Grace and Truth

Excellent idea for those in the USA! #Square 📝 830bbfe0…

Interesting article. nostr:naddr1qq0kummnw3ez66tn943k2mn5wfskc6t6d9hxwttz0ykkgetnd9nkuq3qgxdhmu9swqduwhr6zptjy4ya693zp3ql28nemy4hd97kuufyrqdqxpqqqp65wngvncw

Every so often I check who's building phones for #Linux. #Volla has ones with VollaOS and/or Ubuntu Touch, with #multiboot options, and a tablet. PinePhone and FairPhone don't seem to be viable for serious use. #Purism has the #Librem5 and #Liberty phone, and they have a tablet and laptop, shipped with #PureOS, set up for #GNOME or #KDE. My next phone will probably be the #Motorola with #GrapheneOS, or at least I can recommend it to family and friends. So I could wait another bunch of years before the big step. I wonder if those phones might also work eventually for other mobile distros. I could get a used #OnePlus6 to try options on. (Apparently I'm a developer now, after all!) I might order one of Purism's phones... For testing or to become my next one. If it was just for trying my apps, I'd get the Librem 5. But for potential to become my real phone or someone else's, I'd splurge on the Liberty phone. Very expensive, but a better chance at actually getting the device than trying a kickstarter campaign on a device from Europe, and it's an investment in what they're building. I like KDE, not a fan of GNOME, so I'm interested in KDE Plasma Mobile on some Debian-based OS more than Ubuntu Touch. Any advice? Has anyone tried these options out? Any for sale second-hand? #asknostr

Just installed my apps on a friend's phone. Grant permission to install apps from the browser, then from Zapstore... Then Google Play warns about installing apps they haven't seen and offers to scan it for safety, and you have to press a button to reveal the button that lets you past their warnings to just install the app. No wonder people are scared to venture out.

Obstacle of the day... My phone isn't letting me install APK's like I'd been doing to test apps I'm building. Maybe it's the latest GrapheneOS / Android update, or maybe I'm missing something obvious. I checked the basic things - storage space, permission to install apps, etc. Installing and upgrading through Zapstore still works fine.

Clean & Set is now on @Zapstore, meant for managing household chores or any other sets of recurring tasks. It's flexible to accommodate individuals' schedules and keep track of many things, or for basic use. If you're running a home, a farm, a business, a shop, a homeschool, anything with repeating tasks, it's meant for you! https://codeberg.org/Grace-and-Truth/Clean-and-Set #family #team #homeschool #clean

I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. Psalms 120:7

My 160th note on #Nostr... I didn't start out expecting to learn coding or be using AI to build the apps I've wished existed. Being around the folks here has inspired me... Thanks, everyone! 📝 1b073a60…

In my opinion, @Zapstore is the most important tool built on Nostr so far, with an impact soon far beyond the Nostr community. 📝 996920ba…

My contact app rename is complete: Greet & Grow is on @Zapstore, with downloads on Codeberg ready for #Android, #Linux, and #Windows! I'd love to hear what you think - I hope it's useful and blesses many people! https://codeberg.org/Grace-and-Truth/Greet-and-Grow

Um... I just set up my own installer that requires accepting the terms of the MIT License!!! 📝 e699c32d…

I just ran a software installer that required me to accept the terms of the MIT License. Made me laugh. If I can't agree to those terms... I can't imagine any I would!

I've decided to rename my published app, much to my chagrin. I had checked for related apps with the same name, but hadn't looked far enough - other CRMs have the Connections name. Now that I've chosen names for the other apps I've planned, I have a pattern to follow, and the new name can be an improvement. Just a hassle to change everything over on Codeberg and @Zapstore. My plan is to publish an update under the old name so any existing users can see how to switch, then publish as a new app. But I'm all ears if there's a better way!

My first app is now on Zapstore!!! 🎉 It's a very fancy contact app, a personal CRM with features I've often wished existed, for anyone who intentionally keeps in touch with many people. Thanks to @PayPerQ and @Zapstore for being so helpful, building great tools and pointing me in the right direction when I got stuck. And to all the developers and vibecoders who inspired me to start building what I've wished I could, and to @Paul for the tutorial that helped me get started. If you find bugs, navigation oddities, or things you expected would work differently, you're welcome to let me know! I'll be improving things as I continue to build! https://zapstore.dev/apps/naddr1qqwkxmmd9enhyctrv4skuer5w… #crm #vibecoding #beta #Flutter #freedomtech

https://codeberg.org/Grace-and-Truth/Connections/releases 🎉 I've published the first beta release of the new CRM/contact app I've been building! 🎉 💃 It's ready for anyone who's interested to download (on Android) and try out. There are some width errors and things, but enough of the features are there and working to see whether you like it! I've picked up ideas from different places, but I don't know of any mobile app like it. I dove deep into designing parts I know well, and can add more features for other specialized uses over time. Thank you all for inspiring me! It'll be a few more versions before I put it on @Zapstore, and I'm excited about their Alpha version. Thanks to @PayPerQ for making the AI model available, and to @Tim and @Paul for sharing about projects and getting my wheels turning. #vibecoding #crm #letsbuild

A different kind of progress today... I added a description to my Nostr profile, set up a Codeberg account, created keys for signing releases, set up my first repository online, chose an open-source license, configured git, and uploaded my code!!! There's still plenty of building to do before it's ready for real users, but now it's officially visible to anyone interested. Being on Nostr spurs me on, hanging around so many builders! Thanks to @Paul for the #vibecoding video walkthrough, @Tim, @mike, @MK Fain, and @Derek Ross for their inspiration, and @PayPerQ for making Claude available. I've enjoyed this journey (from learning to check GPG signatures to signing with them), each step building on the last: #Bitcoin > #Linux > #GrapheneOS > #Nostr > #MyOwnApps! codeberg.org/Grace-and-Truth/Connections

Inspired by folks here, after learning what I could about how to get started, I've been vibecoding this week! They say to start simple. I'm not... I'm building a powerful app I've wished existed for a long time, and have wanted to build before. I'm working on it piece by piece, starting with UI/UX, keeping the eventual backend functionality in mind. I understand databases and do a lot with software, but I've never written code or built my own tools before. We'll see how far I can get! If I get there, my goal is to share it on @Zapstore (and tell friends that's where they can get it)! If I really get stuck, pausing this project and working on one of my simpler ideas is always an option. I've been inspired watching @Tim build all kinds of things, @Derek Ross show people what's possible, and @Paul's helpful video showing how some of it works... Thank you! #vibecoding #claude #ai