11 July 2017
Dart Code v2 - Now with Flutter debugging and hot reload!
In addition to command line programs, Dart Code now supports full debugging of Flutter mobile applications including hot reload and device switching!
03 February 2017
I found a ridiculous bug in YouTube and seem unable to successfully report it :(
I found a bug that results in a huge number of 404s from YouTube descriptions on the mobile website but have had no joy reporting it to Google.
27 January 2017
Simple Dart code to tweet using OAuth
Last year I blogged about some simple C# to post tweets. I converted that code to Dart for easier running on my Raspberry Pi.
14 January 2017
Making more money with Amazon: Splitting visitors between Amazon US/UK based on their location
Affiliate programmes for each Amazon domain are very separate and Amazon do not provide a way to send visitors to their local site. Thus, this simple service was born.
06 January 2017
Visiting a site that uses Disqus comments when not logged in sends the URL to Facebook
I was surprised to see the Facebook SDK being loaded in the network tab on my blog when I don't have any Facebook buttons. It turned out to be coming courtesy of Disqus. No wonder Facebook knows everywhere you go!
02 December 2016
Using Alexa (Amazon Echo) to Preheat my Renault ZOE and check Battery Status
With only a small amount of code I was able to connect Alexa up to Renault ZE Services via Amazon AWS Lambda to control the car with my voice.
07 July 2016
Simplest C# code to post a tweet using OAuth
I recently needed to post tweets programatically and found myself lost in a maze of OAuth and bloated Twitter libraries so decided to see what was the simplest code I could create to post tweets using OAuth.
25 June 2016
HTML5 Pong in 20min with C#/Bridge.NET
I had a quick go at creating a simple Pong game using Bridge.NET to run in the browser. It took around 20 min for basic functionality and scoring/countdown timer.
12 June 2016
DaChip8JS - My C# Chip-8 Interpreter running in the browser
Using Bridge.NET I was able to easily get my Chip-8 interpreter running in the browser (and working on mobile!)
11 June 2016
Building a Chip-8 Interpreter in C#
I'm trying to build a NES emulator but since I've got a little stuck on the rendering code I decided to have a break and try something far simpler first!