Monday, 24 February 2014

Accessing Guest (VirtualBox) Node.js Application from Windows/Ubuntu Host

If you are running a Node.js Application inside a Ubuntu VirtualBox machine and want to test the same application in any browser inside your Windows/Ubuntu Host OS, then follow this small tutorial. You can even test the application on any other device in same wifi or lan network as your Host/Guest Machine.
The main reasons I wanted this kind of hack is
  • The Guest machine becomes slow and laggy if you start any browser in it to test your applications.
  • Sometime you just want to use CLI 1.
  • Test the Web Application in mobile or tablet device.
I am explaining here the steps to make it work.

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Test WCF Service with WCF Test Client without installing Visual Studio

There are various tools to test WCF services. Visual studio installation comes with default tool called WCF Test Client, which can be run from Visual Studio Command Prompt by typing wcftestclient. Alternatively for VS 2010 you can navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\ where you can find and open WcfTestClient.exe



Convert Ember.js online guide using Gimli for PDF generation

There are numerous online sources for learning Ember.js but the best one is their guide on official site. Recently I was learning this framework and headed to the guide page. I just wanted to read it first on my mobile or tablet, But the guide is neither mobile friendly nor any PDFs available. But they have full source of their website on github in Markdown.
 

Sunday, 2 February 2014

Pipo Max M8 Pro: Buying Branded Chinese Android Tablet PC from India

Few months ago I bought a branded Chineese Android Tablet PC from India. The tablet model is Pipo Max M8 Pro. It is a 9.4 inch Android 4.2 device priced very reasonably. I bought it for around ₹18000.

Pipo Max M8 Pro
Pipo Max M8 Pro