Automating Blog Post Headers with Firefly Services / / No Comments Yesterday I introduced you to Adobe’s new offering, Firefly Services, and demonstrated a simple example of how to generate images from prompt using the REST APIs. Today I thought I’d share one of the little demos I’ve made with the API, and one specifically built to help out with my blog – generating headers. My usual process for headers is to go to the Firefly website, enter a prompt, let it load, and then promptly change it to landscape and re-generate my prompt again. I always feel bad that the initial, square, images are essentially trashed. It occurred to me I could build a Node.js utility to generate the images at the exact right size and even quickly display them.... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Automating, blog, Firefly, Headers, Post, Services
Update to My Eleventy Blog Guide / / No Comments Last January, I announced the release of a guide I had written for building a simple blog in Eleventy. Now that Eleventy has hit 2.0, I took some time this morning to look at the guide and see what could be updated. The first thing I noticed was that I had a heck of a lot of typos. I fixed those. I then went through the two main versions of the blog (before and after UI was added) and updated the dependencies to the 2.0 release of Eleventy. That being said, I didn’t do anything else. This is not to say that the 2.0 release wasn’t lacking in new features, but as my guide is meant to be as simple as possible, I wasn’t on the lookout to add any new features if it didn’t make... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: blog, Eleventy, Guide, update
Best maps apps for iPhone in 2018 – iMore (press release) (blog) / / No Comments iMore (press release) (blog) Best maps apps for iPhone in 2018iMore (press release) (blog)Apple's built-in Maps app should be the default go-to for many, including myself. You're able to see recent places you've been, or you can search for a new address or point-of-interest. It also pulls in data from Yelp for businesses, so you can see …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2018, apps, best, blog, iMore, iPhone, maps, press, release
Google Maps app updated to fill iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED display – AppleInsider (press release) (blog) / / No Comments AppleInsider (press release) (blog) Google Maps app updated to fill iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED displayAppleInsider (press release) (blog)One of the most popular applications on the iOS App Store now takes advantage of the edge-to-edge OLED display on the iPhone X, as Google Maps has been updated to accommodate Apple's flagship handset. Google Maps version 4.41 is a free update now …Google Maps iOS update adds iPhone X supportSlashGearall 52 news articles » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: AppleInsider, blog, display, edgetoedge, fill, Google, iPhone, maps, OLED, press, release, updated
This Professor’s Wine and Cheese Pairing App is the Coolest One We’ve Ever Seen – Bravo (blog) / / No Comments Bravo (blog) This Professor's Wine and Cheese Pairing App is the Coolest One We've Ever SeenBravo (blog)Creating mapping software that visually plots the relationships between genes and molecules sounds like the opposite of wine-and-cheese-party chitchat. But thanks to a professor of molecular genetics who happens to be a wine and cheese aficionado, now … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: blog, Bravo, Cheese, Coolest, Ever, Pairing, Professor's, Seen, this, We've, Wine
Create Location-Aware Android Apps with Google Maps – Android Authority (blog) / / No Comments Android Authority (blog) Create Location-Aware Android Apps with Google MapsAndroid Authority (blog)Adding a map to your latest Android app project has the potential to greatly improve the user experience – whether you're creating a Gallery app that lets the user see exactly where each photo was taken; an exercise app that displays the route you took … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Android, apps, Authority, blog, create, Google, LocationAware, maps
RAA Ransomware Is All JavaScript, Researchers Say – Security Intelligence (blog) / / No Comments Security Intelligence (blog) RAA Ransomware Is All JavaScript, Researchers SaySecurity Intelligence (blog)Their latest effort involves the use of a popular and legitimate coding language. BleepingComputer reported that a new threat discovered by security researchers, dubbed RAA ransomware, is made entirely of JavaScript (JS) code. The malware is presenting …New RAA JavaScript Ransomware Puts Broad Range of Users at RiskPoint B and Beyond (blog)all 3 news articles » JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: blog, Intelligence, JavaScript, ransomware, Researchers, Security
Where’s The Nearest Live Gig? Gigbloc App Has Just The Heat Map For You – Fort Greene Focus (registration) (blog) / / No Comments Where's The Nearest Live Gig? Gigbloc App Has Just The Heat Map For YouFort Greene Focus (registration) (blog)A lot of the best up-and-coming bands get their start playing small, but memorable gigs in local clubs across New York and Brooklyn. Back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, this roster include The Velvet Underground, The Talking Heads, and Sonic Youth. In the … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: blog, Focus, Fort, Gigbloc, Greene, Heat, Just, live, Nearest, registration, Where's