Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
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AI
9
Articles
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Create a Murder Mystery game powered by Gemini AI with SwiftUI
For context, it may be uncommon today but back in the early 70's to 2000's text based or as they are better known, interactive fiction(IF) games were quite popular.
Building a Horoscope app with Gemini AI & SwiftUI
In this post we'll look at one of the important capabilities of AI models i.e. Summarization. You may have seen this when browsing the reviews section of Amazon where before the actual reviews, you see an AI generated summary of the reviews posted for the given product.
Text & Image (multimodal) streaming chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In this post we will see how to perform multimodal (text-and-image) conversations using the `gemini-pro` & `gemini-pro-vision` models.
Multi-turn Chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In the previous post we saw how we could send some text-only input & get a response from Gemini AI's `gemini-pro` model. This is alright for simple tasks but to have a more conversational dialogue with the AI, this is not sufficient.
How to get started with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
So Google released the Gemini SDK for developers just a few days ago and in this post I'm going to show you how you can get started with it in just a few steps and lines of code.
AI Video
1
Articles
Animating Toys and Comic Books with Google Flow
How I used Google's free Flow credits to animate comic books, toys and dinosaurs with simple prompts while exploring AI safely with kids.
Alfred Pennyworth
5
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
Amazon Fire TV Stick
1
Articles
Using an Amazon Fire TV Stick with a Computer Monitor
A simple temporary setup using an Amazon Fire TV Stick, an MSI monitor and a Bluetooth speaker.
Anton Knight
1
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Barbara Gordon
4
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 1 Review
The first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “In Treacherous Waters” reintroduces us to a reimagined Gotham.
Batman
11
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 kicks off with Batman saving a possessed former real estate baron, Fletcher Demming, from walking into traffic.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 3 Review
Episode 3 titled 'Kiss of the Catwoman', kicks off at Gotham Museum with Bruce Wayne checking out the Wayne Collection.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 2 Review
After the setup in episode one, Batman: Caped Crusader's second episode '...And Be A Villain' dives into a classic detective mystery.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 1 Review
The first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “In Treacherous Waters” reintroduces us to a reimagined Gotham.
Why do we fall?
It is no secret, atleast to the people around me that I am a big Batman fan, but it wasn't always like this
Bitbucket
1
Articles
Fixing pull request creation in Sourcetree
I recently had to setup a new machine & realised that I was not able to create pull requests from branches in Sourcetree. Turns out in the newest version 4.2.4(254) for Mac the `Host Type` is not automatically set
Bluetooth
1
Articles
Using an Amazon Fire TV Stick with a Computer Monitor
A simple temporary setup using an Amazon Fire TV Stick, an MSI monitor and a Bluetooth speaker.
Bullock
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
CI/CD
1
Articles
Automating README Generation Across My GitHub Projects
How I stopped copy-pasting support links across repos and built a simple GitHub Actions system to auto-generate consistent READMEs.
Caped Crusader
10
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 kicks off with Batman saving a possessed former real estate baron, Fletcher Demming, from walking into traffic.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 3 Review
Episode 3 titled 'Kiss of the Catwoman', kicks off at Gotham Museum with Bruce Wayne checking out the Wayne Collection.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 2 Review
After the setup in episode one, Batman: Caped Crusader's second episode '...And Be A Villain' dives into a classic detective mystery.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 1 Review
The first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “In Treacherous Waters” reintroduces us to a reimagined Gotham.
Carrom
1
Articles
How to clean a carrom board?
Carrom boards require a lot of care in order to maintain a smooth playing surface. However, despite your best efforts, boards do often run into issues & require regular cleaning.
Catwoman
1
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 3 Review
Episode 3 titled 'Kiss of the Catwoman', kicks off at Gotham Museum with Bruce Wayne checking out the Wayne Collection.
Charles Proxy
1
Articles
Fixing Broken Wi-Fi Connectivity on macOS Tahoe
Connected to Wi-Fi but no internet after updating macOS? If you use Charles Proxy or similar tools, here is the fix.
