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![Open FaceTime Call from Command Line]()
Open FaceTime Call from Command Line
Communication tools are always associated with UIs, and for good reason -- if you want communication to be easy and intuitive, you need easy and intuitive interfaces. We need communication tools to provide the lowest barrier of entry, since not all users will be tech...
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How to Reverse a Video
One of my favorite media utilities is ffmpeg. This command line utility allows us to do some pretty amazing stuff like;Slice videosConvert video formatsModify video speedCombine audio and videoEvery once in a while I see a meme or funny video that...
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AI-Based Video Preview from Cloudinary
The early days of video on the web weren't great. We started with custom browser plugins and codecs, then moved to Flash, and eventually we found our way HTML
<video>. Once we solved the technology problem, we started using more video for content and advertising.![Awesome Automation and Integration with Buddy]()
Awesome Automation and Integration with Buddy
One of my favorite services for years has been IFTTT (If this then that). Having a service that allows me to trigger a host of functionalities with one simple action is amazing! Posting a picture to Instagram can trigger IFTTT to send a...
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Set Branch Alias with Git
Version control systems can be difficult to use, especially when you don't use a UI app. Just think about main branch or revision names: svn uses "trunk", git uses "master", and mercurial (hg) uses "tip". I need to switch between mercurial and git...
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Free Programming Courses from Harvard, MIT, Microsoft and more
Did you know that you can learn programming online from institutions like Harvard, MIT and Microsoft on edX.org? The nonprofit site offers 2000 online courses from 140 institutions worldwide. Courses are free to try.EdX has over 200 courses from Microsoft alone, including an 11...
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Build a Decentralized Web Chat in 15 Minutes
In this 15 minute tutorial we're going to build a simple decentralized chat application which runs entirely in a web browser.All you will need is a text editor, a web browser, and a basic knowledge of how to save HTML files and open them in the browser.
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Adding Search to Your Site with JavaScript
Static website generators like Gatsby and Jekyll are popular because they allow the creation of complex, templated pages that can be hosted anywhere. But the awesome simplicity of website generators is also limiting. Search is particularly hard. How do you allow users to search...
I Don’t Hate Arrow Functions
TL;DRArrow functions are fine for certain usages, but they have so many variations that they need to be carefully controlled to not break down the readability of the code.While arrow functions clearly have a ubiquitous community consensus (though not unanimous support!), it turns out there's a...
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Write Your First Service Worker in 5 Minutes
What is a service worker?A service worker is a little file that will allow you to cache files and other assets on a user's machine. How is this different from server-side caching? Because the assets are stored on a user's machine, rather than a server...
