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Steam Deck MMORPGs
Aug 21, 2022
There are no Deck Verified MMORPGs yet, but there are some that run great. Here are a few MMOs to checkout on your Steam Deck.
Mac App Collection 2022
May 30, 2022
A yearly app round-up! The constant search for new and better apps continues.
What Is Developer Relations
Apr 13, 2022
You may hear it called developer relations, developer advocacy, developer evangelist, etc., but what is it really?
Game Streaming Services 2022
Apr 12, 2022
Which game streaming service should you use?
Open Back Earbuds Are Here
Apr 12, 2022
Goodbye AirPods 3…
Best 75 Percent Keyboard Update
Apr 11, 2022
The hunt continues for the best 75% keyboard! My requirements have changed a bit since I previously rounded up some 75% boards, so let’s take a look.
Gaming on M1 Macs Ultimate Guide
Apr 10, 2022
macOS gaming needs work, but…
Medium Keyboard Shortcuts
Nov 7, 2021
It simply displays the keyboard shortcuts on the editor screen off to the right and out of the way!
ShareX for Mac
Nov 4, 2021
ShareX for Mac I have been using ShareX for a long time now in my day to day for screen captures and gif recordings on Windows.
Create Your Link Tree Free
Nov 3, 2021
Create Your Link Tree Free chektek.com One page to rule them all I’ve seen a lot of creators setting up a LinkTree account to have one place to direct people to all their content.
I Bought the Wrong Macbook
Nov 2, 2021
I Bought the Wrong Macbook This performance is TopNotch… My 16" Macbook Pro Configuration M1 Max chip with 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
The First 3 Apps For Every Mac User
Nov 1, 2021
The First 3 Apps For Every Mac User TopNotch TopNotch is a free app designed to hide the notch. No matter what your background image, it adds a black bar across the top of your Macbook.
Set up Brew on M1 Mac
Nov 1, 2021
Set up Brew on M1 Mac How to install brew on M1 Mac Installing Brew on your Mac is important because it helps you install other things!
How to Connect Airpods 3 to Nintendo Switch
Oct 26, 2021
How to Connect Airpods 3 to Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Pods Overall Experience While you can connect your Airpods 3 to the Nintendo Switch, the user experience is not great.
Airpods 3 Early Review
Oct 26, 2021
Airpods 3 Early Review Do you have perfect ears? The Sound No hi-fi here, but I’m connected to Spotify downloaded songs at the max quality on my iPhone 13 Pro, and the AirPods 3 sound great!
11 Beginner Tips for Google's Flutter
May 25, 2021
11 Beginner Tips for Google’s Flutter Flutter has established itself as a major player in the cross-platform space. I’ve been working on a Flutter app for the last 30 days, and here are a few things I’ve learned.
The Best Feature of Microsoft Edge
May 16, 2021
The Best Feature of Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge has been growing in popularity since May of 2020. This is mostly a result of the change from the old IE engine to Chromium.
The Best 75% Keyboard
Feb 7, 2021
The Best 75% Keyboard The popularity of squishing keyboards into smaller form factors has increased quite a bit in the past couple of years. The standard sizes have been “full” and “tenkeyless” or TKL for a long time, so if you need the number pad, you went with full size, and if you didn’t, you got a TKL.
Work From Home Tech Under $20
Jan 29, 2021
Work From Home Tech Under $20 This is cool tech under $20, the “Work From Home” edition! All the products below I have used myself and would recommend to others!
Update All Node Packages to Latest
Jan 2, 2021
Update All Node Packages to Latest We’ve all returned to an old project only to find all of our dependencies outdated. Motivation to write code outside the workplace ebbs and flows, so I find myself reviving old projects frequently.
The Apple Event in 2 Minutes
Sep 15, 2020
The Apple Event in 2 Minutes The 2020 Apple event for September as fast as possible. Synopsis Apple Watch Series 6 — $399 Apple Watch SE — $279 iPad A12 Chip — $329 iPad Air Redesigned w/ A14 Chip — $599 Apple Fitness Service Apple One Service OS Updates to 14 Watch Series 6 First up is the Apple Watch Series 6, which comes with the usual efficiency and performance bumps, new color frames and bands, a blood oxygen sensor, altimeter, and a slightly brighter display.
Microsoft Silicon?
Sep 13, 2020
So you heard Apple has Silicon…
2020 Tech Summary September
Sep 10, 2020
2020 Tech Summary September Apple event announced, Microsoft attacks the console space, and Nvidia strengthens their hold on the GPU market. Microsoft’s New Xbox Lineup Microsoft officially announced the release of two “next-gen” Xbox models, the Xbox Series S and Series X aggressively priced at $299 and $499 respectively, dropping November 10th.
5 VSCode Extensions for Web Devs
Mar 17, 2020
5 VSCode Extensions for Web Devs Visual Studio Code is still my “IDE” of choice for web development! Here are a few extensions that I use everyday.
VSCode Now Has Settings Sync
Mar 12, 2020
VSCode Now Has Settings Sync One of my favorite VSCode extensions is now a built-in feature of Visual Studio Code. Keep your workspaces organized by syncing your extensions settings and more across all your machines using settings sync.
Simplify Angular - Route Map
Feb 2, 2020
Simplify Angular - Route Map Routing is one of Angular’s most powerful tools, but can also turn into a bit of a mess if not setup properly.
6 Months Working From Home
Jan 2, 2020
6 Months Working From Home I started my first remote role as a Software Engineer. I’ve been working from home for the last 6 months, and here’s what I have learned so far!
Getting Started with Github Actions
Jan 2, 2020
Getting Started with Github Actions Github actions are a new way to handle continuous integration and delivery. Automate everything! Github actions has prebuilt integrations with Amazon Web Services, Azure DevOps, Google Cloud, and many other services.
Simplify Angular - Custom Validators
Dec 16, 2019
Simplify Angular - Custom Validators Here is a quick guide for custom form validation. Angular’s data binding provides plenty of ways to validate the form data you are about to pass back to your server, but Angular’s reactive forms provide a nice way to add your validation.
20 VSCode Extensions for 2020
Dec 15, 2019
20 VSCode Extensions for 2020 Visual Studio Code keeps getting better. I am primarily an Angular web developer in my day to day development, but I will stick to the extensions that every developer can benefit from.
Could Transpilers Help Retain Talent?
Dec 14, 2019
Could Transpilers Help Retain Talent? Microsoft got something right… Typescript is a strong typed superset of Javascript, that provides a little bit of structure to the extremely flexible world of Javascript.
How to Publish to NPM
Dec 14, 2019
How to Publish to NPM Node Package Manager is an extremely popular tool in the web development world, to the point where I would say it is required.
Setup Google Domains & Github Pages
Dec 13, 2019
Setup Google Domains & Github Pages Google Domains paired with github pages is a very inexpensive way to build a website. I have been looking for a GoDaddy alternative for some time (they constantly try to sell me things I don’t need at the time of checkout), so when Google dropped its domain hosting I jumped ship fairly quickly.