I've been debating on whether or not to write this post for a few months now but I think it's time. I've decided to put the cross-platform apps with C development series on hold indefinitely. This year has of course been crazy with the covid-19 quarantine and social justice movements …
Articles in the Projects and Experiments category
PiHelper: A Native Companion App for your Pi-hole
Ads are an unfortunate byproduct of the freemium internet that we've collectively chosen through our actions, and worse yet are the trackers they've inspired to follow everyone around our online lives. As someone who values their online privacy, I was elated to stumble upon Pi-hole, a network-wide ad blocker. Sure …
Cross Platform Apps the Hard Way - Part 2: The Architecture
In my previous post where I outlined the goals for this project of mine, I briefly mentioned my thoughts on how to structure the code in order for it to work on as many platforms as possible. In this post, I intend to dive in a little deeper on the …
Cross Platform Apps the Hard Way - Part 1: The Idea
Nowadays, there are many different ways to build a cross-platform app, including React Native, Xamarin, and Flutter, to name a few. These each come with their own pros and cons, but they all serve the same purpose: allowing you to create "native" cross-platform apps relatively painlessly and cheaper than building …
Simple Markdown Goes Dark
Version 0.7.0 for Simple Markdown brings some major changes to the app. Most notably, and likely most requested, is DARK MODE. With Android Q's built-in implementation coming soon, I figured it's about time to finally get to it. It's something that's been on the roadmap for a while …
Simple Markdown v0.1.0
In my post on Progressive Web Apps, I opened by saying that I had always wanted to get into Android development but hadn't "taken the time to learn Java and get to it". So, I decided enough is enough and I want to pursue my goals. I recently read through …
Say Time for Chrome
tl;dr - Say Time for Chrome in the Chrome Web Store
One of the features of macOS that I really appreciate is the ability to have the Mac announce the hour. I find it incredibly helpful to stay on schedule and keep track of time. Unfortunately, on Windows and Linux …