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How to get GPX Files from the Strava API – strava2gpx (Python)
The current Strava API does not allow for users to request activities in the form of a gpx file. The strava2gpx package for Python uses the Strava API to pull data streams which it then compiles into GPX files, effectively allowing users to get GPX files from the Strava API. This tutorial will cover usage…
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Holmes Cabin – Kaysville, UT
Holme’s Cabin is a lesser known cabin located about halfway up the mountains East of Kaysville. It is accessible starting from the Kaysville East Wilderness Park trailhead and involves climbing 2800 feet of elevation in about three miles making it a very steep hike or run. It is on the ridge South of Adam’s Canyon…
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Fremont Island: A run across the lake
A bit of history Despite being a relatively sparse wasteland, Fremont Island has a decently interesting history. Located 6 miles northwest from the far more popular Antelope Island, Fremont Island is a standing record of the island’s few visitors through the centuries. Hundreds of years ago, Native Americans used the island for different plants and…
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Cheaply Acquiring a GoPro (How to Fix Hero 8 Lens)
Now the first thing you want to do, is find a GoPro stand not out in the open. Take a thin strip of metal and stick it into the crack between the glass and… Research GoPro cameras are pretty nice, but they are also pretty expensive. Even buying older, refurbished models will still set you…
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Installing Garmin SDK in Ubuntu 22.04
The steps to setting up a development for Garmin IQ in the past for Ubuntu 20+ have had some issues with library dependencies, but these seem to have been cleared up in the recent updates. This article will go over how to easily setup the simulator for Garmin devices in conjunction with VSCode on Ubuntu…
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Garmin: Custom Watchfaces
There are a couple of methods for creating custom watchfaces for Garmin watches, but most are not great. In this post, we will quickly review three methods, focusing at the end on what is in my opinion the best and easiest tool for watchface creation. Connect IQ App The intended creation method by Garmin for…
James Elias Phelps
BYU CS Student