Clayface
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 2 Review
After the setup in episode one, Batman: Caped Crusader's second episode '...And Be A Villain' dives into a classic detective mystery.
Cleaning
1
Articles
How to clean a carrom board?
Carrom boards require a lot of care in order to maintain a smooth playing surface. However, despite your best efforts, boards do often run into issues & require regular cleaning.
Creativity
1
Articles
Animating Toys and Comic Books with Google Flow
How I used Google's free Flow credits to animate comic books, toys and dinosaurs with simple prompts while exploring AI safely with kids.
DallE
1
Articles
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Deadshot
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Developer Workflow
1
Articles
Automating README Generation Across My GitHub Projects
How I stopped copy-pasting support links across repos and built a simple GitHub Actions system to auto-generate consistent READMEs.
Development
1
Articles
Fixing pull request creation in Sourcetree
I recently had to setup a new machine & realised that I was not able to create pull requests from branches in Sourcetree. Turns out in the newest version 4.2.4(254) for Mac the `Host Type` is not automatically set
Dr. Leslie Thompkins
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Dr.Quinzel
3
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 kicks off with Batman saving a possessed former real estate baron, Fletcher Demming, from walking into traffic.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 3 Review
Episode 3 titled 'Kiss of the Catwoman', kicks off at Gotham Museum with Bruce Wayne checking out the Wayne Collection.
Fire TV
1
Articles
Using an Amazon Fire TV Stick with a Computer Monitor
A simple temporary setup using an Amazon Fire TV Stick, an MSI monitor and a Bluetooth speaker.
Firebase
3
Articles
Connecting Google Forms to Google Sheets and Firebase
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building a custom backend that syncs Google Forms submissions to Google Sheets and automatically updates a live Firebase Firestore database.
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Firebug
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Firefly
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Flass
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
GTA
1
Articles
Creating the GTA VI logo in SwiftUI
Ever since Rockstar Games released the trailer for GTA VI, there has been much exuberance over the latest installment in the long beloved franchise.
GTFS-Realtime
1
Articles
Parsing Real-Time Transit Data in Swift with Protobuf
A complete guide to integrating GTFS-Realtime feeds into your iOS app using Google's Protocol Buffers and Swift.
Game Development
1
Articles
Uploading Google Play Games Achievements in Bulk
Notes on setting up and bulk uploading Google Play Games achievements.
Games
1
Articles
How to clean a carrom board?
Carrom boards require a lot of care in order to maintain a smooth playing surface. However, despite your best efforts, boards do often run into issues & require regular cleaning.
Gemini
9
Articles
Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Create a Murder Mystery game powered by Gemini AI with SwiftUI
For context, it may be uncommon today but back in the early 70's to 2000's text based or as they are better known, interactive fiction(IF) games were quite popular.
Building a Horoscope app with Gemini AI & SwiftUI
In this post we'll look at one of the important capabilities of AI models i.e. Summarization. You may have seen this when browsing the reviews section of Amazon where before the actual reviews, you see an AI generated summary of the reviews posted for the given product.
Text & Image (multimodal) streaming chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In this post we will see how to perform multimodal (text-and-image) conversations using the `gemini-pro` & `gemini-pro-vision` models.
Multi-turn Chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In the previous post we saw how we could send some text-only input & get a response from Gemini AI's `gemini-pro` model. This is alright for simple tasks but to have a more conversational dialogue with the AI, this is not sufficient.
How to get started with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
So Google released the Gemini SDK for developers just a few days ago and in this post I'm going to show you how you can get started with it in just a few steps and lines of code.
Generative AI
1
Articles
Animating Toys and Comic Books with Google Flow
How I used Google's free Flow credits to animate comic books, toys and dinosaurs with simple prompts while exploring AI safely with kids.
GitHub
3
Articles
Automating README Generation Across My GitHub Projects
How I stopped copy-pasting support links across repos and built a simple GitHub Actions system to auto-generate consistent READMEs.
Setting up Google Domains for static GitHub websites in 2023
In the last post we learnt how you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature and apply themes to it using jekyll themes.
Create a website with GitHub & jekyll in 2023
If you have a GitHub account, you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature.
