Tutorial: How to Implement Push Notifications Using Google Cloud Messaging for Android — Part 1: Client App
This tutorial will walk you through how to successfully send push notifications to an application using Google Cloud Messaging (GCM).
Butte Fire Destroying My Home
The Butte Fire has destroyed nearly 65,000 acres (101 sq. miles) in just 2 days. Within that blaze is my home. I have no idea whether it was spared or not, but the likelihood that it escaped the flames is small indeed.
The Problem With the New Kindle Select Plan & How Amazon Should Fix It
Recently, Amazon changed how it computes author payments for Kindle Select borrows. Now a reader has to read an author’s whole book in order for them to get paid their promised royalty. If a person reads less, the author only gets paid a percentage of the royalty. That’s true of no other product. (E.g. If you rent a movie from Amazon and then don’t watch it, they still charge you the full price.) But with this new model, Amazon gets to charge readers for its subscription service whether or not the service is truly used, while simultaneously avoiding paying authors for the products the service provides.
Pictures from Play of Robin: Lady of Legend
Check out pictures from the play of my book, Robin: Lady of Legend, put on by Middle School South, Lake Zurich!
Beta Soft Systems: A Scam? — The Evidence
At first, Beta Soft sounded wonderful: headquartered in a desirable location, and if I lacked some skills necessary to do a job, I would receive on-site training once I was accepted by the company. Yet from the very beginning of my interactions with them, I had misgivings about the company and finally refused to continue, convinced it was a scam—or at the very least, a company unethical in its business practices.
Tutorial: How to Shrink Cocos 2d-x Program Sizes
Have you created a default Cocos 2d-x program only to be shocked by its gargantuan file size? Here’s how to fix it.
Tutorial: The Cocos2d Coordinate System
In order to successfully place and manipulate objects/images in Cocos2d, you have to understand its coordinate system. Here’s what you need to know.
Tutorial: Adding a Picture (Sprite) to a Cocos 2d-x Game
A tutorial explaining how to replace a sprite (image) or add one to a Cocos2d scene.
Tutorial: Your First Cocos 2d-x Project Explained (Hello World)
Everything you need to know about a basic Cocos 2d-x program. Understand each function in a basic Cocos 2d-x program and what it does.
Almost Done with Next Novel!
Whew! After several years in the making, my next novel is almost done. I’m writing the climax even as we speak. It’s been quite an adventure.
Tutorial: How to Implement Push Notifications Using Google Cloud Messaging for Android — Part 1: Client App
This tutorial will walk you through how to successfully send push notifications to an application using Google Cloud Messaging (GCM).
Butte Fire Destroying My Home
The Butte Fire has destroyed nearly 65,000 acres (101 sq. miles) in just 2 days. Within that blaze is my home. I have no idea whether it was spared or not, but the likelihood that it escaped the flames is small indeed.
The Problem With the New Kindle Select Plan & How Amazon Should Fix It
Recently, Amazon changed how it computes author payments for Kindle Select borrows. Now a reader has to read an author’s whole book in order for them to get paid their promised royalty. If a person reads less, the author only gets paid a percentage of the royalty. That’s true of no other product. (E.g. If you rent a movie from Amazon and then don’t watch it, they still charge you the full price.) But with this new model, Amazon gets to charge readers for its subscription service whether or not the service is truly used, while simultaneously avoiding paying authors for the products the service provides.
Pictures from Play of Robin: Lady of Legend
Check out pictures from the play of my book, Robin: Lady of Legend, put on by Middle School South, Lake Zurich!
Beta Soft Systems: A Scam? — The Evidence
At first, Beta Soft sounded wonderful: headquartered in a desirable location, and if I lacked some skills necessary to do a job, I would receive on-site training once I was accepted by the company. Yet from the very beginning of my interactions with them, I had misgivings about the company and finally refused to continue, convinced it was a scam—or at the very least, a company unethical in its business practices.
Tutorial: How to Shrink Cocos 2d-x Program Sizes
Have you created a default Cocos 2d-x program only to be shocked by its gargantuan file size? Here’s how to fix it.
Tutorial: The Cocos2d Coordinate System
In order to successfully place and manipulate objects/images in Cocos2d, you have to understand its coordinate system. Here’s what you need to know.
Tutorial: Adding a Picture (Sprite) to a Cocos 2d-x Game
A tutorial explaining how to replace a sprite (image) or add one to a Cocos2d scene.
Tutorial: Your First Cocos 2d-x Project Explained (Hello World)
Everything you need to know about a basic Cocos 2d-x program. Understand each function in a basic Cocos 2d-x program and what it does.
Almost Done with Next Novel!
Whew! After several years in the making, my next novel is almost done. I’m writing the climax even as we speak. It’s been quite an adventure.