Google's Flutter / Dart development environment

Google's Flutter / Dart development environment let's you develop cross-platform iOS & Android apps.

Flutter is Google's UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.  https://flutter.dev/

Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It is used to develop applications for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows, Google Fuchsia and the web from a single codebase:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flutter_(software)
"... The first version of Flutter was known as codename "Sky" and ran on the Android operating system. It was unveiled at the 2015 Dart developer summit ...

Flutter apps are written in the Dart language and make use of many of the language's more advanced features.

On Windows, macOS and Linux Flutter runs in the Dart virtual machine which features a just-in-time execution engine. While writing and debugging an app, Flutter uses Just In Time compilation, allowing for "hot reload", with which modifications to source files can be injected into a running application. Flutter extends this with support for stateful hot reload, where in most cases changes to source code can be reflected immediately in the running app without requiring a restart or any loss of state.

Release versions of Flutter apps are compiled with ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation on both Android and iOS, making Flutter's high performance on mobile devices possible."


Windows install:  https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows

Flutter documentation: https://flutter.dev/docs

LS Swap A Chevy C10 Truck or Jeep XJ

Hot Rod - how to LS Swap A Chevy C10 Truck:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/how-to-ls-swap-a-chevy-c10-truck/ar-BB17wKxr?li=BBnb4R5

How To Drop An LS Engine In A '67-'72 Chevy:
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/how-to-drop-an-ls-engine-in-a-67-72-chevy/

YOUR TOTAL LS SWAP RESOURCE:  http://c10lsswap.com/

LS Swapping a C10:  https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/c10-ls-swap

Get Your LS-swap Chevy C10 Going with Holley:
https://ls1tech.com/articles/get-your-ls-swap-chevy-c10-going-with-holley/

LS-Engine Swap: Here Are The Install Parts You'll Need:
https://www.chevyhardcore.com/tech-stories/engine/ls-engine-swap-here-are-the-install-parts-youll-need/

LS Swap Guide by LSX InnovationsL: https://lsxinnovations.com/ls-swap-guide/

LSx Swap Kits: http://stores.lsxeverything.com/lsx-swap-kits/

C10/K5/K10 LS/Tx Swaps:  http://stores.lsxeverything.com/c10-k5-k10-ls-tx-swaps/
"Everything that you need to swap an LS into your Full Size GM truck 55-1998."

Full LS Swap Kit for Chevy C10 | 73-87:
http://stores.lsxeverything.com/full-ls-swap-kit-for-chevy-c10-73-87/

Jeep LS Swap Kits:  http://stores.lsxeverything.com/jeep-ls-swap-kits/

Installing Chevrolet & GM Engines into the Jeep XJ Cherokee / Wagoneer & MJ Comanche:
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/engines/swap-guides/chevy-buick-gm/xj-swap/

The Novak Guide to the - Wiring & PCM Programming Sources:
https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/electronics-and-wiring/wiring-pcm-sources/

How to LS Swap a Jeep XJ Cherokee:
https://www.jk-forum.com/how-tos/slideshows/how-to-ls-swap-a-jeep-xj-cherokee-photos-469252#

Motor Conversion Mounts (Advance Adapters GM Gen I 5.7L Engine Mounts (XJ)):
https://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-performance-parts-products/motor-conversion-mounts?jeep_type=699

Microsoft: Office FAQ Index

Lots of detailed tips for Excel, Outlook, Word, Visual Basic & more:

https://www.tek-tips.com/faq.cfm?pid=68

Move up a level for other tips:

https://www.tek-tips.com/

Oldsmobile Quad-4 Engine

Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad_4_engine

Oldsmobile Quad 4 - The Next Big Thing in four-cylinders, about a decade too late (2013):
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/oldsmobile-quad-4
"... in 1995, balance shafts were added in an effort to smooth and quiet the Quad
... For 1996, the Quad's bore was reduced and the stroke lengthened, bringing displacement up to 2.4 liters. The Quad 4 name was dropped with the 2.4 as well, and the engine was called the 2.4-liter Twin Cam. The 2.4 was the final iteration of the Quad 4, and, from a reliability and driveability standpoint, was the best of the breed. Just a few years later, in 2000, the engine would be upstaged by the 2.2-liter Ecotec."

Why the Quad 4 was on of GM's most important engines:
https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-the-quad-4-was-one-of-gms-most-important-engi-1829719965

FAQ: GM QUAD4 ENGINE: http://quad4parts.com/html/quad4-engine.html

New life for the Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine:
https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/a1887851/new-life-oldsmobile-quad-4-engine/
"I spotted this Quad 4-engined Model T roadster at a 24 Hours of LeMons race"

Quad 4 Rods in Denver (Web site nolonger exists) used to sell custom bellhousings that allow a Quad 4 to bolt to various rear-wheel-drive transmissions, plus an intake manifold that allow fuel-injection-phobic car builders to put Weber DCOEs on their Quad 4s. (Search eBay?)