11
Articles
Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Create a Murder Mystery game powered by Gemini AI with SwiftUI
For context, it may be uncommon today but back in the early 70's to 2000's text based or as they are better known, interactive fiction(IF) games were quite popular.
Recreating Google's Desktop Carousal Effect with SwiftUI
Google has a really cool on-hover effect that you can see on the web if you were to search for stuff like popular movies or Disney movies.
Building a Horoscope app with Gemini AI & SwiftUI
In this post we'll look at one of the important capabilities of AI models i.e. Summarization. You may have seen this when browsing the reviews section of Amazon where before the actual reviews, you see an AI generated summary of the reviews posted for the given product.
Text & Image (multimodal) streaming chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In this post we will see how to perform multimodal (text-and-image) conversations using the `gemini-pro` & `gemini-pro-vision` models.
Multi-turn Chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In the previous post we saw how we could send some text-only input & get a response from Gemini AI's `gemini-pro` model. This is alright for simple tasks but to have a more conversational dialogue with the AI, this is not sufficient.
How to get started with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
So Google released the Gemini SDK for developers just a few days ago and in this post I'm going to show you how you can get started with it in just a few steps and lines of code.
Setting up Google Domains for static GitHub websites in 2023
In the last post we learnt how you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature and apply themes to it using jekyll themes.
Google Apps Script
1
Articles
Connecting Google Forms to Google Sheets and Firebase
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building a custom backend that syncs Google Forms submissions to Google Sheets and automatically updates a live Firebase Firestore database.
Google Domains
1
Articles
Setting up Google Domains for static GitHub websites in 2023
In the last post we learnt how you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature and apply themes to it using jekyll themes.
Google Flow
1
Articles
Animating Toys and Comic Books with Google Flow
How I used Google's free Flow credits to animate comic books, toys and dinosaurs with simple prompts while exploring AI safely with kids.
Google Forms
1
Articles
Connecting Google Forms to Google Sheets and Firebase
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building a custom backend that syncs Google Forms submissions to Google Sheets and automatically updates a live Firebase Firestore database.
Google Play Console
1
Articles
Uploading Google Play Games Achievements in Bulk
Notes on setting up and bulk uploading Google Play Games achievements.
Google Sheets
1
Articles
Connecting Google Forms to Google Sheets and Firebase
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building a custom backend that syncs Google Forms submissions to Google Sheets and automatically updates a live Firebase Firestore database.
HTML
1
Articles
How to resize images in Markdown posts
If like me you also write your website posts in markdown, the only way to link images is as follows...
Harley Quinn
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 kicks off with Batman saving a possessed former real estate baron, Fletcher Demming, from walking into traffic.
Harvey Dent
8
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 3 Review
Episode 3 titled 'Kiss of the Catwoman', kicks off at Gotham Museum with Bruce Wayne checking out the Wayne Collection.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 2 Review
After the setup in episode one, Batman: Caped Crusader's second episode '...And Be A Villain' dives into a classic detective mystery.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 1 Review
The first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “In Treacherous Waters” reintroduces us to a reimagined Gotham.
Image sizing
1
Articles
How to resize images in Markdown posts
If like me you also write your website posts in markdown, the only way to link images is as follows...
JBL GO 2
1
Articles
Using an Amazon Fire TV Stick with a Computer Monitor
A simple temporary setup using an Amazon Fire TV Stick, an MSI monitor and a Bluetooth speaker.
James Gordon
5
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 kicks off with Batman saving a possessed former real estate baron, Fletcher Demming, from walking into traffic.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Jekyll
3
Articles
How to hide or unpublish markdown posts in Jekyll?
Previously, when I was using the Chirpy theme for my website, I was able to *draft* posts until I was ready to publish them by storing them in the `_drafts` folder
How to set article dates for Jekyll sites
If you happen to publish multiple posts in markdown on the same day, only to find that Jekyll displays the posts out of order, then this post is for you.
Create a website with GitHub & jekyll in 2023
If you have a GitHub account, you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature.
