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Practical Computer Science (Education) with Python
Yesterday I gave a presentation at the eTech Ohio conference titled “Practical Computer Science with Python.” For the past two years, I’ve been teaching computer science to upper schoolers at Hathaway...
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Arcade
I’ve been working on restoring old arcade machines as a hobby since 2010, and to document my work better I started a blog called 1up Arcade. Since it doesn’t really fit with the types of things I post...
View ArticlePogoPlug as a Siri Proxy
UPDATE 2012-02-03: I realized I forgot about installing the certificate on the non-4S device. Fixed! UPDATE 2012-02-04: amanpatel pointed out on the ArchLinuxArm forums that you need to make sure...
View ArticleGetting started with vim
I decided it’s finally time that I learn to properly use a terminal-based editor other than nano, since nano is rather limited when it comes to editing source code. vim seemed like a good choice, but I...
View ArticleOut with the old
I received an e-mail the other day about a Konfabulator project that I hadn’t even thought about since 2007: over five years ago! The widget in question was one developed for a “4k contest,” one in...
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FreedomPop – Free 4G Internet
Yesterday, my Freedom Spot – Photon arrived in the mail, and I just thought I’d post a quick review. FreedomPop is a new-ish service focused on providing free (as in beer) internet access anywhere in...
View ArticleWorking with Dropbox from my Pogoplug
I had a bunch of large files backed up on my pogoplug that I wanted to get onto my iPad and iPhone. Long story short, I decided that the best way would be to use Dropbox. Unfortunately, you can’t...
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Artemis on iPads – before the app comes out
If you have not yet heard of Artemis, the fantastic Spaceship Bridge Simulation game by Thom Robertson, then you should check it out right now. Chances are you’re here because you HAVE heard of it,...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Adventures – Display and SD Card Issues
My students in Intro CS this year have decided they want to build a tabletop arcade game for their final project. They picked this because they had heard about the Raspberry Pi, and wanted to do...
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