Letters to my father: Building a Desktop computer in 2015

Arguably, in 2015, if you need to ask someone what to get to build a desktop machine, then you don’t need to build a desktop machine. Commodity (consumer, everyday, best buy-buyable) machines are fast enough for any home user who’s not a computing professional. If your job or video games require a beefy machine, you …

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Music To Code By, 2014

Previous years: 2013 2012 2011 Standard Disclaimer: I’m a fan of post rock, electronic music, and alt rock. To me, the best album ever is Siamese Dream by the Smashing Pumpkins, and my current favorite record is either 65daysofstatic’s Wild Light or BT’s These Hopeful Machines. I like to listen to albums all the way …

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Minecraft – A Software Engineer’s Experience Part 3

You should start at the beginning: Minecraft – A Software Engineer’s Experience Part 1 I started playing Minecraft early this past August. What started as an innocent and fascinating experience in a “real world” simulator eventually took a turn. I spent about a month happy as could be with an extremely limited world view: break …

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Minecraft – A Software Engineer’s Experience Part 2

First, you should probably read Minecraft – A Software Engineer’s Experience Part 1. August of this past year is a blur to me – a month remembered in terms of Minecraft. I spent the entire month enthralled with the possibilities the open-ended game allowed, playing most evenings and weekends, habitually. Early on in the game …

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Minecraft – A Software Engineer’s Experience Part 1

After years of pestering, my friend Justin convinced me to try Minecraft one evening this past summer. That was early in August. Thanks to Justin, I do not remember August, September, or October of 2014 in terms of real life – I remember these months of my life in terms of Minecraft. — That first …

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Products

Coder Cowboy designs and develops applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

 

a million moments fills your screen with random photos from your device’s photo albums and camera roll, and changes them as time wears on. Take a break from the chaos of life, and focus on what truly matters.

 

rTimer is an easy-to-use interval training application for iPhone and iPod Touch. Features include: customizable interval labels, sounds, background colors, and times; music playback controls; support for more than two intervals; and much more.

 

Music Roulette is a random music selection application for iPhone and iPod Touch. Simply open the app, watch the random album covers flash by and tap stop, then play or shuffle the selection by album, song, or artist. Music is played via the normal IOS Music app, so you can pick, play, exit, and go.

 

Coder cowboy also features open-source code, a blog about coding adventures, and a few programming resources lists.