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Posted onApril 29, 20242008

XO laptop networking at the Austin Linux Users Group meeting, January 2008

by Elze

I was very frustrated by the XO laptop that I bought at the end of 2007. After grumbling in solitude for a few weeks, I…

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Posted onJanuary 15, 20242007

No X’s or O’s for this toy: my frustrating experience with the XO laptop, December 2007

by Elze

In December 2007 I got myself a holiday present — an XO laptop (also known as OLPC, or One Laptop Per Child). I bought an…

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Posted onJuly 2, 2023July 8, 20232023

Unit-testing a React.js / redux-toolkit application, a two-part presentation

by Elze

I gave a presentation “Unit-testing a React.js / redux-toolkit application, part 1” (the first of two parts) at the Women Who Code Austin, Texas frontend…

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Posted onJanuary 16, 2023January 16, 20232023

Preventing component re-renderings in React.js with useSelector

by Elze

I gave a presentation “Preventing component re-renderings in React.js with useSelector” at the Women Who Code Austin, Texas frontend meetup. Here are the slides. The…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2022October 15, 20222022

React.js with Redux-Toolkit

by Elze

I gave a presentation on React.js Redux-Toolkit at the Women Who Code Austin, Texas frontend meetup. Here are the slides.

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Posted onJuly 30, 2022August 13, 20222007

Maker Faire 2007, part 4: DYI merry-go-rounds and faire rides

by Elze

You wouldn’t think of faire rides as something that could be homemade, yet Maker Faire 2007 presented a number of DYI devices of that sort.…

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Posted onJuly 16, 2022July 16, 20222007

Maker Faire 2007, part 3: fire performances

by Elze

Fire performances — by people and machines — took a prominent part at the Maker Faire 2007. Adelyn Botto spins a flaming hula hoop. Here…

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Posted onJuly 9, 2022July 9, 20222022

Theming in React.js using MUI (Material UI)

by Elze

Here is a presentation I gave at the Women Who Code frontend meetup in Austin, Texas. Theming in React.js using MUI (Material UI).

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Posted onJuly 4, 2022July 4, 20222007

Maker Faire 2007, Austin, Texas, part 2: art cars and bicycles, contraptions on wheels

by Elze

This post is mainly dedicated to art cars and bicycles, and other less easily categorizeable contraptions on wheels. Those were among the most inventive and…

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Posted onJune 2, 2022July 16, 20222007

Maker Faire 2007, Austin, Texas, part 1

by Elze

Maker Faire was a two-day event that celebrated arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It took place in Austin, Texas in…

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