This article takes you through the creation of an NFT minting website similar to ExoBitsNFT.com. It is assumed that you have some knowledge of Non-Fungible Tokens, Crypto Currency, Smart Contracts and hot wallets like MetaMask. If you are not familiar with these technologies, this tutorial will give you everything you…

I bought these because I enjoy throwing $20 bills at a novelty. And at that price (cost of a 3 pack on Amazon) a novelty is what these are. Reading the label, the primary ingredient in these chips is cornmeal. If you’re looking for healthy, at 16g of carbs per…

This recipe has been a family favorite for years. A combination of citrus sweet and savory make for a delicious twist to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey. It also produces a similarly sweet and tangy gravy. This recipe requires a little advance preparation, but is well worth it. The cooking needs…

Beginning October of this year, Google will shut down its Play Music service. This isn’t the first time Google has shut down a service that I frequent. Back in 2013 I started up my own Tiny Tiny RSS server after Google Reader was shut down. Google offers YouTube Music as…

Adapted from the presentation “HTML5 Game Development With Phaser”, delivered to the Fredericksburg Developer group on September 10, 2019 Game development for the web can be challenging. The Phaser framework offers a complete API for developing <canvas> games in a straightforward and well organized environment. …

Adapted from the presentation “The Progressive Web App Philosophy”, delivered to the Fredericksburg Developer group on February 12, 2019 A Progressive Web App (PWA) is a normal website that mimics the responsiveness and functionality that you expect from an installed app. It can work offline, has access to your camera…

Progressive Web Apps, or, PWAs, are a new paradigm in web development that strive to bring a native app experience to a website. Modern browsers give us access to device hardware such as the camera, accelerometers, and GPS. The latest versions give us access to the network interface and cache…

Don’t compare it to Chromecast I set out to compare the Fire TV Stick with Chromecast and soon realized that was a mistake.Chromecast has only one function, play whatever video your phone/tablet/computer tells it to. Chromecast turns your television into a big-screen peripheral for your device. That works for a wide range of situations but…

With the Chromecast dev kit well out of beta, app development for the platform is exploding. Early on we saw lots of support for video streaming services. Plex, YouTube and Netflix (in that order) are still my most often used Chromecast apps. I use them daily. But what I find…