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charts
How can i create animated charts using chart.js and then record the animations to video?

I thought i would see how hard it is to setup chart.js and record the chart animations to a video file for later viewing. This is my process so far: 1. Set Up the Environment: Ensure you have No..

12:02 am, August 30, 2024
OSRS
wIn-Depth F2P Ironman Guide v2.0.4 (last updated 8-18-2020)

https://pastebin.com/raw/ytWpivkL wIn-Depth F2P Ironman Guide v2.0.4 (last updated 8-18-2020) By Asura Zoma Re-written by Tannerdino This guide aims to give the most efficient approach to maxing..

3:35 am, August 6, 2023
OSRS
In-Depth F2P Ironman Guide v2.0.1 (last updated 05-06-18)

https://pastebin.com/raw/FuTEC8eBIn-Depth F2P Ironman Guide v2.0.1 (last updated 05-06-18) By Asura Zoma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOT..

3:33 am, August 6, 2023
Windows Apps
Primordial Life 3.21 Windows Application

I remembered i had this on an old USB i used to run it ages ago, turns out that its actually more than 20 years old now!  I searched for Primordial Life and could not see any existance of it a..

12:51 am, May 16, 2023
Minecraft
Minecraft Loading Performance Mods Fabric and Forge

So i decided to spend a bit of time changing to 1.19.4 Minecraft with loader mods to make it a bit faster. I tested a version with Forge but it seemed to run really slowly on my current world so i swi..

2:04 am, April 24, 2023
slick slider
Working with Chat GPT to get slick slider with videos working as an example

I already have a working example of this, i was looking to add videos into slick slider, and also over lay text this is how it went.  Now lets test it.  https://kruxor.com/view/code/..

4:18 am, March 1, 2023
windows
installing kali linux in windows from the app store

After watching this amazing video, i got inspired to install kali linux from the windows app store. Amazing! I was actually watching the news before this and i thought, eh depressing, so ended up watc..

10:45 pm, December 1, 2022
code thoughts
generate a random username function thoughts

I was looking though some of my functions to make more useful web tools from them and i came across the function for generating a username.  I think originally i created this function to generat..

12:34 am, November 30, 2022
windows
Windows Reinstall Again - 2022 Edition

Following up from this post, where i listed all my old apps, it seems that i have just as many useless apps installed and i feel like the system could be running better again.  Note: Adobe, its ..

10:36 pm, October 31, 2022
random web code
subscribe to mailchimp code also annoying

I was going to add a "subscribe to my newsletter" option to the widgets so i thought mail chimp might be a good option.  They should have good embed code shouldnt they? Well apparently they don..

3:27 am, October 18, 2022
comments
More Comment Spam and What to do with it

so it seems that google recapture is not enough to stop the spammers on a custom comments system, which is really quite annoying.  I have recapture and also checking if its verified and then i..

11:44 pm, October 16, 2022
Newsletters
KruXoR - September 2022 - Newsletter #1

View this online here... So its been a busy week for me anyway, like most weeks. I actually decided to start getting up early after reading (or started reading) the 5am club book. Im still not up to ..

4:36 am, September 20, 2022
Apps
Winamp Final Version 5.9 - Download and Thoughts

I started up my old school winamp this morning and noticed that a new version has been released! I was not expecting this as its soo old, and its tiny on my screen now, but it still has all the featur..

12:09 am, September 12, 2022
Tool Documentation
CSS Filter Generator from Hex Code

I was looking for a quick way to apply a new color to a PNG image, which i did not really want to have to edit and thought there might be a CSS solution.  I found a tool for this here CSS Filter..

4:34 am, August 16, 2022
Site Updates
Some New String tools

Added a couple of new tools, that i had to add fairly quickly while doing another task. Thought i would make them into re-usable tools for future coding endevours.    Create UID from Strin..

1:54 am, July 15, 2022
ideas
Idea: create blocks of code that can be re-used and added easily to recreate site parts

Note: this might be a bit hard to read through as its just my raw notes on this subject/idea. Idea: create blocks of code that can be re-used and added easily to recreate site parts. I started this ..

