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Learn from my Mistakes - Trying Flutter Development on Chrome OS

Schadenfreude. Oxford Languages defines it as pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. Personally, I just hope it's enough to get you through the next 1,200 words I have to say about the Flutter framework.

Chrome OS

Setting Up Non-Debian Packages on Chrome OS (IntelliJ IDEA & Blender)

Linux beta for Chrome OS lets users run virtually any application in the Debian repositories, with the APT package manager. Some Linux apps aren't in the repos, and don't offer a .deb package. Fortunately, it's relatively straightforward to get these up and running, as well.

Chrome OS

Fixing a Broken GTK Theme on Chrome OS

A recent Chrome OS update left some of my Linux apps rocking 90s cosplay. Here's how I got back a more modern look.

Node.js

Introducing Fountain 2 EPUB

I recently wrote about playing with Node.js development on Chrome OS with Linux beta. Building on that, I decided to create a basic application for converting Fountain screenplays to

Chrome OS

Test Driving the Chrome OS Linux Beta with Node.js

With support for Linux applications rolling out to recent Chromebooks, I decided to try setting up Node.js on a Samsung Chromebook 3. Here's how it turned out. Some BackgroundSince

React.js

Targeting Android, iOS, and Windows with React Native

Facebook's React Native framework makes it easy to build native Android, and iOS apps with JavaScript. Thanks to a plugin from Microsoft, this framework can also target the Universal Windows

Qt

Using Material Design Icons in Qt Quick

When the Qt Project released Qt Quick Controls 2 with a new theme inspired by Google's Material Design guidelines, I felt like the look wouldn't be complete without the matching icon set. Here's how I got the icon theme to work with Qt.