There were several computer GUI systems invented already, but the first (to the best of my knowledge, correct me if I’m wrong) computer GUI that would highlight your move options […]
JustNotes – when your notes are too long to read!
A user of my open source app, JustNotes, made an interesting observation… if your note gets too long, you can’t read it because it goes below the keyboard and you […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: En passant checkmate!
According to legend, Gary Kasparov once checkmated via en passant in an on-line game. However, I couldn’t actually find a detailed reference to that specific game. I was, however, able […]
Solder time! Fixing a GPX LCD photo frame…
I don’t know exactly when it happened. I just know that it eventually quit working. It is one of those picture frame LCD panels with a slot in the back […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: Is the King safe from pawns?
Pawns can be scary things. They can en passant, they can form chains and islands, they can promote to the all powerful queen. Not to mention they can checkmate you. […]
Ubuntu Touch: Make your own Jabber/XMPP app in 10 minutes…
You probably think that I’m joking, but I’m not. You can actually build a jabber/xmpp app in less than 10 minutes if you have a good internet connection, and have […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: 8 minute moves….
They say that the first complete chess playing program was written by Alex Bernstein in 1957. There were earlier renditions that could not play a complete game, but could solve […]
Ubuntu Touch: Making a new app
Realizing that there are a few apps missing from the Ubuntu Touch OpenStore, and being an Android app developer, I thought I would try to bridge the gap. Rolling up […]
Fool’s Mate Friday: One Player or Two?
It was interesting to me that white did not always move first in chess. Apparently, in 1857, a master of chess, Mr. Lowenthal made a recommendation to the First American […]
Chromium: ERROR:browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc(121)
Today I had a strange occurrence. I couldn’t launch Chromium-browser on my Ubuntu desktop machine. The error I got was this: ERROR:browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc(121) And something about the profile was already open, […]