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Intellij IDEA SCSS File Watcher
I use IntelliJ IDEA on a Centos VM for AngularJS development at work, and I have a FileWatcher configured to compile the SCSS files from the designer into CSS when they change. It stopped working one day. After days of … Continue reading
Yet another Airlink 101 DD-WRT adventure
Client needs a cheap Wi-Fi and router. Fast trip to eBay and for $5 plus $6 shipping, I get an Airlink101 AR690w with Wireless-N. Three antennas. Looks good. AR690w is on the supported list, with an older version and a … Continue reading
Why doesn’t my #!@$#$%@ console show my variables?
Given: Google Chrome, Dev Tools open, Console open. Paused at breakpoint. $scope.currentDb $scope.currentDb $scope.currentDbb $scope.currentDb Date.now() Nothing prints. Why? Give me a few hours. Finally, consider the log level selector bottom right of the console panel. Note the current selection … Continue reading
Flashing an AirLink router again and again with DD-WRT
I got an Airlink 101 AR430w router from a dude at a McHenry County Software Craftsmanship meeting. He had already flashed it with DD-WRT and like a moron I tried a web firmware upgrade to the latest build 21061 – … Continue reading
Converting from PocoMail to Gmail
Wifey was tired of PocoMail. It has not been revised in years, the HTML renderer, while “safe”, is not very conformant, which translates into lots of Tech Support calls. Me. Since she uses Gmail at work, why not migrate to … Continue reading
Building Git 1.8 on Centos 6
We use Centos as a VM for development. Intellij IDEA was complaining about the 1.7.1 version from the Centos distro, requiring 1.7.1.1. Picky. So I grabbed the git source: $ git clone https://github.com/git/git $ cd git $ make … http-push.c:920: … Continue reading
Building KDiff3 on Centos 6
My goto diff tool on Windows is the open-source WinMerge. On Linux, Ubuntu has an installable KDiff3, a member of the Qt-based KDE family of tools. At work we are using Centos 6 as our dev VM, and no installable … Continue reading
Yeoman
Seems yeoman is the best for Angular dev, like rails. Create, modify controller, views on the fly. Except it doesnt work. On Windows 8. Tried in my Centos 6 VM from work. gen a project: Error angular You don’t seem … Continue reading
Lodge Seconds
For those traveling to Florida or other points, make sure to stop in the Lodge factory store in Sevierville TN. The traffic and construction made it a bit tough, but it was worth it. We got a 12″ Carbon Steel … Continue reading
Git Bash – where’s my flash drive?
I spend my day in the magnificent Git Bash shell. Recently I started bring work home by pushing the project to a bare Git repository on the flash drive at B: git remote add flash /b/circdesk-android.git git push flash If … Continue reading