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ngrok, a service to help you get a public URL for your local webserver

If you are looking for options to test your web app hosted on your own machine (e.g., laptop) remotely with someone, I recommend using a service called ngrok. https://ngrok.com/ It has many usages, but in the context of testing an app hosted on your own machine, the most important part is giving you a public URL that will redirect all the requests to your local webserver (e.g., Apache, Nginx, or whatever server you are running). You can give this URL to a testing participant without the need to host the app on a remote server. For instance, if you are testing your app using a sever on your machine, typically you can access your app in a URL like:  http://localhost:3000/?study=11 Using ngrok, you will have a dynamically generated URL like the following: https://3ebe3c019867.ngrok.io/ The service will redirect requests to https://3ebe3c019867.ngrok.io to http://localhost:3000 You can then share the following link with your testing participant for the participant to use your app. http...
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Setup xampp for mod_python

1. install flex (parser): sudo apt-get install flex 2. install xampp developer package 3. sudo  ./configure --with-apxs=/opt/lampp/bin/apxs if you get  "apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536..." => download the package: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/quetzalcoatl/mod_python/trunk 4. After "sudo make", "sudo make install" in http.conf, add following lines: LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so <Directory /some/directory/htdocs/test>     AddHandler mod_python .py     PythonHandler mptest     PythonDebug On </Directory> 5. Write test python script "mptest.py": from mod_python import apache def handler(req):     req.content_type = 'text/plain'     req.write("Hello World!")     return apache.OK
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線上筆記本、便利貼整理 Online Note Taking Service (Especially Sticky Note) List

Some of the note taking service I have tried! Sticky Note lino it Comment: 精美、除了沒有辦法 download as file + print  之外，應該是這個  list  中的  best choice 中文資料儲存沒有問題，不會變亂碼 無法 double click create note, 但是可以用拖拉方式產生 可以 share, send link, embed, rss, 可用 email post, 無法存檔 無法 double click to edit，但是跳出視窗的速度還 OK、可直接 drag & drop 有 public(group) vs. private 的設定 不能 print(應該說 print 的時候內容不會出現) 有 Task 功能 無法download as file (應該沒有可以的) squareleaf Comment: 比較不  fancy  ，但是簡單可愛 中文資料儲存沒有問題，不會變亂碼 可用 browser print, 但是排版沒有很好 可直接點選編輯(不用等跳出小視窗後再 input) 無法在空白地方 double click 產生新 Note 無法 share, 無法download as file postica Comment: 精簡，稍微制式 中文資料儲存沒有問題，不會變亂碼 點選編輯的時候很慢，反應遲鈍 可以 Print, 但是中文編碼要選 UTF-8 可以 drag & drop 無法 download as file, 無法 share wall wisher Comment: 精美 中文儲存有問題 雙擊 create note, 可以拖拉 每個 note 有 160 character 的限制 文字沒有 Format，無法調整大小, 顏色 可 share, send link, rss fee...
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