Julie Madison
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Linton Midnite
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
Lucius Horatio Fox
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
Mac
1
Articles
How to remove photo background in Preview on Mac OS
I've always relied on third party tools in order to remove the background from photos until recently when I realised that I could do it using `Preview` on a Mac.
Mac OS
1
Articles
How to remove photo background in Preview on Mac OS
I've always relied on third party tools in order to remove the background from photos until recently when I realised that I could do it using `Preview` on a Mac.
Markdown
3
Articles
How to hide or unpublish markdown posts in Jekyll?
Previously, when I was using the Chirpy theme for my website, I was able to *draft* posts until I was ready to publish them by storing them in the `_drafts` folder
How to resize images in Markdown posts
If like me you also write your website posts in markdown, the only way to link images is as follows...
How to set article dates for Jekyll sites
If you happen to publish multiple posts in markdown on the same day, only to find that Jekyll displays the posts out of order, then this post is for you.
Minimal Mistakes
1
Articles
How to hide or unpublish markdown posts in Jekyll?
Previously, when I was using the Chirpy theme for my website, I was able to *draft* posts until I was ready to publish them by storing them in the `_drafts` folder
Movies
1
Articles
Why do we fall?
It is no secret, atleast to the people around me that I am a big Batman fan, but it wasn't always like this
Muller
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Natalia
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Nocturna
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Onomatopoeia
1
Articles
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
OpenAI
1
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Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
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Animating Toys and Comic Books with Google Flow
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 1 Review
The first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “In Treacherous Waters” reintroduces us to a reimagined Gotham.
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How to remove photo background in Preview on Mac OS
I've always relied on third party tools in order to remove the background from photos until recently when I realised that I could do it using `Preview` on a Mac.
Play Games Services
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Uploading Google Play Games Achievements in Bulk
Notes on setting up and bulk uploading Google Play Games achievements.
Preview
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How to remove photo background in Preview on Mac OS
I've always relied on third party tools in order to remove the background from photos until recently when I realised that I could do it using `Preview` on a Mac.
Prompt Engineering
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Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
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Protocol Buffers
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Parsing Real-Time Transit Data in Swift with Protobuf
A complete guide to integrating GTFS-Realtime feeds into your iOS app using Google's Protocol Buffers and Swift.
Python
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Automating README Generation Across My GitHub Projects
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How to remove photo background in Preview on Mac OS
I've always relied on third party tools in order to remove the background from photos until recently when I realised that I could do it using `Preview` on a Mac.
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 7 Review
Episode 7, 'Moving Target', begins with Barbara and James arguing about her client being let off on a technicality, with Gordon believing the cops did a flawed but decent job while Barbara disagrees.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 5 Review
Episode 5 kicks off with Batman saving a possessed former real estate baron, Fletcher Demming, from walking into traffic.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 4 Review
In 'The Night of the Hunters', Gotham is abuzz with mixed feelings about Batman, especially after his rough handling of cops at the museum in the previous episode.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 2 Review
After the setup in episode one, Batman: Caped Crusader's second episode '...And Be A Villain' dives into a classic detective mystery.
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, 'Savage Night', starts with Barbara Gordon visiting Harvey Dent. She convinces him to let her be his attorney and to undergo a psych evaluation.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 9 Review
Episode 9, 'The Killer Inside Me', starts with Harvey Dent dreaming about becoming mayor, but the cheers of the crowd soon change into jeers as they turn on him, calling him a monster because of his disfigured face.
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 8 Review
In Episode 8, 'Nocturne', two kids Dickie and Jason sneaking out of bed at night to check out the 'Carnival of Human Oddities' setting up camp. Despite Jason's pleading, Dickie follows an older mysterious girl Natalia into the carnival tents...
Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 6 Review
In Episode 6, 'Night Ride', we witness a ghostly masked figure on horseback attacking a cash truck.
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Batman: Caped Crusader Episode 3 Review
Episode 3 titled 'Kiss of the Catwoman', kicks off at Gotham Museum with Bruce Wayne checking out the Wayne Collection.
