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  • Converting from DOCX to PDF for thumbnails

    Converting from DOCX to PDF for thumbnails

    I recently needed to show some thumbnails of docx files online. Here is what I came up with. Please note that this will not create a perfect thumbnail. In fact its quite basic. It allows the user to simply see that the file contains something. Nevertheless, I hope you find it helpful! Here is the…

  • 🌎💻 Converting Lat Lng to XY Coordinates: A Guide

    🌎💻 Converting Lat Lng to XY Coordinates: A Guide

    As someone who works with geographic data, I often need to manipulate latitudes and longitudes. Recently, a researcher requested that I convert a list of latitudes and longitudes to XY coordinates to obscure the actual location of the points while still allowing for analysis of the distance relationship between them. Here’s how I did it,…

  • How to Fix Media Uploads when WordPress is hosted behind NGINX

    How to Fix Media Uploads when WordPress is hosted behind NGINX

    📁 If you’ve ever tried to upload a large file to your WordPress site, you may have encountered the “413 Request Entity Too Large” error. Or perhaps you get strange errors when uploading larger files? This error message can be frustrating, especially if you’re trying to upload an important file or media asset to your…

  • Limiting rotation in Unity easily, using relative direction of game objects

    Limiting rotation in Unity easily, using relative direction of game objects

    I wanted a way that would allow me to limit the gun rotation based on two game objects. That way different guns on the ship could have different limits so that the player couldn’t shot their own ship 😆 I wanted the limits to be visual, so that they are easy to visualize and adjust.…

  • Star Haulers Game Play

    Finally getting to a point where its possible to play without any major issues!

  • Lenovo y740 brief long term review

    This is a great machine, and great as a desktop replacement! Here is a quick test of it running the NVIDIA reflections demo. As you can see it runs nice and smooth 😎 CPU Specs Essentials CPU Specifications GPU Specs

  • Hosting a Minecraft bedrock server

    Hosting a Minecraft bedrock server

    The server To host your own Minecraft Bedrock server using Docker, you can follow these steps: Tip: I love using vs code for this work, because it has a docker client, to show running clients, it has an integrated terminal, and it has a nice way to edit YAML files. This command creates a Docker…

  • Download JSON data dynamically in Angular

    Download JSON data dynamically in Angular

    Here is a quick code snippet that shows how we can download JSON data. This is useful for saving the application ‘state’ kind of like a save feature 📼 I hope this helps you create a component that allows you to save JSON data ✔

  • Ubuntu Bash Shell Script to update Amazon Route53 for dynamic IP

    Ubuntu Bash Shell Script to update Amazon Route53 for dynamic IP

    I host some sites from my home lab (cough cough, one old HP I5 desktop machine), the trouble is, I use amazon route53 and I need to update it when my public IP changes. I found some information quite a while ago, and with some finessing over time its working nicely, so I thought it…

  • Star Haulers

    Inspired by the hit game Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, our game offers a unique local co-op experience that will test your teamwork and communication skills like never before. With a fun and engaging learning curve, this game is perfect for families who want to bond and have fun together. Rally your family and work…