Back in the middle ages, there were several different renditions of pawn promotion. Originally, the pawn would promote to the queen piece, but back then the queen could only move […]
My take on the CompTIA A+ exam
Recently, my work “strongly recommended” that I go back and get the CompTIA A+ certification. Interestingly, CompTIA uses a pyramid style of certification, where the higher certifications on the pyramid […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: Castle, anyone?
From the git-go, one of the hardest parts of making this chess engine and the following gui system has always been the pawns and the king. Both of these pieces […]
More “Stack-able” Certificates from CompTIA!
Some changes at my work are driving me to renew and gain new CompTIA certificates. What is a bit odd about the system, however, is the “stack-able” feature. Now you […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: Now with moving pieces!
According to the Guinness World Records, the biggest playable chess set was made in Canada in 2009, with a king that was about 4 feet tall! Try moving that chunk […]
Updated KPPD Control app for Android Oreo!
Now that Oreo is out, I needed to go through my apps and make adjustments and updates for the new platform. One of the biggest problems I found was that […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: Identifying the board square by number.
Identification please! Did you know that there have been numerous cases of mistaken identity for the masters of chess in print? There are so many that websites have even devoted […]
Ril-daemon control app for LG G4 AOSCP Oreo!
I’m sure many of you are already using Kessaras’ great AOSCP Oreo Rom for the LG G4! One small current issue is the ril-daemon sometimes needs to be stopped and […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: Ubports (Ubuntu Touch) Chess, with a hint of Cinnamon.
As I dive into the realm of making my Just Chess Engine playable, I was taking a look at some of the other chess interfaces out there, to see what […]
Project Prep: Communicating with the Bluefruit Feather via Bluetooth….
We’ve already connected to our Bluefruit feather with Bluetooth before, but when I wrote the sketches that I applied to it, it overwrote the code that allows it to turn […]