Sourcetree
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Fixing pull request creation in Sourcetree
I recently had to setup a new machine & realised that I was not able to create pull requests from branches in Sourcetree. Turns out in the newest version 4.2.4(254) for Mac the `Host Type` is not automatically set
Swift
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Parsing Real-Time Transit Data in Swift with Protobuf
A complete guide to integrating GTFS-Realtime feeds into your iOS app using Google's Protocol Buffers and Swift.
Fixing WeatherKit JWT Authentication Errors
A step-by-step guide to fixing the common WeatherKit JWT authentication error caused by missing entitlements and App Services configuration.
Generating Thumbnails for PDF Files in SwiftUI
Learn how to generate thumbnails for PDF files in SwiftUI by reading files with fileImporter and creating thumbnail images with PDFKit
Creating Buttons with Depth in SwiftUI: Adding 3D Effects
Enhance your SwiftUI buttons with a custom style that adds depth and smooth animations, creating a 3D effect when pressed. Ideal for polished iOS app designs!
Lighter or darker color shades from a single Color in SwiftUI
I was working on creating a custom button background for which I needed to apply a darker shade of the foreground view's `foregroundStyle`...
Voice & Video Calling app on iOS using ZEGOCLOUD API - Swift Tutorial
In this tutorial I will guide you on how to create a voice & video calling app using ZEGOCLOUD
Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Create a Murder Mystery game powered by Gemini AI with SwiftUI
For context, it may be uncommon today but back in the early 70's to 2000's text based or as they are better known, interactive fiction(IF) games were quite popular.
Recreating Google's Desktop Carousal Effect with SwiftUI
Google has a really cool on-hover effect that you can see on the web if you were to search for stuff like popular movies or Disney movies.
Building a Horoscope app with Gemini AI & SwiftUI
In this post we'll look at one of the important capabilities of AI models i.e. Summarization. You may have seen this when browsing the reviews section of Amazon where before the actual reviews, you see an AI generated summary of the reviews posted for the given product.
Text & Image (multimodal) streaming chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In this post we will see how to perform multimodal (text-and-image) conversations using the `gemini-pro` & `gemini-pro-vision` models.
Multi-turn Chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In the previous post we saw how we could send some text-only input & get a response from Gemini AI's `gemini-pro` model. This is alright for simple tasks but to have a more conversational dialogue with the AI, this is not sufficient.
How to get started with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
So Google released the Gemini SDK for developers just a few days ago and in this post I'm going to show you how you can get started with it in just a few steps and lines of code.
Creating the GTA VI logo in SwiftUI
Ever since Rockstar Games released the trailer for GTA VI, there has been much exuberance over the latest installment in the long beloved franchise.
Creating the scratch card effect in SwiftUI
The idea for this view came when I was going through Azam Sharp's video on drawing in SwiftUI using the `Canvas` view. I wondered if one could apply the strokes using the DragGesture to a view, it would somewhat replicate the scratch card effect that is normally seen in modern iOS applications
Creating a playing card loading animation in SwiftUI
The idea for this animation was a gif I had seen on the now defunct gfycat website when looking for inspiration for creating a loading view for a personal project I'd been working on.
Drawing the Swift logo bird in SwiftUI
I decided to get the official logo than simply Googling for an image since you find so many variations online.
UIActivityViewController usage in iOS
Sharing content from your app across the system is made simple using the `UIActivityViewController` class on iOS.
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Generating Thumbnails for PDF Files in SwiftUI
Learn how to generate thumbnails for PDF files in SwiftUI by reading files with fileImporter and creating thumbnail images with PDFKit
Creating Buttons with Depth in SwiftUI: Adding 3D Effects
Enhance your SwiftUI buttons with a custom style that adds depth and smooth animations, creating a 3D effect when pressed. Ideal for polished iOS app designs!
Lighter or darker color shades from a single Color in SwiftUI
I was working on creating a custom button background for which I needed to apply a darker shade of the foreground view's `foregroundStyle`...
Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Create a Murder Mystery game powered by Gemini AI with SwiftUI
For context, it may be uncommon today but back in the early 70's to 2000's text based or as they are better known, interactive fiction(IF) games were quite popular.
