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Password Generator in Python
I recently watched a Tech With Tim tutorial on YouTube about creating a little password generator application in python. I followed the tutorial and it worked just fine for me. Tutorial videos like these are mainly intended to help get new users up to speed with a language and give …
· 6 min read· shakiestnerdQCAD Cheat Sheet
What do you need when learning QCAD? Definitely, a cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts. One thing that makes QCAD different from other applications is it uses two letter abbreviations for commands in addition to using traditional shortcuts like
CTRL+CandCTRL+V.Learning some of the two letter codes …
· 1 min read· shakiestnerdBible Software
Wanted to share a few free resources for Bible reading. These include desktop, mobile, and internet resources. Hope you will find something that will resonate with you here.
· 1 min read· shakiestnerdNextcloud Synchronization Issue Resolved
I upgraded the version of Nextcloud on my server this last week. The new version is: Nextcloud Hub 325.0.3)
After upgrading the server, my Nextcloud desktop client hung and just sat there in the system tray with a syncing message. Frustration!
First thought was, OK, I've upgraded Nextcloud …
· 1 min read· shakiestnerdSudoku and Gamification
I enjoy playing sudoku. It's a mental challenge to figure out how to fill in the blanks. I had typically played the game on my android phone or tablet. The available apps are pretty good and have lots of aids for adding 'pencil' marks, tracking how many of each number …
· 2 min read· shakiestnerdLinux Mint 21.1 Vera Released
Had a pleasant surprise this morning. Linux Mint 21.1 (Vera) showed up as available for install. I went through the upgrade process seamlessly and really like the out of the box improvements.
I really like how Mint has been coming along in the last several …
· shakiestnerdLinux Tweaks
I have an old laptop and also a virtual machine that are running linux flavors. In addition to playing around with the OS, it's good to set them up so that they can do some basic stuff. The following tools serve as a basic setup to get me going. Here …
· 1 min read· shakiestnerdXiphos Cheat Sheet
Xiphos is Bible study software that is available for Windows and Linux operating systems. It is able to use modules from "The SWORD Project" which gives access Bible translations in many different languages. You are able to download Bible commentaries, dictionaries and other books as well. It is open-source software …
· shakiestnerdPython Factorial Function Time Test
This article illustrates four ways to calculate a factorial function along with how long each method takes.
I ran across an example factorial calculation in python using a lambda expression on the Make Tech Easier website. It made me wonder how the lambda function compared to using the factorial function …
· 4 min read· shakiestnerdHappy Father's Day
Happy Father's Day
Just wanted to say that I am privileged to have a good father and mother who instilled in me the values needed to make it through life. For that I am very grateful. Were they perfect? Of course not. Parenting doesn't come with any instruction book. I …
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