How to scan a document directly into your HTML5, RAILS web app?

I was developing a small program for a client to help them manage their client membership data. They wanted a solution that can manage member data all in one place and send promotional communication, like SMSs and Emails.

One of the requirement to make their “onboarding workflow” easier, was to be able to scan documents using a scanner, directly from the web app.

Installing Plymouth bootsplash in Manjaro

Manjaro does not come with Plymouth bootsplash by default and it has been moved to AUR. But it is easy to install it. Just the follow the steps below:

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Vega 8 Laptop, ASUS Vivobook 15 X505za with Linux (Ubuntu, Manjaro)

I have been looking around for a good entry level AMD Ryzen based Laptop for some time so that I could work while on the move. I had looked at so many laptop models, but none offered AMD Ryzen or were too costly. Finally, I bought an ASUS Vivobook 15 Z505za.

Asus Vivobook 15 X505za (Credit: Asus Homepage)

Ubuntu Linux 18.04.1 LTS on AMD Ryzen 2200G

There will be a lot of articles out there detailing the various nuances of running a Linux distribution on the AMD Ryzen 2200G CPU. I am writing this blog to document my experience of Building the PC, Installing Ubuntu 18.04LTS and the additional things I did to get the whole thing working.

Adding an Appimage application to menu and Docky

Hi all,

I am writing this post for people who are looking to add appimage apps into Docky. Prerequisites for this to work is that you should have a working appimage application and that you should have Docky installed.