Recreating Google's Desktop Carousal Effect with SwiftUI
Google has a really cool on-hover effect that you can see on the web if you were to search for stuff like popular movies or Disney movies.
Building a Horoscope app with Gemini AI & SwiftUI
In this post we'll look at one of the important capabilities of AI models i.e. Summarization. You may have seen this when browsing the reviews section of Amazon where before the actual reviews, you see an AI generated summary of the reviews posted for the given product.
Text & Image (multimodal) streaming chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In this post we will see how to perform multimodal (text-and-image) conversations using the `gemini-pro` & `gemini-pro-vision` models.
Multi-turn Chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In the previous post we saw how we could send some text-only input & get a response from Gemini AI's `gemini-pro` model. This is alright for simple tasks but to have a more conversational dialogue with the AI, this is not sufficient.
How to get started with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
So Google released the Gemini SDK for developers just a few days ago and in this post I'm going to show you how you can get started with it in just a few steps and lines of code.
Creating the GTA VI logo in SwiftUI
Ever since Rockstar Games released the trailer for GTA VI, there has been much exuberance over the latest installment in the long beloved franchise.
Creating the scratch card effect in SwiftUI
The idea for this view came when I was going through Azam Sharp's video on drawing in SwiftUI using the `Canvas` view. I wondered if one could apply the strokes using the DragGesture to a view, it would somewhat replicate the scratch card effect that is normally seen in modern iOS applications
Creating a playing card loading animation in SwiftUI
The idea for this animation was a gif I had seen on the now defunct gfycat website when looking for inspiration for creating a loading view for a personal project I'd been working on.
Drawing the Swift logo bird in SwiftUI
I decided to get the official logo than simply Googling for an image since you find so many variations online.
Veo
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Animating Toys and Comic Books with Google Flow
How I used Google's free Flow credits to animate comic books, toys and dinosaurs with simple prompts while exploring AI safely with kids.
VertexAI
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Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Video Calling
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Voice & Video Calling app on iOS using ZEGOCLOUD API - Swift Tutorial
In this tutorial I will guide you on how to create a voice & video calling app using ZEGOCLOUD
Voice Calling
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Voice & Video Calling app on iOS using ZEGOCLOUD API - Swift Tutorial
In this tutorial I will guide you on how to create a voice & video calling app using ZEGOCLOUD
WeatherKit
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Fixing WeatherKit JWT Authentication Errors
A step-by-step guide to fixing the common WeatherKit JWT authentication error caused by missing entitlements and App Services configuration.
Web
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How to hide or unpublish markdown posts in Jekyll?
Previously, when I was using the Chirpy theme for my website, I was able to *draft* posts until I was ready to publish them by storing them in the `_drafts` folder
How to resize images in Markdown posts
If like me you also write your website posts in markdown, the only way to link images is as follows...
How to set article dates for Jekyll sites
If you happen to publish multiple posts in markdown on the same day, only to find that Jekyll displays the posts out of order, then this post is for you.
Web Development
2
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Setting up Google Domains for static GitHub websites in 2023
In the last post we learnt how you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature and apply themes to it using jekyll themes.
Create a website with GitHub & jekyll in 2023
If you have a GitHub account, you can create a static website using the GitHub Pages feature.
Wi-Fi
1
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Fixing Broken Wi-Fi Connectivity on macOS Tahoe
Connected to Wi-Fi but no internet after updating macOS? If you use Charles Proxy or similar tools, here is the fix.
ZEGOCLOUD
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Voice & Video Calling app on iOS using ZEGOCLOUD API - Swift Tutorial
In this tutorial I will guide you on how to create a voice & video calling app using ZEGOCLOUD
iOS Development
22
Articles
Parsing Real-Time Transit Data in Swift with Protobuf
A complete guide to integrating GTFS-Realtime feeds into your iOS app using Google's Protocol Buffers and Swift.
Fixing WeatherKit JWT Authentication Errors
A step-by-step guide to fixing the common WeatherKit JWT authentication error caused by missing entitlements and App Services configuration.
