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Stream of Consciousness

As projects for the new year have started to roll in, I’ve noticed some trends in how web sites and applications are built and how they are hosted. Read More »

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Year in Review 2012, Goals for 2013

CHRISTMAS TIME!!!

Another year has (almost) passed. It was a very exiting year, in which I threw a lot against the wall to see what would stick. I also managed to implement most of my 2012 goals, although, in hindsight, they were a little too vague.

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Tiny Tower vs The Volcano, Casual Game on Kongregate

Tiny Tower vs. The Volcano is a Flash game made in 48 hours

After my ebook project, two weeks ago, I created an overhaul of a casual Flash game I wrote for the Ludum Dare #23 competition. It’s available on Kongregate for all the play and comment on. Read on for my experience and lessons learned.

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How to Make Videos for Free

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A well-made video can replace many images and many more words. It’s thus not surprising that publishing videos is a growing trend. But how do you get started in what appears to be an expensive and time-consuming hobby?

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PayPal AppEngine Servlet, Now Cloud-Ready

I’ve just pushed a major extension to my PayPal AppEngine Servlet. It’s now much more failsafe and takes the validation work out of your hands. Read on for an overview of the new architecture.

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My First Android App Now Available: Discogs Scan

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After last weeks review of Android in Action, it was inevitable: I just released my first Android app: Discogs Scan. Discogs Scan is a small Android 2.1+ application that allows you to quickly scan the barcodes of all your CDs and records and add it to your discogs.com collection.

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Android in Action, Second Edition, Review

Android in Action, second edition review

There are many ways to learn to program for the Android platform that powers many smartphones, tablets and other devices. Google offers fairly extensive and free tutorials and documentation. So why would you want to buy and read a book? Read on for my Android in Action review.

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Meteor JavaScript Web App Platform Lunch Hour Impressions

Meteor full stack Javascript framework

In this second installment in the series, I’m using my lunch hour to take a look at Meteor. It’s another box filled with all kind of delicious candy that any web app developer will love to use. But is it worth your time?

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The Opa Web Application, Lunch Hour Experiments

“Another day, another framework”, you might think. And yes, Opa is yet another web framework that is going to revolutionize web development. But don’t judge it too soon, it has a few tricks up its sleeve that might convince you to try it out. Read on for my first hour of Opa.

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Developing Node.JS Applications on Virtualbox Tutorial

Node.JS, Heroku & VirtualBox, a match made in heaven

While the Node.JS community is quickly evolving all the libraries and making your life as a developer easier every day. One thing you read little about, is the development environment. Every one uses their own cobbled together thing. To get you started with Node.JS, this post is a step by step guide to creating a full working and reproducible environment that supports deployment to Heroku. Read More »

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