Inbox (by Google) Review
I got a Inbox invite (hat tip to Dawid Róż @dav4dav4) and spent a day with it. The same day, I got the Material Design upgrade for Gmail. Let’s review it.
Facebook Knows Too Much.
This post is stating the obvious. Facebook just scared me with some data points it has about me. Full story, right after the break.
Revamping My Projects Page with Nikola
A week ago, I was inspired to produce a new projects page for myself. The previous one was a trainwreck with a lot of hacks. Also hosted on GitHub Pages for some reason.
Python Apps the Right Way: entry points and scripts
There are multiple ways to write an app in Python. However, not all of them provide your users with the best experience.
One of the problems some people encounter is writing launch scripts. The
best way to handle this is the Entry Points mechanism of Setuptools, and a
__main__.py file. It’s quite easy to implement. If you’re interested,
read on to learn more!
Speeker — my little Android app
Now that I have an usable phone, I can dwelve into Android app development. And so I did. I started with an app to test and play with the text-to-speech services of Android. I named it Speeker.
Series: Chris Warrick’s Android Adventure
I recently got a brand new smartphone. I had — pretty much — the world’s worst Android phone before. The new phone is much more up-to-date and modern. How bad was its predecessor? Well, I’ll be happy to tell you!
In a soap opera series. Haven’t done a series since 2010 (and I trashed that one). I also
haven’t blogged in Polish for quite long (since 2011, to be precise). This is
a change in both regards.
There is currently no schedule (and no finalized content), but the posts in the series are:
BONUS: Inbox (by Google) Review
The Four Pieces of Android, or why is it so fragmented
The Andro-Cheapo-Phone
“A <manufacturer> <model>, Subsidized by <carrier>”
TouchWiz makes no Sense: why OEM skins are evil
One System Fits All: Scaling in Android
The list of posts might be extended.
New Year’s Python Meme 2013/2014
Via Tarek Ziadé (original meme, none this year…) and Alex Clark. Right after the break.
Managing Tasks, Chris’ Way
Time management is hard. The best way to do it is to have a task list, also known as a to-do list. And the best tool? Pen and paper. Yes, analog pen and analog paper.
Adventures in Windows: Music Player Daemon
Recently, I had to reinstall Windows. One of the things I had to set up was MPD, the Music Player Daemon.
This is a short guide on how to do this.
Password Changing 101
Yesterday, I finally created a new password for myself. Now, changing passwords all over the world is what I should do. But it isn’t easy.