Published in The Startup·PinnedPicking Peaches With Python in Animal Crossing New HorizonsTom Nook will hate you because of this one weird trick! — Harvesting fruit is a great way to make some quick money in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Just visit another island, fill your pockets with fruit that is non-native to your island, and plant as many trees as possible when you get back home. …Animal Crossing5 min readAnimal Crossing5 min read
May 11, 2021Writing a CSV splitter in PythonHow I created a tool to split CSV files with less than 50 lines of code The Issue To Solve Lately in my coding journey I’ve been writing tools that help solve small productivity issues. …Python4 min readPython4 min read
May 4, 2021Running FFmpeg commands from a Python ScriptFFmpeg is one of my favorite tools for encoding video files, but even as someone who has used it for a few years the syntax can still be pretty tricky. To help with this I decided to create a Python script to help automate the common task of taking a…Ffmpeg2 min readFfmpeg2 min read
Apr 27, 2021Making the shift from post production to software developmentAfter many years of working in post production I recently decided to shift gears and try to break into the tech world as a software developer. I attended the Flatiron School where I learned how to build apps with technologies like Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and React, and along the…Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Apr 20, 2021How I Compress GIFs for Medium — Part 2Compressing GIFs using Adobe Photoshop Let’s get those GIFs down to 5 MB! In my last post I talked about compressing GIFs using imagemagick and gifscile, two free and open source tools that work great but require knowledge of command line tools to operate. If you’re not comfortable using the terminal or maybe you just prefer something with…GIF6 min readGIF6 min read
Apr 13, 2021How I Compress GIFs for Medium — Part 1Compressing GIFs using open source tools It’s pronounced GIF The Graphics Interchange Format or GIF (pronounced with a hard G) is a filetype that stores animated images. In the last few years GIFs have had a resurgence on the internet, with every major social media platform allowing users to upload and share them…GIF2 min readGIF2 min read
Apr 6, 2021Tips for Staying Secure OnlineHaving worked for several years on a Cyber Security YouTube show, and working at companies that have required security awareness training, I’ve picked up some useful information on keeping yourself safe on the internet. These are my own opinions and are by no means a full comprehensive security plan, but…Cyber Security Awareness4 min readCyber Security Awareness4 min read
Published in Nerd For Tech·Mar 27, 2021How to downgrade Android Emulator on macOSThe Issue After recently upgrading Android Studio to 4.1.3, I ran into an issue when trying to launch an Android Virtual Device. The error message read: AVD Manager — The emulator process for AVD Pixel_2_API_29 was killed. The AVD had worked perfectly fine while testing a React Native project a day earlier…Android4 min readAndroid4 min read
Mar 20, 2021Adding a Link to a Bootstrap Button with React RouterWhile working on my React based portfolio website recently, I ran into an issue regarding buttons and links. I had designed a section of the website that had several buttons, each needing to link to a different url like “/about” or “/work”, and so I tried to come up with…React3 min readReact3 min read
Mar 16, 2021After Effects Expression Basics — WiggleExpressions in Adobe After Effects are an invaluable tool that can save hours during the motion design process, and can help create animations that are almost impossible to do with just keyframes. They are however a bit intimidating to learn at first, mainly because they involve working with code. If…Adobe After Effects5 min readAdobe After Effects5 min read
