SSH keys are a very efficient way to make secure connections over the internet, for a large variety of things. Many things use SSH keys regularly, for example using Git on GitHub requires you to register a key to use when accessing repositories. Most of the time, however, their help guides only explain how to …
Category Archive: Tutorial
Tutorials for various things.
Jun 05
RealCrypt on Fedora 17
I’ve already written about using RealCrypt on Linux, however this explains things a little more thoroughly and should allow you to set up RealCrypt on Fedora 17.
If you’ve read the previous post, you should be able to get RealCrypt installed and ready to use on your computer, except you may find that you receive a message saying that you don’t have the necessary permissions to view the mounted volume.
May 26
Converting Videos for iPod Using FFmpeg
The iPod is an awesome little media player that a lot of people use to play music, but many others also use it to play videos. Unfortunately, though, it is fairly fussy about which video formats it accepts. Here’s how to convert videos to allow them to be played on an iPod (and presumably iPad …
May 11
Patching Up with Git
Often when you work on other people’s code, or work with code in groups, it’s not a good idea to commit to the main repository. If not for any other reason, just so you don’t piss off the person who’s running the project. That definitely doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t work on their code, though. …
May 04
Stone Soup on Fedora
I’ve already written about Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup here: http://www.robotgoblin.co.uk/blog/2011/07/16/good-old-fashioned-gaming/. It’s a great little game, with much of the same lore and depth as Nethack, but much, much easier! Unfortunately, though, there’s no Fedora repository (and I just checked the request and nobody’s working on it, so there probably won’t be anytime soon) and so …
Apr 19
Make More!
I’ve already written about using make files to compile programs, but only briefly. This little tutorial should expand on enough for you to be able to use make files yourself. If you haven’t already then read this first. As explained in the previous post, a make file is pretty much just a set of instructions …
Mar 08
Pointing at Things That do Stuff!
… that is, pointing at functions. Introduction Pointers in C++ are probably one of the most powerful aspects of programming using the language. They can allow you to easily pass data around with using additional memory and provide a very efficient way to access variables from elsewhere in the program. But, that’s not all they …
Feb 19
Organising Classes
This tutorial explains how classes should be organised in separate files and what the benefits of this are. The Vector class from the previous tutorial is used, if you haven’t read it you should go there first: link. Introduction As discussed in the previous tutorials classes are a very useful part of programming in C++. …
Feb 09
Vector Class
This tutorial shows how to create a basic vector class for vectors in C++. If you haven’t already, read the previous tutorial about the basics of classes here. Introduction Vectors are very important in many computer programs involving graphics, and are especially crucial in games. Having a vector class makes them easier to use and …
Feb 07
Classy Programming
A step-by-step introduction to classes in C++. Introduction Classes are a very useful feature in programming. They allow for an easy and efficient method to use an object-oriented approach to programming, and also help to create more structures and organised code. Not only that, they save a lot of effort by removing the need to …
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