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FontPreview: Search and Preview fonts using the terminal

  fontpreview is a commandline tool that lets you quickly search for fonts that are installed on your machine and preview them. The fuzzy search feature is provided by fzf and the preview is generated with imagemagick and then displayed using sxiv . This tool is highly customizable , almost all of the variables in this tool can be changed using the commandline flags or you can configure them using environment variables. Dependencies xdotool fzf imagemagick sxiv Installation Install using make # Clone the repo $ git clone https://github.com/sdushantha/fontpreview # Change your current directory to fontpreview $ cd fontpreview # Install it $ sudo make install Install it locally # Download the fontpreview source code, save as fontpreview # and make it executeable $ curl -L https://git.io/raw_fontpreview > fontpreview && chmod +x fontpreview # Then move fontpreview to somewhere in your $PATH # Here is an example $ mv fontprev

Impressive - Mirror Your Android Screen To PC Without Root:Linux, Windows, Mac(Free easy Tutorial)

A while back the only way to mirror your android device's screen was if you had it rooted. But those days are now long gone and as long as you have an android version 5.0 or later you can easily mirror your android screen using these simple methods. To do this, we will use an open source application called scrcpy. There are 2 ways to do this: via USB Over TCP/IP(wireless) This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP/IP ). It does not require any root access. It works on GNU/Linux , Windows and macOS .  It focuses on: lightness (native, displays only the device screen) performance (30~60fps) quality (1920×1080 or above) low latency ( 35~70ms ) low startup time (~1 second to display the first image) non-intrusiveness (nothing is left installed on the device) Requirements The Android device requires at least API 21 (Android 5.0). Make sure you enabled adb debugging on your device(s). On some devices, you also need to enabl

Disposable Email Addresses You Can Use To Declutter Your Inbox & block spam/promotional/marketing emails

"Please enter your email address." What's your default reaction when you see that statement in a page, or an app, or someone asks you that question? For a large amount of people, a sudden feeling of unease, dread, or mistrust immediately washes over them, and for good reason. Email, once a valued communication medium online, is now almost entirely dominated by spam, marketing junk, and unimportant messages that do nothing but waste your time. These days, giving out your email address is a very personal act, as it implies a level of trust that often times you're not willing to give to any random website or app. You're entrusting the site, or app, or company, not to sell or give out your address. You're also trusting their security, that they won't get hacked, or otherwise lose your personal info. Maildrop is a free throwaway email address. It's temporary. It's transient. It's disposable. It's meant for those times when you don&#