Before I get too far with this post let me tell you the source which uses the lp command is now up on Sourceforge. It is in the xpnsqt_v3-o directory. Took a bit to get uploaded. Probably shouldn’t have tried during the window when most IT shops are performing system upgrades. Factories and offices may shut down Christmas to New Years, but IT departments tend to work overtime. That’s when you can roll out all … Qt – Printing – Taxes – Pt. 3Read more
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Qt – Printing – Taxes — Pt. 2
Apple Screws The Known Universe For whatever reason Apple (AAPL) has been allowed to maintain the CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) software for Linux and other platforms. Despite what people may tell you Apple is not a technology company, it’s a cult. That’s how you get idiots to spend over $1000 on an iDiot Phone and a ludicrous $53K for a desktop computer. Apple has, on multiple occasions abandoned computer platforms and operating systems, yet … Qt – Printing – Taxes — Pt. 2Read more
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Qt – Printing – Taxes — Pt. 1
Unlike many of my “journey” post series, I actually have to complete most of this. It’s not experimenting for the sake of experimenting. It’s a need which keeps coming around every year. Those of you who have read “The Minimum You Need to Know About Qt and Databases” ISBN-13: 978-0-9823580-5-4 have an inkling about this. Please allow a thumbnail sketch for those less well read. Whenever I’m experimenting with/trying to learn some new tools there … Qt – Printing – Taxes — Pt. 1Read more
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This is why I like working on medical devices
People always ask why don’t write apps for idiot phones. The simple answer is I don’t like killing people, I like helping save them. At some point your app is going to distract someone. They will walk out in traffic, fall through an open manhole, mow down a woman carrying a baby in the crosswalk, or some other horrible thing all because your app was on their phone and distracting them. Yeah, the early days … This is why I like working on medical devicesRead more
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Manually Adding a Disk to Linux
We all have to do it from time to time. I’m creating this post so I can stop looking for a trusted source. I don’t add a second or third hard drive to my KDE Neon (Linux) desktops often enough to commit it to memory, and let’s face it, things have changed over the years. I will assume you already have physically installed your drive and formatted it the way you want. roland@roland-HP-EliteDesk-800-G2-SFF:~$ sudo mkdir … Manually Adding a Disk to LinuxRead more