4:18 am, July 6, 2022
Random Code
Google Fonts Multiple includes

I saw this on a site today, i wondered if it slowed the page down loading the same font this many times.  For some reason they have included the same roboto font include 3 times. Not sure why.&n..

6:43 am, July 1, 2022
Site Updates
Bike Stat motorbike spec database import and data research

I had this site ages ago, actually now that i look at the database it was around 2014 called bike stat. Which had a bunch of motorbike statistics and engine sizes, i cant really remember the site, so ..

3:19 am, June 24, 2022
Random Code
Source on Overwolf ASCII Art

So i was looking at this site, and the source as i do sometimes, well most of the time to see how things work, and this came up.  This would have taken some time to get this in the console, nice..

12:51 am, June 19, 2022
Docker
What's the Point of Docker?

What's the Point of Docker? These are my notes on installing docker on a VPS, there a bit jumbled, but mostly a full collection of the commands i used to get docker working with docker co..

3:47 am, June 16, 2022
Operating Systems
Operating Systems and the Change to Linux

I have been a bit fixated on changing to linux lately, so i unstalled ubuntu on a partition on my main drive, it loaded ok, but wifi does not work as tp link stuff is not supported without drivers, i ..

3:14 am, June 16, 2022
Site Updates
Make the Welcome Text box Smaller

I find having this welcome box on each page to be a bit annoying, as once you have read it it is kind of useless. Maybe try adding a more toggle on there?  Version with a slide toggle.

5:06 am, June 10, 2022
Site Updates
Site Widget Controls

Currently the widgets on this site, the things on the right hand side, are pretty much automatic and just load in as they please.  Current Widget Load Process: Call widget class.  Add w..

4:56 am, June 10, 2022
Site Updates
KruXoR Site Updates June 2022

I always just keep adding to this site and dont document the changes anywhere, so many changes and no one seems to notice, but I keep improving it anyway. I notice, i guess so its worth it.  I t..

2:53 am, June 10, 2022
Minecraft
Minecraft MultiMC and 1.19 Mods List and Compatibility

Just a quick list of my mods and if they work with 1.19 Minecraft... yet.   TLDR : What Mods Work and Dont Work in 1.19 Java at 8 June 2022? Iris Shaders - Working Lithium - Not working..

6:52 am, June 8, 2022
API and Javascript
Love Like Dislike API and Javascript

Working Example Full Page You can check it out below, just include the script and it records the details based on the current URL.  Love Like API Demo Quick Embed Add this to the page where..

4:06 am, March 15, 2022
Bootstrap
Added Bootstrap Nightshade Again

I did have a toggle dark mode switch on the top right of this site.  But i noticed when i loaded in the page it would flash white and then load in the dark mode. This is really annoying when lo..

12:21 am, February 23, 2022
Data Imports
Importing CSS Reference

I thought it would be kinda cool to have the css reference as some kind of database that i could refer to. this is how to import it somewhere else. Import CSS Reference Function This is the initial..

11:48 pm, February 22, 2022
Linux
New Ubuntu Server Setup Details and Packages for NGINX with SQLite Web Server and Certbot

This is the list of things that i install and commands that i run to setup a new linux VPS Server using Ubuntu, this is for version 18.x or 20.x of ubuntu, and the php-fpm version usually also changes..

3:11 am, February 9, 2022
web development
add a live reloading server with one npm command

I work on a lot of html sites, and usually i go into the editor make a change, go back into the browser and hit reload or clear cache and reload, repeat process. I saw all of these NPM's and other th..

11:43 pm, January 13, 2022
Tools and Utilities
tools i still want to create

This is my inspiration list, or when i have a tool idea, i should add it here so next time i have nothing better to do, create one of these tools. Once created i will move the tool link over to this c..

12:03 am, December 13, 2021
Tools and Utilities
Tools

Here is a collection of the tools i have created and also a list of the tools i still want to create.    SEO Tools   SEO Keyword Research This tool allows you to type in a keyword ..

1:22 am, December 9, 2021
bootstrap
site update incoming before and after

dark mode saves state as well, but still flashes light a bit, so need to modify the light background so that the flash is not as blinding. still cant see the text on light mode new card theme ..

