Samuel Viana

Samuel Viana @digfish

About: Computer programmer with 16 years of experience in coding. I like to integrate, making the best of joining together all the stuff I learn.

Location:
Algarve, Portugal
Joined:
Jul 21, 2022

Samuel Viana
articles - 23 total

How to install the most recent Python in your Synology diskstation

Synology, the taiwanese manufacturer of the best NASes in the world, deliveres its devices with a...

Learn More 2 0Jul 10 '24

You trust in AI blindly ? Think again...

I\'ve decided to write my own DHCP server, for a variety of reasons: every time the DHCP of my router...

Learn More 0 0Mar 12 '24

Creating a minimal python development environment under Windows

This article explains how to get a minimal running Python environment under Windows. After exploring...

Learn More 0 0Mar 9 '24

Synchronize a remote Dropbox directory with a local one in Python

After the last post, in which a simple local synchronizer were implemented in Python making use of...

Learn More 0 0Oct 28 '23

Scrobbling from Shazam on Android via Tasker (...and PHP)

TL; DR; Schematically: Shazam on Your Android in AutoShazam Mode -> Sends notifications to...

Learn More 0 0Oct 22 '23

Select the best GUI toolkit – part 7: pyQt

And finally we reach the end... that is the last of the GUI framework I decided to experiment......

Learn More 0 0Oct 22 '23

Creating a real-time local to cloud synchronizer in Python

The idea Some cloud storage providers offer a client application that can be installed in the local...

Learn More 0 0Oct 22 '23

Meeting TimeCounter

Allows you to manage your meeting participation spent time through a simple web application. The...

Learn More 0 0Oct 15 '23

Select Select the best GUI toolkit – And we have a winner !

And after seven posts, I've decided at least which is the best GUI framework that suits my needs! The...

Learn More 1 0Aug 27 '23

Scrobbling from Shazam on Android via Tasker (...and PHP)

TL; DR; Schematically: Shazam on Your Android in AutoShazam Mode -> Sends...

Learn More 0 0Aug 9 '23

Select the best GUI toolkit – part 7: pyQt

And finally we reach the end... that is the last of the GUI framework I decided to experiment......

Learn More 0 0Jul 26 '23

Select the best GUI toolkit – part 6: wxWidgets

In this sixth part, we\'ll be abording wxWidgets (which was called wxWindows in the past)....

Learn More 0 0Jul 8 '23

Select the best GUI toolkit - part 5: Java Swing

NOTE: this the fifth part of a series. The previous article was about .NET Windows Forms. You can...

Learn More 0 0Jun 17 '23

Selecting the best GUI toolkit - part 4: Windows Forms

NOTE: this the fourth part of a series. The previous article was about AutoHotkey. You can find the...

Learn More 1 0May 25 '23

Selecting the best GUI programming toolkit – part 3: AutoHotkey

This is the third article of a series titled Selecting the best GUI programming toolkit . The latter...

Learn More 1 0Apr 3 '23

Como configurar um teclado PC português para uso num mac

Este post vai ser escrito em português, visto que a audiência vai ser precisamente os utilizadores portugueses. Num post da semana passada, escrito em inglês, dei conta das minhas dificuldades para configurar um teclado para PC para uso com um mac mini, correndo o Mac Os Ventura, e propus o uso do software HammerSpoon para… Read More

Learn More 0 0Apr 2 '23

Selecting the best GUI programming toolkit – part 2 (Tkinter in PySimpleGUI)

Note: this is the second part of a series. For the first part, about the planning, click here. As...

Learn More 0 0Mar 27 '23

Selecting the best widget toolkit (part 1 of 7)

This post is a first one in a series in which I pretend to try different widget toolkits the select...

Learn More 0 0Mar 12 '23

How to input brackets in a mac using a Portuguese PC Keyboard

I've bought the new Mac Mini M2! And I don't have the mac magic keyobard. Nor a monitor specific for...

Learn More 0 0Feb 2 '23

In case of error redirect to your mirror at archive.org

In case if your site goes down, and you don't have a mirror host for your content, the wayback...

Learn More 4 0Dec 7 '22

Take your virtual server out of the cloud

Wouldn't it be good that you could extract your virtual server out of your current cloud provider,...

Learn More 3 0Oct 14 '22

A third-party Python Client for Spotify (and tips on how to make your own...)

The integration of Spotify, the great daddy of audio streamers with third-party apps has been...

Learn More 3 0Sep 20 '22

Using PHP with Node.js in Windows

codehouse.digfish.org PHP and Node.js are two coding standards made for Web...

Learn More 3 0Aug 24 '22