Web Workers can be ES6 Modules too

ReactJS logo

I’ve been playing around a bit with React, since that’s where all the hot and shiny is lately. I really like it, but I can see some of the hot and shiny warts – I’ll blog about that later after I’ve been fully brainwashed had more time to play with it.

For the purposes of this exercise, one thing I’m trying to do is go the no-build-step route, where it’s all pure HTML and JavaScript. This means no JSX, no npm, no Babel. It’s really not too bad at all (unfortunately almost all examples I’ve seen online use JSX – and understandably).

It’s also given me a good stretch at using ES6 modules natively, one hot and shiny wart I’ve noticed there too.

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§1099 · October 19, 2017 · JavaScript, Software, Technology, Web · (No comments) ·

The Dawn of Modern JavaScript

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The last piece heralding the dawn of modern JavaScript (sometimes thought of as ES6, but we’re past that now) arrived last month when two browsers (Chrome and Safari) shipped support for ES6 modules natively without developer flags. It’s now possible to write all this stuff (modules, classes, arrow functions, const/let variables, Promises) using just your code and not relying on transpilers!

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§1080 · October 17, 2017 · Chrome, Firefox, JavaScript, Safari, Software, Technology, Web · (No comments) ·

Load your comic books from Google Drive into kthoom

Logo for the kthoom comic book reader

Decided to pluck at one of my open source projects on the weekend. The latest idea was to use the Google Drive API to let users load up their comic book files (cbr/cbz/cbt) into kthoom (a comic book reader).

This should help those users storing their comic books on Google Drive to be able to access them on Chromebooks. Haven’t tried it on a tablet yet – I wonder if that works…

I’m always accepting patches if someone wants to write the equivalent code for Microsoft OneDrive.

§1048 · August 26, 2014 · Uncategorized · 3 comments ·

Set up your kids with a Kindle

My kids (9-year olds) each got a Kindle for Christmas (thanks Gramma and Grampa!). It looks like even for them to “buy” free books, this is how I had to set them up:

  • Create an Amazon account for them
  • Manage Account, 1-Click Settings
  • Turn on 1-Click for the account
  • Add an address
  • Click the link to make it the 1-Click default address
  • Make this address the billing address

After this, my kids were able to “purchase” free books (and gift cards can be added to their balance), all without requiring a credit card number. Thanks, Amazon for making this so simple! 🙂

§1049 · December 31, 2013 · Kids, Tips · Comments Off on Set up your kids with a Kindle ·

Creating a Camera Archive Folder

A simple vector image of a camera
I kind of forgot about the idea of writing in my blog so that I can find the answers again via Google. Well here’s a quick one: How to backup the entire contents of your webcam (I own a Sony HDR-XR150) to a “Camera Archive Folder” on OSX.

  1. Open up iMovie
  2. Go to “File > Import from Camera” or the click big camera button under the Project Library pane
  3. Click the “Archive All” button beside “Camera: Sony HDR-XR150”
  4. Choose a location to save the entire contents of your camera (I use portable hard drives)

After doing this, you’ll have a “Camera Archive Folder” where you can import movies into iMovie for your editing pleasure.

Screenshot of iMovie and the Archive All button

Screenshot of iMovie and the Archive All button

§1037 · January 2, 2012 · Technology, Tips, Video · 1 comment ·

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