12:38 pm, October 13, 2021
webdev
creating a button creator in javascript

still working on this.  So i have been working on a button creator in javascript, so that i can create html/css buttons on the fly a bit easier and have the button html and css easily exportab..

7:01 am, September 17, 2021
windows
So my windows 11 task bar decided to disappear (and how to fix it)

I was just happily extracting a zip file when... Boom no more start menu. I thought ah yeah easy ill just restart and it will come back.  Nope.. it was gone for good. But i could run task manag..

5:59 am, September 3, 2021
NFT
Creating an NFT - bbyalienyodi

Ok here we go, i am trying a new NFT. what is this? Non Fungable Token, basically its a gif or image that is tradable. Here is my first design...  The name is  Alien Yodi Code name bbyal..

1:11 pm, August 28, 2021
google
does google still post back the search term with the link click

i remember a while back when you could actually see what search result words were being used to link back to your pages using the data sent back from the google click.  now when i test this i ca..

1:04 am, August 26, 2021
windows
checking if your windows pc has a TPM

what the heck is a TPM? well now that windows 11 requires one, everyone needs to have one apparently.  want to check if you have a TPM, well it will depend on a few things, most of the chatter ..

5:22 am, August 2, 2021
webdev
Quick Links

Just a couple of quick links for things i usually google, will be updating this slowly as i remember things.  Font Awesome Icons Remove Background - Make Image Transparent Quick Foundation Gri..

12:47 am, July 12, 2021
windows
Clean Windows Setup

So i was watching a video today where they went through setting up and cleaning a windows installation, and man i thought i really want to do this.  My PC and Laptop just get so cluttered with a..

6:27 am, June 12, 2021
apps
how to switch chrome to dark and light mode in windows 10

So i was playing around in the settings of chrome, and I could not locate the dark and light mode switch. Well apparently chrome looks at your windows theme and gets its settings from there. I added..

12:58 pm, June 9, 2021
Site Development
goodbye old grid theme

Yep i have gone back to bootstrap 5 with a dark mode theme.  I think its neater, and i liked my old theme, but it had some issues, and no doubt this bootstrap one will also have issues. But yeah..

12:44 pm, June 9, 2021
windows
windows 10 snipping experience

i was thinking just this morning, wouldnt it be nice to have a simple way to capture part of the screen and write notes on it, so i googled a similar phraise. Apparently its already built into window..

12:13 am, June 1, 2021
crypto
chia mining research notes

So i had the great idea yesterday after reading an article on mining chia and how it will be easy and non GPU intensive, to start mining it. I thought oh i have a few spare TB sitting around on ext..

2:21 am, May 5, 2021
python
python getting started notes

check your version of python Python python --version if this does not work try  Python python3 --version this should show something like: Python 3.8.5 you can run a python script with Py..

11:41 pm, March 28, 2021
python
Python import into SQLite research

Some examples i found while researching this import from python scripts into sqlite. Example weather import beautiful soup Python def weather_():page = requests.get("https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0..

11:14 pm, March 28, 2021
atom
atom editor useful keyboard shortcuts

Delete Current Line Ctrl+Shift+K not sure why but this post seems to be a massive spam posting item.

4:44 am, February 26, 2021
apps
getting a random cursor in my chrome browser

I noticed this cursor appearing in my browser the other day, very strange as i dont remember enabling it. Example: I kinda forgot about it, but then decided to google it.  Apparently its an ..

1:34 am, February 26, 2021
factorio
Factorio Blueprint Books

Here is a couple of blueprint books for factorio that i found, sources included.  You can import them using the paste string, and clicking on this button in factorio: Then paste it in here an..

2:17 am, February 20, 2021
rs3
Level 3 to All Capes - Ultimate Runescape Guide

I will be updating this as i go, with additional information and links. File originaly comes from this google sheet. Which i have found to be a bit out of date with certain items.  Update - 20 J..

2:02 am, February 18, 2021
site bugs
so i guess i will have to re-think my comments strategy

so i wrote a quick and well not that spam free (apparently) comment system for this site. while i was adding it inbetween test comments i found there was already spam being added, before i had even f..

5:15 am, February 10, 2021
howto
Aligning Images in TinyMCE or Floating them left and right

This might be a bit of a obvious one but i only just discovered that you can do this with images the other day rather than just using it for text content. I'll use this editor as the test one for now..

