Linux
Run Linux desktop apps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux
First look at running X11 graphical Linux applications under an X Server (like xming) on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)!
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Linux
A quick look into LxRun.exe: Windows 10’s new Linux-installer
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)’s new LxRun management program lets you download and install the Bash shell and Linux distributions on Windows 10.
Android
Looking back on a year with Android Wear
I’ve worn a Moto 360 with Android Wear for one year, and I’ve got a lot to say about the Android smartwatch experience.
Authentication and Passwords
I’ve given up on the Xbox One Kinect
There weren’t really any games released for the Xbox One Kinect, and Microsoft is slowly killing it off. I stuck mine in a drawer.
CSS
Use an asterism for section breaks
Create section breaks with a <hr> element styled as a traditional asterism (⁂) symbol instead of a horizontal rule.
CalDAV
Synchronize GNOME and all its apps with a CalDAV server
How to set up sync of your CalDAV and CardDAV accounts with GNOME apps like Evolution, Calendar, Contacts, dash-search, and more.
Authentication and Passwords
Lock screens should have keyboard input protection
The screen is off. You type your password out of habit and hit Enter. You may now accidentally have sent it somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Syndication feeds
Web browsers bring personalized news to their New Tab pages
The New Tab Pages (NTP) in web browsers used to be blank pages. Today, there’s a rush to bring you news and other content to the NTP.
Syndication feeds
Sleipnir browser focuses on news with Site Updates on New Tab page
Sleipnir auto-discovers news feeds (‘RSS’) from your most visited websites and curates a personal news feed on its New Tab Page (NTP).
Advertisement Technology
Experiences with monetizing on Google Play Store
I made a quick niche app and published it on Google Play Store. Here are my experiences trying to monetize an app with a small audience.
Popular free weather API from Yr.no deprecates URLs and adds HTTPS
MET Norway’s weather service Yr has deprecated its old APIs. New API protects users’ location-data with HTTPS-encryption.
Linux
Migrated from Debian to Fedora Linux
I left Deb-packages and all of Debian Linux behind in favor of Fedora Linux and RPM packages. Here is why I made that decision to switch Linux flavor.