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The story of Simon, the original memory game
The original Simon Inventor Ralph Baer is best known for creating the first video game system, but his contributions extend much further. In 1975, Baer started an independent consulting business and began working with Marvin Glass & Associates in Chicago, a toy design firm responsible for some of the most successful American toys of the 20th century. Baer’s role was to develop electronic toys and games, and the most famous outcome of this collaboration was Simon. Inspiration strikes Na...
8 benefits of playing tic tac toe with preschoolers
Tic tac toe is a simple yet fun game that can be a great way to teach preschoolers many valuable skills. Here are 8 benefits of playing tic tac toe with preschoolers: Enhances Problem-Solving Skills Playing tic tac toe requires children to think critically and use problem-solving skills to strategize and win the game. Encourages Teamwork and Cooperation Tic tac toe can be played with a partner, which can encourage teamwork and cooperation among children. Enhances Fine Motor Skills Tic tac t...
Why "Click Here" Links Suck
Using “Click here,” “More,” or “Read More” as link text is a common but misguided practice. These phrases don’t provide meaningful context for screen readers, speech recognition users, or anyone scanning links out of context. Instead, opt for descriptive text that stands on its own. Below are a few guidelines: 1. Make Link Text Descriptive The link’s purpose should be clear even without surrounding content. For example: <!-- Poor link text --> <a href="about.html">Click here&...
A modern take on journaling
A diary is a sanctuary for your daily routines, thoughts, feelings, or experiences. Traditionally, it’s organized chronologically, capturing life’s moments as they happen. While some cherish the privacy of their secret diaries, others find joy in sharing their personal stories with the world. The most famous diary, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” transcended its private nature to become an iconic literary work. The evolution from diary to blog The internet revolutionized journaling, transforming...
What is an Online Diary?
History Online diaries have been around since at least 1994, starting a new way for people to share their thoughts and experiences. At first, these diaries were called online journals and created communities of people sharing their daily lives. Over time, the term ‘blog’ became the common name for these journals. ‘Weblog’ was the original term, later shortened to ‘blog.’ Evolution As technology advanced, private and secure online diaries emerged. These digital diaries replaced traditional ...
Understanding RSS: What it is and why it's useful
In the vast digital world where information flows at an overwhelming pace, staying updated with your favorite websites, blogs, and news sources can be a daunting task. This is where RSS comes into the picture. In this blog post, we will explore what RSS is, how it works, and why it remains a valuable tool for managing online content consumption. What is RSS? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary. It is a web feed format used to distribute frequently updated informati...
Basecamp theme for Redmine
In case you would like to have a theme similar to 37signals “Basecamp” consider using my patched stylesheet. Download application.css Create required directories $ mkdir -p redmine/public/themes/basecamp/stylesheets Copy downloaded file into directory $ cp application.css redmine/public/themes/basecamp/stylesheets That’s it .. now restart your instance running Redmine and select the new “basecamp” themes from Redmines Settings page (located at /settings) You’re welcome to send me patche...
Tip: Include email in notification message when sending confirmation mails
If you are a web developer and needs to handle user registration the you probably are sending out confirmation emails to users to ensure they’ve entered a valid email. Lots of web sites (and apps) are showing a message saying “We’ve send you a confirmation mail. Please check your mailbox”. Tip of the day is this - make sure to include the actual email in that notification message. In case a user actually entered a wrong email he will notice immediately and doesn’t need to refresh his email ...
Tweak AppCode font aliasing on your mac
If you can’t use your beloved Monaco font in AppCode because it has gained weight and simply looks too bold, you might want to trim your anti-aliasing settings. Try running this in your terminal $ defaults write com.jetbrains.AppCode.plist AppleFontSmoothing -int 1 You might tweak it even more by using different values for -int 1 e.g. 0, 2 or 3. I’m not changing the system wide font smoothing setting, but only the one for AppCode.
Immediately flush IIS log for real time tail to avoid 60 second buffer delay
I wanted to tail my IIS log in realtime to avoid having to wait 60 seconds as is the default on IIS 7. I found out that I could run the command > netsh http flush logbuffer This is great but I wanted to do a tail so this short script does the trick for you (I assume you have cygwin installed if you’re on Windows) Run command every second in the background and flush output (the “Ok.” message) $ while true; do netsh http flush logbuffer > /dev/null; sleep 1; done & Then you’re ...