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Send and receive emails from a custom domain

So you got a fancy domain name and you want to send/recieve emails with it?
Did you know you can use your existing Gmail account or Google Workspace account as your mail host!

This guide will cover 3 ways to do this.

1. Google Workspace Account (~$90/year)
2. Secondary Domain on Existing Google Workspace (free)
3. Add to Existing Gmail account (free but more complicated)

Prerequisites

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Updating an Android App

Steps to Update

1. Open Android Studio

2. Update your project's versionCode and versionName in build.gradle.kts, then click "Sync Now"
   These must be different from the previous version's.

3. Generate a Signed App Bundle
   'Build' > 'Generate Signed App Bundle/APK...' > 'Android App Bundle' > Provide your key store password > Select the 'release' build variant and click 'Create'.

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iOS Quick Action Feedback

This guide explains how to add a static Quick Action that appears when a user long-presses your app icon or attempts to delete the app.

The "Leave Feedback" option provides users with an easy way to share their thoughts before uninstalling.

Step 1: Update info.plist

Open info.plist and add a new entry for "Home Screen Shortcut Items".

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Simple Mobile Progressive Web App

You can quickly and easily turn any website into a mobile friendly progressive web app. Doing this allows users to install your website onto their home screen and makes the website feel like a native app.

Web app manifest

The manifest provides info that the browser needs to install a PWA on a device, such as the app's name and icon.
For more info about web app manifests, please refer to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest

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Updating an iOS App

Prerequisites

• Make sure your certificates are up to date
  Click Xcode -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Manage Certificates.
  You'll need an Apple Distribution Certificate

Steps to Update

1. Open your Xcode Project

2. Update your project's "Version" and "Build" number

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Connecting Google Form Responses with Discord

This Gist describes how to use Google App Scripts to post a message on Discord whenever a Google Form is submitted.

1. Create a Discord Webhook.
2. Create a Google Form.
3. Open the Google App Scripts Editor
   In the top right corner of the Google Form, click the vertical menu bar (⋮), and select "Script editor".
4. Create a function that does the following:

• Loads the last response in the form.

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Openlab

Openlab is a Linux server that ICS students can connect to and use for coursework.

Prerequisites

• Must be an ICS student at UC Irvine
• Know your ICS password
  • If you don't have one, active your ICS Account.
  • If you forgot, reset your ICS Password.

How to connect to Openlab

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Creating a website on Openlab

Building out a webpage on the ics domain is super cool!

Examples

Here are two sites that I built on it:

• Personal Site: www.ics.uci.edu/~ccarnaro/
• ICS 33 GradeViewer: www.ics.uci.edu/~ccarnaro/ics33gradeviewer.html

Prerequisites

• Must be an ICS student

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Creating a Google Calendar Shortcut

1. Navigate to https://calendar.google.com
2. Click the Chrome drop down menu > More Tools > Create Shortcut
3. Rename to "Google Calendar" and check "Open as window"
4. Open the new Google Calendar app
5. Right click on the app > Options > Keep in Dock

Source: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/393180