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The Nintendo 64 marked its 30th birthday this past June, and yet despite its age, work on the platform has seen a resurgence over the last decade.

Playing large video files on the web, short of uploading to YouTube or some other processing and hosting service, requires some preparation.

Xcode 27 introduced, among other new features, a new Device Hub app for developers that takes the place of the Simulator app.

I was so inspired by Jason Coon’s macrochips project – 4” slate drink coasters laser-engraved to look like notable chips from computing history – that I had to design and make some of my own.

I finally caught up to 2024 and finished playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to 100%.

When deploying web apps, I use containers almost exclusively.

iOS developer Simon Støvring recently launched Brrr, a convenient and low-friction web service and corresponding iOS app deliver push notifications to your iOS devices using only an HTTP request.

In 2023, I shared this anecdote at the Pixar Anniversary Awards celebration for people who reached 10 years of employment: I was late on my first day at Pixar.

I am done with gasoline and I’m never going back.

I was attempting to run Nuxt 3 RC1 in development mode behind a local nginx reverse proxy, but ran into several issues.

For testing Nintendo 64 homebrew ROMs, cen64 is the most accurate emulator (though it doesn’t run at full speed yet).

At work, we have a coffee machine that serves dozens of people in the building, and it’s difficult to know when to come get fresh coffee.

Working at Blackboard Mobile making unique mobile apps is fun, but occasionally it’s interesting to do something completely different at work, just to see what you can come up with.

I recently purchased a pair of Nest Learning Thermostats for my new home.

Apple’s iOS Simulator is an acceptable environment for testing development code, but when users purchase your finished app from the App Store, they’ll be running it on real hardware, particularly on networks that are likely much less reliable than your ho…

When setting up a new Windows machine, whether it’s Windows 2000 all the way up through Windows 7, you’ll occasionally run into an issue where you need drivers for a system or PCI device that you just can’t seem to find.

MacAlly has been producing the same IceKey keyboard since 2003, and while it’s a solid performer featuring comfortable low profile scissor keys and extra USB ports, it still ships with a maddeningly slow internal USB 1.1 hub.

Apple’s newest iMacs are a fast set of machines and run Windows faster than any PC I’ve ever used, but unfortunately, Apple has yet to update Boot Camp with the required drivers to support the latest and greatest components.

So you’re curious about the contents of iPhone and iPod Touch apps, including artwork, sounds, and more?

Several years ago, I recommended RadTech’s IceCreme as a great solution for cleaning up your iPod’s scratched-up screen.