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I Tried Using a Chromebook as My Main Computer, Here is What I Learned

November 19, 2019 / AlanJames1987 / 0 Comments

I use Linux as my main computer, Android on my phone, Windows to play games, OS X to program iOS apps, and iOS to run the apps that I program. I also have several Raspberry Pis running smart home code, like Octoprint, Nextcloud, Home Assistant on Debian. The house has a ton of devices with embedded operating systems, like Tasmota, or Android TV. I even have several computers running on AWS and Digital Ocean. Overall I think I have around 25 full computers and 25 embedded Arduino like computers to manage and maintain.

For years I’ve been searching for the perfect computer. One that is mobile, runs my Android apps, runs my Linux apps, has Google Assistant built in, etc. Something that allows me to manage all of my devices from one place and lets me develop.

So when ChromeOS started supporting Linux and Android I started paying attention.

Best Sublime Plugins

September 21, 2015 / AlanJames1987 / 0 Comments

As you can tell from my lack of articles over the last several months I have been very busy. I’ve been in India and San Francisco working like crazy. I will be posting more about what I have been working on in the future, but because of work I have had no time to write any new or interesting articles.

So today I decided to share what Sublime plugins I use to be more productive, help unify my team’s standards, and help the overall collaboration in my team.

I’ve been using Sublime for several years but I was unimpressed when I first started using it. I later found out that the real advantage of using Sublime is the plugin system. You can make Sublime into nearly any type of IDE you want.

Here is my list of best Sublime plugins.

Personal Cloud Drive with ownCloud

May 10, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 2 Comments

If you’ve ever used Dropbox or Google Drive you know what cloud based storage is. It’s a hard drive located somewhere on the internet for you to store and share your files.

But what if you have terabytes of files, or a preexisting server infrastructure at your work or house? Are those solutions really the best? Is there a better self hosted solution?

There is and it’s called ownCloud.

Making Desktop JavaScript Apps with node-webkit

May 5, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 0 Comments

Update: node-webkit is now called NW.js and uses io.js and Blink instead of Node.js and WebKit. All other information is still correct.

JavaScript can be run in a browser normally, on a server with Node.js, and on mobile devices with Cordova, but where else can we use JavaScript to program?

Well, plenty other places, but the last big place to write programs is the desktop and today I’m covering writing desktop JavaScript applications with node-webkit.

Making Mobile JavaScript Apps with Cordova

April 23, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 4 Comments

Last time I covered what Node.js is and briefly covered creating server side JavaScript applications with it. But as part of my recent desire to write everything in JavaScript I have also started writing mobile applications in JavaScript using Cordova.

I’ve written mobile applications in various technolgies and even have some on the Google Play Store, but I like writing mobile applications in Cordova more than other technology I’ve used, which are Java and Flex with Adobe AIR.

Making Server JavaScript Apps with Node.js

April 5, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 2 Comments

JavaScript used to be used only within the browser. But nowadays JavaScript can be used pretty much anywhere programming is supported. It can be used in a browser, server, mobile device, and even desktop.

I’m going to write about building JavaScript applications for mobile devices and desktops in future posts. Today I will discuss how to make server applications in JavaScript.

Node Keyword Detection with Annyang-Node

March 28, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 0 Comments

In my last post I talked about the great annyang library by Tal Ater, which is a keyword detector and abstraction layer for Chrome’s continuous speech recognition system.

Annyang is a great client side JavaScript library for detecting a spoken keyword and performing a specific callback function. But what if you want the same functionality server side?

Use annyang-node of course.

Remote MySQL Connection Access

January 27, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 0 Comments

When moving a site from one server/host to another it’s often necessary to have both servers/hosts share a third server’s database. This is necessary because as the DNS change propagates around the world some user’s ISP may send them to your old server and some may arrive at the new server.

If you had two independent servers running two instances of MySQL the records in the database won’t match and some users will never be on the new server. This is especially a problem if you’re running a subscription based website. You merchant may have already processed their account information and confirmed them on your site, but wait, were they confirmed on the old server or the new one?

Using a shared database allows users who sign up to your site through the old server to be added same database as users who sign up through the new server. But MySQL doesn’t allow this to happen by default. It thinks that any incoming request from an outside connection is a security threat.

The internet is usually a great place to find tutorials, especially relating to programming. However, configuring a MySQL database for remote connections seems to be a poorly documented thing online.

With that in mind, here is a short explanation of how to configure MySQL to allow remote connections.

Note: this will not work on shared hosting.

SSH Login Without Password

January 18, 2014 / AlanJames1987 / 0 Comments

Have you ever wanted to login to your servers via SSH without using a password?

Here is a very short explanation of how to do it.

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