For the purposes of my C++ training class, I am supposed to make a zombie horde game. However, I am not a horror fan, and I have 3 very young children. So, I decided to tone it down a bit and make it more comical and cartoon-ish. Thus enter: JelloStorm …

While trying to update and add features to my old open source Hourglass app, I decided that the issue posted asking for a notification cancel button was a pretty good idea!

Now you can cancel your timer at any time from the notification bar! The code was pretty simple, actually …

Just completed section 5 of my Udemy course for learning C++. Overall it's been a great experience! As well as completing that section, I have completed my first C++ game! (Whoo-hoo! Praise God!) "TIMBER!"

I have a Linux version that you can download from my GitLab. Most likely, the pre-compiled …

One of the issues that I have with my home made auto start is range. Obviously, Bluetooth Low Energy is only supposed to travel about 35 feet, when it is unobstructed, of course. The problem that I have here is that the BLE antenna was inside of a metal box …

After several series of bench tests, I was finally ready to make the plunge and install my home made autostart into my truck. The vehicle in question is a 1993 GMC K3500 pickup truck. It took about 30 minutes to remove the lower dash portion and properly identify the wires …

As I progress through the C++ course at Udemy, I've just completed section 4. However, I ran into a few snags along the way. Some of them are due to differences between the instructor using Windows, and me using Linux. Most notably, I ran into a complete showstopper that took …

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that I was able to finish and upload another hour worth of videos! That's right, currently there is more than 9 hours of video tutorial available. As promised, this was added to the series:

* Installing/using VirtualBox
* Fixing a VB Ubuntu problem …

While using my Hourglass app for Android phones, a user made an interesting observation:

Hi
I love this open source app and using it quite often. But sometimes my phone is in my pocket and I'm listening to music and I miss the time ended notification ! The vibration is short …

While there are several guides out there on how to do this, I ran into a slight snag while trying to put Android Nougat on a Nook HD+, so I thought I'd share that with you. I was following this guide: https://nookhdplusandroid7.wordpress.com/

Following through the instructions seemed …

I'm at the end of section 3 of my online course, and I've learned so much! I'll be honest, since Java and C++ are both object oriented languages, I feel that it has been a pretty smooth transition so far.

While not part of the course, I noticed when showing …