Oldsmobile Quad 4 - Quad Mods - Mixing And Matching The Best Pieces From GM's DOHC Wonder:
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/oldsmobile-quad-4-combining-parts/
"... the strongest Quad 4 setup would mate a 2.3L head to a 2.4 block, thereby combining the strongest block and the best-flowing head and cams"

Advance or Retard: Olds Quad 4 Engine Ignition Timing with ZEX Nitrous Kit - Is Retarded Timing Mandatory on a W41 Quad 4 Engine Running a 200HP ZEX Nitrous Kit?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/advance-or-retard-olds-quad-4-engine-ignition-timing-with-zex-nitrous-kit/ar-BB17nCFv

Rebuilding The GM Quad 4 (1999): https://www.enginebuildermag.com/1999/04/rebuilding-the-gm-quad-4/
"The current 2.4L Quad 4 has evolved into an engine that is actually quite pleasant to drive, but it's almost too late, because it's due to be phased out when GM's all new DOHC engines are introduced in a couple of years."
"... there are actually a total of six different blocks, three cranks, three rods, seven heads, four cam housings, four front covers and three oil pumps used on these engines from 1987 through 1995, and that doesn't include the changes that were made for the 2.4L engine!"

GM's Quad 4 & Ecotec Engines And Ford's Zetec & Duratec Engines - Four Play - Modern Four-Bangers For Hot Rods:  https://www.hotrod.com/articles/0812rc-gm-quad-4-ecotec-ford-zetec-duratec/

Best Cheap Guns of SHOT Show 2020 | Field & Stream

There are some interesting choices here:
https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/guns/best-cheap-guns-shot-show/

Toyota Prius Hacks & Modifications

7 Best Hacks For Your Toyota Prius:  https://www.torquenews.com/8113/7-best-hacks-your-toyota-prius

Tips for Greater Enjoyment of Your Prius Hybrid: https://www.liveabout.com/tips-for-greater-enjoyment-of-your-hybrid-prius-281679

How to hack your Prius:  https://www.computerworld.com/article/2773982/how-to-hack-your-prius.html

I Bought a Cheap Toyota Prius … With a Dead Hybrid Battery: https://www.autotrader.com/car-video/i-bought-cheap-toyota-prius-dead-hybrid-battery-269650

Hacking your Prius:  https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hacking-your-prius/

List of known hacks / "easter eggs" ? https://priuschat.com/threads/list-of-known-hacks-easter-eggs.11929/

Custom Prius Accessories! https://www.coastaletech.com/04prius.htm
See the 12V Power Outlet mod for solar trickle charging.
Also see the automatic door lock modification.

Electric Only Mode:  https://www.coastaletech.com/electric_only_mode.htm
 
ULTIMATE LOCKPICK1 is the "ULTIMATE" in unblocking technology. https://www.coastaletech.com/DELUXE_LOCKPICK.htm

Toyota Prius – 2006-2015 Model Year Differences and Improvements:  https://blog.beforward.jp/car-review/toyota-prius-2006-2015-model-year-differences-improvements.html

Convert a 3V battery powered device to USB power

Convert a 3V battery powered device to be USB powered:
https://www.instructables.com/community/How-do-I-convert-a-3V-battery-powered-device-to-be/
"I used an LM317T (purchased from radio shack) 2x100ohm 1/2watt resistor and one 40ohm 1/2 resistor. It produced 2.9v"
"The schematics can be found at quite a few places. Searching for LM317 and looking on wikipedia's website will show a few.   {Search for Schematic}
    https://www.alldatasheet.com/view.jsp?Searchword=LM317T
    https://duckduckgo.com/?q=LM317T+3v+circuit&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
    https://www.circuitstoday.com/few-lm317-voltage-regulator-circuits

USB cables are supposed to have standardized conductor colors. Red+, Black-, White(data), Green(data), Shielding (ground). If you cut one end off of the cable you'll want to do the following:
1. Connect the red wire to the Vin pin on the LM317
2. Connect the r1 100ohm resistor to the Vout on the LM317
3. Connect the 100ohm resistor and the 40 ohm resistor to create r2.
4. Connect r2 to r1 and the Adj pin on the LM317
5. Connect r2 to the shielding/ground (Black?) of the USB cable
6. Add a lead from r1 for 3v output voltage."

How to Power Nearly Anything Off a USB Port:
https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-power-nearly-anything-off-a-USB-port/
"... there should be 4 wires , you only need the red and black ones as they are the power ..."


Or just wire up a 3 volt Zener diode:
https://www.mouser.com/Semiconductors/Discrete-Semiconductors/Diodes-Rectifiers/Zener-Diodes/_/N-ax1mh?P=1yuq69l
    Mouser Part # 863-1N5333BG or 78-BZX55B3V3


USB Fan Project - Need Help Bringing Voltage Down from 5volts to 3volts...
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/usb-fan-project-need-help-bringing-voltage-down-from-5volts-to-3volts.23572/


Powering electronics from the USB port (a little overkill for a simple battery powered device):
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slyt118/slyt118.pdf?ts=1595605015624&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F