https://northsky.sgi.sh/ Recent content on Northsky's blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Copyright Northsky all rights reserved Tue, 23 May 2023 20:00:00 +0300 https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/z11-cube-winter/ Tue, 23 May 2023 20:00:00 +0300 https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/z11-cube-winter/ Here I wanted to share some tips and tricks for Nordic winter driving with a Nissan Cube. Obviously to survive the winter weather conditions you’ll need a decent set of winter tyres and you should grease with silicone all the door and trunk weather strips. If you park outside, you should consider installing an engine block heater to preheat the engine before starting. Apart from these, there are some Cube specific things to look out for! https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/jdm-howto-getting-parts/ Mon, 01 May 2023 20:00:00 +0300 https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/jdm-howto-getting-parts/ Preface I have not seen a similar post anywhere else, so I figured I would start writing series of posts explaining how to survive with a JDM car in the Western countries. Being from Europe, my experiences are more or less Europe centric, but can be applied elsewhere as many of these things are universal. So let’s get to it! After purchasing a JDM car, your family or friends may have called you insane and scolded you about availability of parts or workshops willing to work on the car. https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/exploration-journal-part-1-wp8.1-native-javascript-application-development/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:06:36 +0200 https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/exploration-journal-part-1-wp8.1-native-javascript-application-development/ Preface I’m collecting notes here about my explorations into creating a demo for the Windows Phone 8.1 platform. I have chosen specifically to attempt this using the Native Javascript app feature found in the latest GDR of Windows Phone 8.1. My reasons for trying this route are as follows: Javascript is well documented and according to the latest statistics, the most popular programming language in the world. For its time, the browser on WP was fast according to benchmarks. https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/useful-development-resources-for-old-windows-phone/ Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:35:10 +0300 https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/useful-development-resources-for-old-windows-phone/ Currently I think the best toolset for developing apps and demos for Windows Phone 8.0 and 8.1 is definitely Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition combined with the 8.0 and 8.1 SDKs. Here on this page of my journal I am going to document useful resources that help with developing for the platform. This list of mine is going to be updated when I find new resources. If I am missing any useful ones, please contact me through the usual channels and I’ll add it to the list. https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/how-to-start-developing-for-old-windows-phone/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 21:15:10 +0300 https://northsky.sgi.sh/posts/how-to-start-developing-for-old-windows-phone/ How to Start Developing for Old Windows Phone Background Through a discussion on a Discord server, I was motivated to try and make something for Windows Phone 8(.1). I had an old Nokia Lumia 920 sitting in a drawer, which actually was my first flagship phone that I have ever bought, so why not try do something interesting with it. Here I have documented my findings in getting a toolchain running for the phone.