I have been working I18n localization. It has caused me to need to generate large list of messages in JSON, YAML and Java properties. So I got creative and made this little app to generate them. I call it Message Writer.

Have you ever wanted to create end to end tests for your app, but just can't find the time to get those tests working. Well, I have tried several frameworks from Cypress, to Selenium. I have always felt like this technology ought to be made simple. Just recently after taking another look at Selenium, I found the IDE to be very easy to use in order to quickly create scripts that could be improved by hand later. Here is a very simple example.

First I installed the Chrome Selenium extension.

https://docs.seleniumhq.org/selenium-ide/

I created a simple test using the record button and exported it as a Python test.

Then I installed the Python Webdriver using 

 
apt-get -y install python3.6
apt-get -y install python3-pip
pip3 selenium

Next I installed the chromedriver and I used NPM

 
npm install chromedriver

Now make sure you have Chrome installed. I used Headless on my server.

I may have added source first

 
apt-get -y install google-chrome-stable

Then I ran the following script with this command.

My MEAN Stack App

Here is a personal project of mine. It is a MEAN stack app with Angular4. The purpose of this app is right now is to demonstrate the foundation of any app performing authentication, user management, content management complete with custom fields and custom content forms. It is sort of a MEAN Stack CMS if you will. I intend to give it some purpose and publish it to the app store. For now it is a demonstration of the type of coding I have done with past projects that I am not allowed to show off. 

The mystery of the favicon file or the .ico extention has been solved. No need for the favicon .ico extention for photoshop. All you simply  need to do is set the the final image size to 16px x 16px at 72dpi and set the color mode to indexed color. To set the color mode go to the main menu>image>mode>indexed color. Then Save as .bmp but save the file as favicon.ico. Done.

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You may have seen some of this information discussed on the History Channel.

I bought this Veho 360bt speaker on Ebay for $30. It connects to your a2dp compatible Bluetooth device such as a phone, tablet, or pc just as any wireless headset but it produces nice loud audio perfect for playing music at remote locations such as the beach or picnic. It also features a standard 3.5 audio jack for non-Bluetooth devices. It is powered by a lithium battery that lasts 4 hours and charges through usb. I recommend picking one of these up at your first most convenience.

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Its pretty awsome overall. Everything you want in a touch pc not limited by IOS or Android markets, It runs windows 7 and can handle Adobe CS. Even pressure sensitive in photoshop. The only downside is even though the tablet never gets hot, for some reason the fan is always on. I read that this is a bug not yet solved. Still, I find it to be the best computer for all general purposes.

UPDate: After sending the tablet into Asus, the tablet was returned With a quiet fan making this the Best Tablet on the market.