We all do it. I mean, it’s not really a choice is it? It’s just something that has to be done more frequently than changing socks. I’m of course talking about reinstalling Windows. Because, man, is this a totally non-hardened OS or what? You can go to one ad-powered website and get a whole slew… Continue reading Taking back your control after Windows reinstall
Just a small note on add_filter in WordPress
add_filters seem to have its use in a WordPress context. However, debugging them is shit. And there are not a whole lot of good examples around to explain how to work with them. I was trying to figure out a way to modify the colour defaults for the quotes component in AESOP Story Engine, and… Continue reading Just a small note on add_filter in WordPress
Adding _your_ fonts to TinyMCE (WordPress)
This took me a while to figure out, mainly because I: Went the quick and dirty route Found a TON of tips on how to add Google Web and other web fonts, which I didn’t want because I Wanted to load custom (TTF) fonts I was about to use a WordPress plugin called Fonts, because… Continue reading Adding _your_ fonts to TinyMCE (WordPress)
Package, where the hell are you??!
Simple solution to a simple problem; Problem I can’t figure out where in the wholey hell of Linux-operating-system-paths-and-specifications, a package is spread out. Solution dpkg -L [package]
Tunneling Gerrit
Tunneling and Gerrit was a really interesting happening, as it wasn’t all clear how to do the following things Allow cloning and interaction with Gerrit Git Allow interaction with Gerrit’s web UI The first part was easier than the second. So let’s look at the second first. Allowing interaction with Gerrit’s web UI In order… Continue reading Tunneling Gerrit
Gerrit commands and other bits
Gerrit is a really interesting code review tool. When I worked for one of my former employers I got to test it out and I was both intrigued and daunted by it. The learning curve is sky-high with this one, but there’s a lot of things done right, when it comes to running huge code… Continue reading Gerrit commands and other bits
Fixing permissions in a shared Git repo
I hate shared Git repos’. Especially when I forget to set them as shared ones. And I start inviting people to join in on the fun. So, therefore, here’s a tip from a blog that tells you a way of fixing the mess you did, retroactively: https://blog.christophersmart.com/2014/01/10/permanently-fixing-permissions-on-a-shared-git-repo/ tl;dr TheRightWay git init –bare –shared tl;dr TheRadioactiveWay ssh… Continue reading Fixing permissions in a shared Git repo
SmartWatch2+3 in one apk
So, I got into this thing when I developed a watch face for the SmartWatch 2 and wanted to see if I could combine it in any way to work with a SmartWatch 3 as well. My route was a bit more strangled than the one I am about to present, but if nothing else,… Continue reading SmartWatch2+3 in one apk
Musings about going from Eclipse to Android Studio 0.3.7
So, the first time around when Android Studio was announced I was pretty excited. Seeing that something tightly connected to Android in the shape of a Google pushed IDE, well that should bring a lot of nice things! But alas, after a few hours of tinkering and trying to import projects exported from Eclipse by… Continue reading Musings about going from Eclipse to Android Studio 0.3.7
My impressions on two not-that-old mobile OSes (Ubuntu Touch et. Firefox OS)
I had the good fortune of getting a “Firefox OS Developer Preview” device called “peak” delivered to me the other day. It took nearly a month from purchase to delivery and the overall information sharing by Geeksphone (the creators of peak) was not what I would expect. But I digress. We’re here to talk about… Continue reading My impressions on two not-that-old mobile OSes (Ubuntu Touch et. Firefox OS)