5:06 am, February 8, 2021
Site Development
Google Page Speed Cleanup and Testing

Here we go with some google page speed testing, on the new reduced size kruxor.com Its less impressive than i thought it would be: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3..

12:47 am, December 23, 2020
Site Development
Kruxor Moving from Bootstrap to CSS Grid

This is my notes on upgrading this site from bootstrap to css grid.  Mission: Make this look good! and fast :) Mmm… not so good at the moment, removed bootstrap and dark theme. But there..

12:05 am, December 23, 2020
apps
My Favourite Atom Packages (Plugins) 2020

I did a list for this last year, updating it again for this year, i will add and remove packages as i change them. This is just my personal preferences for atom as i usually code in js css html and ph..

11:35 pm, October 13, 2020
webdev
css.kruxor.com mini css code related sub domain

Just created this css sub domain css.kruxor.com, to test out some more detailed css things and store properties. I will keep adding to it until all the properties have demos. Note to self: keep updat..

1:47 am, September 25, 2020
core
How to get spreadsheet data into a meaningful/useful format using php and sqlite

I had some data recently that i thought would be very good in a web page format. So i started copy and pasting it into a html editor and then realised that this data is all in the same format as its i..

12:52 am, August 18, 2020
linux
how to fix - Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_convert_encoding()

I use the php readability library in some of my code, and found on a new server that it was throwing the error. Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mb_convert_encoding() For me t..

5:25 am, April 8, 2020
how to
How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 3

How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 1 How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 2 How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 3 O..

2:49 am, January 28, 2020
how to
How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 2

This is Part 2 of the Tutorial, Did you already read Part 1 to this tutorial? If not you can check it out below. How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 1 How to do a simple..

4:14 am, January 21, 2020
how to
How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 1

How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 1 How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 2 How to do a simple bootstrap landing page from Scratch - Part 3 H..

1:22 am, January 21, 2020
osrs
osrs fairy ring codes

Black Demons -- The fairy ring code DJR will bring the players just south-east of the Chasm. Konar Slayer Master -- CIR Brimhaven Dungeon - CKR then north, or glory amulet. about the same distance..

3:43 am, August 22, 2019
apps
Best Atom Plugins 2019

I guess this is pretty dependant on what you edit in atom, but here are the plugins that i use mostly.  Atom BeautifyAllows you to beautify code directly from atom, good for messy code structu..

11:55 pm, July 25, 2019
code
how to add a darkmode toggle to switch css and remember it dark mode

So it seems the trend lately is to add darkmode to everything... Dark Mode Light Mode Its actually not that hard to switch style sheets and add a dark version of the same style, it seems to be ..

1:51 am, July 17, 2019
webdev
Mega Menus Collection

Just looking for some nice mega menu designs here, all they really are is a hidden div that gets activated when a menu item is clicked or moused over. Hard to find a solution that fits all for this on..

10:26 pm, March 18, 2019
how to
How to do a simple landing page from scratch

Here is my process to create a super simple but responsive and slick looking landing page. Create a HTML File Create a html file called index.html as this is the file used by most web servers as the..

4:28 am, October 2, 2018
css
CSS Margin and Padding Framework Generator - How to use it

I used to just write this manually, but this generator is much easier than manually typing these margin and padding values. So what this does is generate css for each step so if i do the default se..

5:06 am, September 17, 2018
php
Image Resizing with PHP and SimpleImage Library

How to resize images with PHP using the SimpleImage Library I always forget how to do this even though its pretty simple once you know what to do. Here is how i resize images if they are over a ce..

12:45 am, September 12, 2018
code
How to make your code look nice

This one is just in case you don't like using the tab button or maybe you have inherited some code that is just a big mess. Using the Code Beautifier Tool you can just paste in the code, and it adds ..

5:24 am, August 28, 2018
wordpress
Adding a template to wordpress to show a list of posts on a custom page template

So i had a request the other day to add a blog to wordpress that had been converted to a promo site with a static front page. Sounds easy, well it is if you know how to add a template to wordpress...

1:40 am, April 17, 2018
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