AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Video Tutorial for Building Android: Advanced Topics

twrp
Praise God! Another video series featuring more advanced material!
Previously, I had created a video tutorial and guide for how to compile Android, from Lollipop through Marshmallow, Nougat, and Oreo. If you need help learning the basics or intermediate material, please see my other video tutorial thread on XDA, Or …

The game restarts on screen rotation!

After my JustChess app hit the F-Droid repository, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that people were trying it out! With every wave of players, however, came a new wave of issues. I like issues. I'm a bit of a problem solver, so it gives me a clear direction to …

New C++ project: JelloStorm!

For the purposes of my C++ training class, I am supposed to make a zombie horde game. However, I am not a horror fan, and I have 3 very young children. So, I decided to tone it down a bit and make it more comical and cartoon-ish. Thus enter: JelloStorm …

Cancel all notifications!

While trying to update and add features to my old open source Hourglass app, I decided that the issue posted asking for a notification cancel button was a pretty good idea!

Screenshot from 2018-05-02 13-12-03

Now you can cancel your timer at any time from the notification bar! The code was pretty simple, actually …

BlueFruit Project: Extend the antenna range!

One of the issues that I have with my home made auto start is range. Obviously, Bluetooth Low Energy is only supposed to travel about 35 feet, when it is unobstructed, of course. The problem that I have here is that the BLE antenna was inside of a metal box …

BlueFruit autostart was a success!

image20180531_074506688

After several series of bench tests, I was finally ready to make the plunge and install my home made autostart into my truck. The vehicle in question is a 1993 GMC K3500 pickup truck. It took about 30 minutes to remove the lower dash portion and properly identify the wires …

enum class is not a class unless it's -std=c++11

treestuff

As I progress through the C++ course at Udemy, I've just completed section 4. However, I ran into a few snags along the way. Some of them are due to differences between the instructor using Windows, and me using Linux. Most notably, I ran into a complete showstopper that took …