January 2013
2 posts
Enhancing Git on OS X
Git is a distributed version control system that has grown to be wildly popular among developers. It was created for use in managing the Linux kernel, and has since expanded to all walks of software development. It has become standard in iOS and OS X development, for use as dependency management, if nothing else. Git is extremely popular in other places, as well. Regardless of what git is used...
A Quicker QR Code Scanner
QR codes have become very popular in the advertising industry. They are slapped onto flyers, business cards and many other marketing materials with the hope that consumers will scan them. QR codes sound like a great idea in writing, but they are faced with many problems being adopted in the real world. One of these problems is the neglect of QR codes by smartphone manufacturers. There are a...
December 2012
1 post
Integrating Google Cloud Print into iOS
Setting up my family’s Chromebox was easy, until someone needed to print something. Google decided that in Chrome OS, the only method for printing should be through its Cloud Print service. Google Cloud Print is a service that provides a API for printing, both to send print jobs and to receive them. This is an example of forward thinking by Google, and greatly simplifies the experience in...
October 2012
1 post
Vim, LaTeX and High School
This September, after a summer full of programming, I was forced back into my junior year in high school. Back to writing English essays, lab reports, and projects. Luckily, sometime over the summer I discovered LaTeX. LaTeX has many advantages over a proprietary WYSIWYG word proccesor like Microsoft Word or Apple’s Pages. Its free, it’s portable, and it’s friendly with mathematical and scientific...
June 2012
1 post
Deploy a website using git in Ubuntu
This is a follow up to my previous post on how to set up a Flask web app with nginx and uWSGI. This post will run down how to set up a git-based deployment system for that web app. Git is pretty popular for deployment, and is used in services like Heroku. Heroku is great, but I prefer to have full control over my server, and roll my own stuff, all while maintaining the same ease of...
May 2012
1 post
Getting a Flask website up and running in Ubuntu
This is a guide to get a Flask website up and running on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using nginx and uWSGI. There are many routes to take when it comes to Python on the web; this just is my personal favorite. Some people enjoy configuring servers, while others view it as a chore. Regardless, this guide should get you up, running, and ready to make something awesome in no time!
Installation
nginx
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