NewPipe databases.
Holistik: Activity Overview (Garmin Watch App)
4 minute readsoftware developmentmonkey-cgarminexerciseopen sourceapps
An app for Garmin watches, Holistik displays a visual overview of your exercise activities over varying timescales.