AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

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

C++ and variable screen sizes?

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I'm at the end of section 3 of my online course, and I've learned so much! I'll be honest, since Java and C++ are both object oriented languages, I feel that it has been a pretty smooth transition so far.

While not part of the course, I noticed when showing …

BlueFruit Project: All boxed in!

Spent a little bit of time with a soldering iron.

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I put my project into a box, wired in all of the relays, and ran several feet of wire for connecting to the various functions. Hopefully this will work! I'm planning to do …

Video Tutorial on How to Compile Android and Modify Kernels

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For those interested, I have just posted a video tutorial series on XDA for building Android Oreo, Nougat, Marshmallow, and Lollipop on 5 different phones, the emulator, and 5 different ROMs. Also included are custom kernel editing, adding apps, changing source code, backgrounds, and more. Here's what I posted:

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Randomness in C++

One of the most interesting things I've learned since completing the second section of my Udemy course on C++ game creation, is that of random number generation. In Android, this process was a little more straight forward, with everything behind the scene just being handled for you. You simply created …

Finding apps for a ZTE Z432 dumb phone!

My wife and I recently picked up a dumb phone for things like hunting/camping/fishing. You can get them pretty cheap, and the battery life is fantastic compared to most smart phones. Besides, if you loose it, you're only out a few bucks.

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Custom script to build my C++ games

So, I've completed section one of my Udemy course. There are eleven sections total. It's a bit odd, in that the course instructor is using Microsoft Visual Studio, and I am not. Actually, I'm not even using Windows. So there are a few differences that I think are worth noting …

Using A NetGear AC600 (A6100) With Linux Successfully!

Due to a few changes at work, I was in need of an USB WiFi adapter for my desktop computer. Of course, I'm running Linux, and while that shouldn't make things complicated, when it comes to hardware, sometimes it does.

There are tons of great WiFi adapters that work great …

BlueFruit Project: Added kill on too many start attempts

One of the perks of bench testing your newfangled autostart project is that you can start to see patterns of use that may lead to trouble. The other is that when you hook up a multi-meter to the relays with the diode audio turned on, you can listen to the …