Porting my JavaScript Game Engine to C for No Reason
high_impacttl;dr: high_impact is small game engine for 2D action games. It’s written in C, compiles to Windows, Mac and Linux as well as to WASM for the Web. It’s “inspired by” my original Impact JavaScript game engine from 2010. The name high_impact is a nod to a time when C was considered a high level language.
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How to add OTEL instrumentation to a React Native app
Member post by Jonathan Munz, Senior Software Engineer at Embrace React Native allows developers to build native mobile apps using Javascript and Typescript for both iOS and Android. With a web language as its core and native deployment… ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter July 2024
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of July 2024.
If you are interested to join the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member, please apply until August 18th, 2024!.
XMPP and Google Summer of Code 2024… ⌘ Read more
Porting my JavaScript Game Engine to C for No Reason
high_impacttl;dr: high_impact is small game engine for 2D action games. It’s written in C, compiles to Windows, Mac and Linux as well as to WASM for the Web. It’s “inspired by” my original Impact JavaScript game engine from 2010. The name high_impact is a nod to a time when C was considered a high level language.
MIT licensed, source on github: [github.com/phoboslab/high_impact](https://github … ⌘ Read more
I setup and switched to Headscale last night. It was relatively simple, I spent more time installing a web GUI to manage it to be honest, the actual server is simple enough. The native Tailscale Android app even works with it thankfully.
Access & Use Apple Maps on the Web with Maps Beta
Apple Maps is now available on the web, just in case you’d like to use a web based interface for Apple Maps instead of the Maps app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. The introduction of a web interface for Apple Maps also means that Android users and Windows users can access Apple Maps now, if … Read More ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter June 2024
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This issue covers the month of June 2024.
The XSF has been accepted as a hosting organisation at GSoC in 2024 again!
These XMPP projects have received a slot and have kicked-off with … ⌘ Read more
Ladybird Web Browser Developer Attacked by Unhinged, Dishonest Activists
Activists concoct wild, meritless accusations of “Transphobia” and “Human Slavery”. ⌘ Read more
After that talk about the Ladybird browser the other day, I see this article just pop up:
Seems it’s gaining some recognition and support, I hope it can gain traction as we sure as anything need some genuine alternatives.
How to Update Node.js to Latest Version on Mac
If you use Node.js for web development, creation of web apps, and javascript based network applications, you undoubtedly may come across situations where you’d like to make sure that the latest version of Node.js is installed on your Mac. Upgrading to the latest version of Node.js means you’ll have access to the most recent features … Read More ⌘ Read more
Watch Out Firefox & Chrome: Here Comes Ladybird
Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1 Million from GitHub Founder. ⌘ Read more
Have not tried any of them, but some of these seem to fit the bill:
Very cool! Interestingly using your web app, the result was a higher bitrate than when I downloaded the best audio only option in yt-dlp (258 kbit/s vs 140 kbit/s).
Don’t quite understand that but nice work 😅
Fix “A software update is required to install macOS in a virtual machine” Error on Mac
Some Mac users who are attempting to install MacOS Sequoia beta into a virtual machine may run into an error message that states “A software update is required to install macOS in a virtual machine.” This error message then gives you three button options to “Learn More” (opens a web link), “Not Now” (cancel), or … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/ … ⌘ Read more
Mozilla’s War on the Open Internet
The Mega Corp behind Firefox takes another step to stomp out free speech and an “Open Web”. ⌘ Read more
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How to Install Java on Mac with M3, M2, M1 Apple Silicon Chip
Some Mac users may need to install Java on their Apple Silicon equipped Mac – whether it’s an M1, M2, M3, or other M-series ARM chip – allowing them to run Java-based applications and software on their computers. Whether it’s to run specific enterprise software, use particular educational tools and compsci courses, run Java web … Read More ⌘ Read more
Z100-0dB Fanless Mini PC with N100 Intel Processor & 2.5GbE LAN Port
Z100-0dB Fanless Mini PC with N100 Intel Processor & 2.5GbE LAN Port
The Z100-0dB fanless mini PC is engineered for quiet performance thanks to its passive cooling system. Equipped with the Intel Alder Lake-N Quad-Core N100 processor, this device is optimal for web browsing and office applications, making it an excellent choice for Home Theatre PC setups or any environment where noise reduction is crucial. ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: New Openfire plugin: XMPP Web!
We are excited to be able to announce the immediate availability of a new plugin for Openfire: XMPP Web!
This new plugin for the real-time communications server provided by the Ignite Realtime community allows you to install the third-party webclient named ‘ XMPP Web’ in mere seconds! By installing this new plugin, the web client is immediately ready for use.
