I always use Google’s python libraries whenever I can, because I like easy. But the libraries aren’t designed to connect to every endpoint. Anything using the older “m8/feeds” you will have to connect the old-fashioned way: by building out a full OAuth client. And the first place to start any OAuth app development is Postman […]
OpenVPN on Linux
One challenge I encountered in my journey to ditch Windows was that my VPN provider didn’t support every flavor of Linux I wanted to use. The typical instructions for setting up a VPN connection in Linux involve using OpenVPN – which comes pre-installed in the vast majority of user-forward commercial-ready Linux distros. You’ll find it […]
Procrastination
Ironically, I started this blog a year ago this month but never got around to posting it. Or maybe that’s not ironic at all. Once again, it’s the start of a new year and I’m thinking about how awesome I’m going to be this year, if I can just manage to spend less time on […]
Dustbowl Extravaganza
The garden is doing well. Come and take a walk with me.
How To Resize PyQt Programs
I recently ran into a problem with my m360Encrypt program where, when loaded onto my laptop which has a 4K screen that is only 13 inches wide, some of the bottom of the program was cut off underneath the task bar. The problem lies in how Windows tries to automatically resize it for high definition […]
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