Updated on September 18, 2016
Sass Guidelines
These are some general guidelines to writing effective Sass. The same information applies in general to Less, and to some extent CSS, however CSS won’t have the ability to nest selectors like Sass or Less.
Updated on September 18, 2016
Unit testing Angular the right way
There are a number of different methods used to test code, we’ll discuss integration testing and unit testing.
A unit test is a test which is written to verify the functionality of a relatively small piece of code. They are intended to be narrow in scope and cover what the programmer considers useful.
With Angular, there is no excuse for not testing.
Updated on August 4, 2016
Website Optimization – A General Guide + Angular
This article will describe some standard methods to use to optimize your websites. It will also include some tricks for Angular that will increase its performance. This is not going to be a comprehensive article, but it should highlight some of the key components of website and Angular optimization.
Updated on August 2, 2016
Promises
Javascript uses two execution models for code, one is synchronous, meaning code is executed iteratively and effectively one line at a time. The other model is asynchronous, where a bit of code can be executed later, after waiting for some event to occur. The rest of the code will execute in a synchronous fasion until the asynchronous event happens.
Updated on March 29, 2016
Playing Rocket League on Ubuntu with Wine
Until Psyonix creates the Linux port for Rocket League, we are left with few options for playing this wildly addictive game. However, I’ve been successfully playing this game on Ubuntu using Wine 1.8.
Updated on September 18, 2016
Installing the Latest Linux kernel in Ubuntu
This article describes how to install the latest available Linux kernel for Ubuntu.
Updated on April 29, 2016
Ubuntu 16.04 – Installing the Intel Graphics drivers using the Intel Graphics Installer for Linux™
As of the time of writing this article, the Intel Graphics Installer for Linux™ only worked for Ubuntu 15.10.
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Updated on January 6, 2016
Linksys AE6000 wireless AC USB adapter in Linux
The Linksys AE6000 is a nice little wireless AC adapter that you can purchase from places like Fred Meyers or Best Buy. It’s not too expensive for what it offers. The speed is decent too. The problem, once again, comes down to Cisco not offering driver support for Linux. Luckily pintu on HPRATH found a solution and linked to some drivers that you can compile.
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Updated on January 6, 2016
Command line beep using Bash
I wanted to make a little script that could make a beep or some fun sound when a long-running terminal process was complete… Because who sits there and watches the terminal all day when we have websites to browse and applications to write?
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Updated on November 23, 2017
Security Camera Motion Detection with Linux Motion
Security cameras are great for keeping physical evidence on strange events in and around your house. They have picked up thieves stealing Christmas packages, house break-ins, and various other thefts. In this article I’ll teach you how to capture videos from your security cameras using Linux Motion.
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