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The reading torrent

The reading torrent

I have a confession to make. Ever since I was really young I never really enjoyed reading. Early on I tried to read Homer's Iliad, Beowulf, many of Shakespear's works and the like. My parents were just like that, classic education and all that. I didn't understand them; allegory and »

Nintendo just made some of the best hardware APIs on the planet

Nintendo just made some of the best hardware APIs on the planet

Ok so that title might be an exaggeration but the more I use the Nintendo Switch [http://amzn.to/2pDtWY7] the more I realize that this device is capable of many many configurations. It seems like an incredible API for hardware. This is of course intentional. Just looking at the »

STEM, STEAM what should parents do?

STEM, STEAM what should parents do?

Start by trying some of these things out! Amazon STEM kits [https://www.amazon.com/STEM-Club-Toy-Subscription-year/dp/B01M7UDAVI] MEL Chemistry [https://melscience.com/en/] Creation Crate [https://mycreationcrate.com/refer/Nicho-AJBNSNEH] Think with Art [http://rwrd.io/43z2thi] »

Caching up - Adding disk caching to a Synology NAS to improve video streaming

Caching up - Adding disk caching to a Synology NAS to improve video streaming

A while ago I came across a great post [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PlexIsTheMediaCenterSoftwareEcosystemIveBeenWaitingFor.aspx] on getting plex [https://www.plex.tv/] media server set up on a Synology NAS (Network Attached Storage). Since then installing and running Plex on a Synolgy NAS [https://www.synology.com/en-us/] has »

Clear a room with IFTTT + NEST

Clear a room with IFTTT + NEST

In a previous post [https://archcoder.com/rachio-nest/] I was writing on how integrations can make incredible things happen when the devices we use are open and use great integration points. The post described how I use Nest [https://nest.com/] and Rachio [http://rachio.com/] to help protect my »

Rachio + nest protect = Love thy neighbor

Rachio + nest protect = Love thy neighbor

The National fire protection association estimates the average number of house fires in the U.S. from 1977-2013 to be roughly 1/2 million [http://www.nfpa.org/research/reports-and-statistics/fires-by-property-type/residential/home-fires] ! While the numbers are dropping they are still pretty high. courtesy of NFPA [http://www.nfpa.org/ »

Surface Book with a side of Toast

Surface Book with a side of Toast

I recently made a purchase [https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/devices/surface-book]. It was one I did not take lightly, that was intended to set me free from many devices and is by far one of the best developer/creative machines that I have ever used - more on »

Video Games the Movie Part 3: Crime, Hard Work and Video Games

Video Games the Movie Part 3: Crime, Hard Work and Video Games

We covered a lot in this segment: Violence, what it takes to make a great game and even story telling. It was amazing with a great end cap at 1:21 – no spoilers for those who want to watch VGTM [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214002/] . To start it off »

Video Games the Movie Part 2: The Art of Games

Video Games the Movie Part 2: The Art of Games

There was a question I posed to my kiddos after we watched the most recent segment of the movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214002/]: Are video games art? To which they all quickly responded, “YES!”(image courtesy: nerdlocker) What an odd thing to answer so quickly, so confidently. I »

Video Games the Movie Part 1: Leaking Passion

Video Games the Movie Part 1: Leaking Passion

So we were all huddled around the TV and cracked open Plex [https://plex.tv/] and started the first 30 minute (0-28:26) segment of the movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214002/]. I promise not to douse you with spoilers but the first bit was on the history of »

Video Games the Movie Part 0

Video Games the Movie Part 0

My three oldest boys and I have decided to go through a documentary together: Video Games: The Movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214002/] created by Jeremy Snead [http://www.twitter.com/Jeremy_Snead]. It’s from a project I backed on kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mediajuicestudios/video-games-the-movie] »

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