Category: Technology
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Project Backlog 2025
Project Backlog 2025 Most creative people have a backlog of projects at various stages. Mine have gotten to the point where I feel like I’m starting to lose track of them. Every week in 2025, I’ll pick one project from my backlog. I will describe the concept behind the idea, explore the proposed solution and…
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Javascript Button Masher
A few years ago, I embarked on a journey to create a special game for my son, known as the Toddler Button Masher. Initially developed using Unity, it quickly became a source of endless amusement for him. When he hit a key, it changed the background and played a sound. Toddlers are easily amused, as…
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Adding Google to an Amazon Fire 7 Kids Tablet
I purchased an Amazon Fire HD 7 Kids Pro tablet for my son in the summer. The tablet has a lot of cool kids features and apps, a simplified interface and a rugged case. But the ecosystem is locked down to Amazon. This means no YouTube and a slew of other apps that my son…
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Custom Android ROM for Kids Phone
It can be helpful to have a dedicated phone to put a few educational games and pre-approved media on. Most parents repurpose an old phone, which presents a few problems. Maybe other parents had a smooth experience with Family Link, but I couldn’t get it to work correctly. I was able to set up most…
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How To Cut Back On Big Tech
Many people seem to be examining their technology habits lately. It seems as though some people are trying to cut out certain technologies without really understanding why. Take this Gizmodo article “I Cut the ‘Big Five’ Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell”. The reporter blocked everything from the big five tech companies, including…
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Browser Privacy
If you want to tune up your privacy online, a good place to start is with your browser. What I propose is a moderate approach. The setup I have at the moment is Firefox using DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Essentials. Consider The Humble Browser Is your entry to the world wide web controlled by Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s…
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Magical Banana Stickers
Snakeoil salesperson Gwyneth Paltrow made news again, this time for false claims that NASA designed magical stickers can solve every ailment. They are called Body Vibes and they remind me of Chiquita banana stickers. So I created a marketing website for bananas and banana stickers. Go Bananas
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Cyberabdication
The worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack has corporations and governments pointing fingers. Microsoft stopped free support of popular and widely used operating systems. America has allowed a powerful cyberweapon to fall into the hands of gangs and terrorists. Thousands of IT professionals shirked their responsibility to apply necessary security patches. Many of the organizations affected have…
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