This voice assist class should just work and is really simple to understand and setup. It runs locally and is mostly free. I have had no impact to my system resources running this, but your mileage may vary. It uses PVRhino from the PicoVoice folks. You can setup an account,…
Easy Folder Data Encryption in Fish Shell using GoCryptFS.
Easy folder data encryption in Fish Shell using GoCryptFS. Install gocryptfs: Open a terminal and install gocryptfs. Arch: sudo pacman -S gocryptfsDebian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install gocryptfs Likely available via dnf in Red Hat based distributions, but I have not checked. Note: Install fuse if not already installed. Create folders: Do…
Fetch RSS Feed With Fish Shell And Python
Here is a working example of how to fetch an rss feed with Fish shell and Python. This grabs 40 or so of the latest articles from hacker news with a simple command. You could add code to grab actual dates as opposed to count providing an arg to the…
Configure Google Calendar For Calcurse with systemd sync and bonus NeoMutt sync.
I recently set up NeoMutt with GMail updated by systemd sync (bonus content down below) and thought it would be cool to have my Calendar in Calcurse and sync it as well. I found the info on the subject around the net that was not so clear, or even correct,…
SQLite Class For Xojo Desktop Applications
I wrote a SQLite class for Xojo as a convenience for myself as I got tired of rewriting database code anytime I wanted to create a simple application in Xojo. Xojo is an IDE and GUI designer that uses the Basic programming language. It compiles to Windows, Mac OS X,…
A quick and dirty password generator in PowerShell
Most password apps have built in password generators. I generate my own passwords for things I automate on my systems, like rotating passwords for whatever, which I store in my own vaults. This is an example, or one way to generate your own passwords. You could make it more complex,…
Ardour 8 on Ubuntu 24.04 – Set memory unlimited and real-time priority.
Install Ardour 8 from Flathub or build it yourself. Flatpak is not installed on Ubuntu 24.04 so you will need to set it up. This should also work for Renoise if it uses Pipewire. The limits file will not work. When you run Ardour you will likely receive the following…
Quick Linux Install Tip – Drives
One of the best things about Linux is that you can use a drive as home. It’s easy to simply let the Linux installer configure your drives, but is it the best solution? I don”t think so. Either way, this is how I do things. Note: If you just want…
Simple iPhone connection monitor for Linux with GLib/Gio.
A very simple Gio iPhone connection monitor in Python 3. I wrote a crappier version of this awhile ago and revamped it. Hope it’s helpful to someone.
Get Amazon Affiliate Links With Image From Python Using Amazon’s API.
This script will show you how to build an Amazon affiliate link with image from the new API that generates HTML that can be inserted into a blog. I made this as an example for my wife. She ended up using a plugin in WordPress. It uses python-amazon-paapi to do…