Generating Thumbnails for PDF Files in SwiftUI
Learn how to generate thumbnails for PDF files in SwiftUI by reading files with fileImporter and creating thumbnail images with PDFKit
Creating Buttons with Depth in SwiftUI: Adding 3D Effects
Enhance your SwiftUI buttons with a custom style that adds depth and smooth animations, creating a 3D effect when pressed. Ideal for polished iOS app designs!
Lighter or darker color shades from a single Color in SwiftUI
I was working on creating a custom button background for which I needed to apply a darker shade of the foreground view's `foregroundStyle`...
Voice & Video Calling app on iOS using ZEGOCLOUD API - Swift Tutorial
In this tutorial I will guide you on how to create a voice & video calling app using ZEGOCLOUD
Challenging Gemini AI to Tic-Tac-Toe - SwiftUI Tutorial
Apart from all the stuff that you can do with a LLM like Gemini, did you know that you could also play games with it?
Complete guide to building a Multimodal Chatbot with Gemini API using the Vertex AI for Firebase SDK
In this post we'll see yet another way to interact with Gemini API using Vertex AI for Firebase SDK's.
Complete Guide to building a Gemini AI Chatbot on iOS using Firebase API Extension
Google has recently rolled out a Firebase extension that gives you another way of working with Gemini API but through Firebase. The advantage of this extension is that if you are familiar with Firebase, you can build a chatbot on iOS very quickly.
Create a Storybook app powered by Gemini AI & Dall-E with SwiftUI
In this post we'll once again harness the power of Gemini AI's data generation combining it with Dall-E's image generation capability to create a storybook app for kids.
Create a Murder Mystery game powered by Gemini AI with SwiftUI
For context, it may be uncommon today but back in the early 70's to 2000's text based or as they are better known, interactive fiction(IF) games were quite popular.
Recreating Google's Desktop Carousal Effect with SwiftUI
Google has a really cool on-hover effect that you can see on the web if you were to search for stuff like popular movies or Disney movies.
Building a Horoscope app with Gemini AI & SwiftUI
In this post we'll look at one of the important capabilities of AI models i.e. Summarization. You may have seen this when browsing the reviews section of Amazon where before the actual reviews, you see an AI generated summary of the reviews posted for the given product.
Text & Image (multimodal) streaming chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In this post we will see how to perform multimodal (text-and-image) conversations using the `gemini-pro` & `gemini-pro-vision` models.
Multi-turn Chat with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
In the previous post we saw how we could send some text-only input & get a response from Gemini AI's `gemini-pro` model. This is alright for simple tasks but to have a more conversational dialogue with the AI, this is not sufficient.
How to get started with Gemini AI on iOS with SwiftUI
So Google released the Gemini SDK for developers just a few days ago and in this post I'm going to show you how you can get started with it in just a few steps and lines of code.
Creating the GTA VI logo in SwiftUI
Ever since Rockstar Games released the trailer for GTA VI, there has been much exuberance over the latest installment in the long beloved franchise.
Editing iOS Simulator Screenshots with Device Bezels
Learn how to edit screenshots of the iOS simulator with device bezels & without the toolbar.
Creating the scratch card effect in SwiftUI
The idea for this view came when I was going through Azam Sharp's video on drawing in SwiftUI using the `Canvas` view. I wondered if one could apply the strokes using the DragGesture to a view, it would somewhat replicate the scratch card effect that is normally seen in modern iOS applications
Creating a playing card loading animation in SwiftUI
The idea for this animation was a gif I had seen on the now defunct gfycat website when looking for inspiration for creating a loading view for a personal project I'd been working on.
Drawing the Swift logo bird in SwiftUI
I decided to get the official logo than simply Googling for an image since you find so many variations online.
UIActivityViewController usage in iOS
Sharing content from your app across the system is made simple using the `UIActivityViewController` class on iOS.
macOS Tahoe
1
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Fixing Broken Wi-Fi Connectivity on macOS Tahoe
Connected to Wi-Fi but no internet after updating macOS? If you use Charles Proxy or similar tools, here is the fix.