This new pl … ⌘ Read more
How to Confirm Before Closing Windows with Multiple Tabs in Chrome, Edge, Brave
If you use a lot of tabs when browsing the web with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, or any other Chromium based browser, you might want to enable an optional feature that asks to confirm whether or not you wish to close any browser window with multiple tabs open. This can help to prevent you … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/25/how-confirm-before-closing-windows-multiple-ta … ⌘ Read more
How to Search the Web (Minus AI Junk & Clutter) with Google on Safari for Mac
If you’re a Safari user, as many of us are, you might be interested in actually searching the web with Google and then seeing a list of actual web link results, without seeing any of the new AI junk, video and image recommendations, knowledge panels, related searches, suggested searches, or the other junky clutter that … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/24/search-web-google-no-ai-junk-clutter-saf … ⌘ Read more
How to Search Google Without AI Rubbish & Clutter
Remember when you used to use Google search and it would only return a list of links for web results, letting you easily find what you’re looking for? Google was once the best way to search the web, but as almost all Google users have noticed, the web search engine has become less of an … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to AirPlay from Chrome & Edge Browsers on Mac to Sonos or HomePod
There are many websites that have audio that you may wish to stream from a web browser to a Sonos or Homepod, or any other AirPlay compatible speaker system. For example, maybe you’re on a website for a podcast or music that you want to stream to another speaker in the room or house. This … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Edge
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is a feature in the Microsoft Edge web browser for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android (and it’s also in the Windows operating system, in case you have a PC or run it in a virtual machine) that aims to protect your computer or device from malicious sites and downloads. Because of … Read More ⌘ Read more
Celebrating 1 year of A11y Design Bootcamp: Takeaways and tips
A11y Design Bootcamp is a live educational program that consists of exercises, discussions, and knowledge shares to raise awareness of web accessibility best practices, the role designers play in creating accessible products, and how to advocate for accessibility with cross-functional partners.
The post [Celebrating 1 year of A11y Design Bootcamp: Takeaways and tips](https://github.blog/2024-05-02-celebrating-1- … ⌘ Read more
What do Blue Underlines on Text Mean in Microsoft Edge?
If you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser, whether for free GPT 4 access or and DALL-E use, for cross-platform syncing, or any other reason, you may have noticed that you will often see blue underlined text when you’re typing within the browser. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering what on earth the … Read More ⌘ Read more
Make a Website Your Mac Wallpaper with Plash
A unique third party Mac app allows you to turn any web page, including YouTube videos and links to animated GIFs, into your Mac desktop wallpaper. Sound like fun? Well it definitely is, and depending on how creative you want to be, you can accomplish some really fascinating wallpaper experiences on the Mac with this … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Hide the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a surprisingly good web browser with some unique capabilities, like direct and easy GPT 4 access, and it has been a fun browser to experiment with as my new default. But, like many Microsoft software products, the appearance can be a little cluttered if you’re accustomed to the more minimalist designs of … Read More ⌘ Read more
Isode: Harrier 4.0 – New Capabilities
Harrier is our Military Messaging client. It provides a modern, secure web UI that supports SMTP, STANAG 4406 and ACP 127. Harrier allows authorised users to access role-based mailboxes and respond as a role within an organisation rather than as an individual.
You can find out more about Harrier here.
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On my blog: Deeper in the Indie Web https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/03/20/indieweb-2.html #blog #indieweb #programming #techtips
Use the Terminal cheat Tool to Generate CheatSheets for Commands
While there are some command line wizards out there who never need to look at references, search manual pages, defer to command lists, LLM queries, or web searches, the rest of us mere mortal commands line users can be helped by a really great tool called cheat. The cheat command is able to provide a … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/14/use-the-terminal-cheat-tool-to-generate-cheatsheets-for-comm … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Trying on the Indie Web, Part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/03/13/indieweb-1.html #blog #indieweb #programming #techtips
2 Easy Ways to Compress Images on Mac
Compressing images can be a necessary task for many Mac users, whether they’re getting ready to post an image to the web, share a photo through email or messages, or they’re simply trying to compress and reduce the file size of an image for any other purpose. There are several ways to compress images on … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Remove “Promote with Blaze” from WordPress
WordPress is fantastic blogging software and an excellent content management system that is prolific on the web (and used by us for this site!), and Jetpack is a great set of tools offered by Automattic to further improve the WordPress experience. But the latest versions of Jetpack default to placing a “Promote with Blaze” option … Read More ⌘ Read more