Really exciting news in the fin-tech space this week. A Romanian neobank called Salt Bank which is powered by Engine by Starling launches this month disrupting the Romanian banking market dominated by traditional banks. Key figures such as Anne Boden (Founder of Starling) and Sam Everington (CEO of Engine) from Starling and Gabriela Cristina NistorContinue reading “Welcome, Salt Bank!”
Hitting 25,000+ downloads on Google Play Store! (and still growing on iOS)
Hi all, a very small post today. Today’s post marks a milestone that I never thought I would get to. That milestone is one of my games getting 25,000+ downloads on any platform. This was achieved by my first Unity game Planet Clicker just yesterday. I have also checked the analytics on iOS and isContinue reading “Hitting 25,000+ downloads on Google Play Store! (and still growing on iOS)”
Why computers such as the Raspberry Pi are very important? (and many people don’t know it)
Many of us in the technology space might know about the small computers called Raspberry Pi. These are very small, card-sized Single-Board computers using ARM processors. Now, you might wonder why such a small computer would be so important not only for the developers. Well, there are a few factors that I will touch uponContinue reading “Why computers such as the Raspberry Pi are very important? (and many people don’t know it)”
LibreComputer Renegade: The Raspberry Pi alternative?
As many of you know, there was a Raspberry Pi shortage just not long ago. All models starting from the Pi Zero to Pi 4 which was the latest were not available. This meant that many people had three options: At first, I wanted to wait for the shortage to be over and be ableContinue reading “LibreComputer Renegade: The Raspberry Pi alternative?”
iOS 17: How to enable FaceTime Reactions
So iOS 17 came out recently and one of the more interesting features seems to be the FaceTime Reactions. Those were added as a way to further create interaction on video calls. However, there is a big misunderstanding right now in the community. These FaceTime Reactions only work on iPhone 12 and above so noContinue reading “iOS 17: How to enable FaceTime Reactions”
My opinion of Unity now.
Backstory So as many of you know, all of my games are made in Unity. This is because when I first started learning to make games at the age of 13, this engine was really easy to understand (also a lot of people were doing tutorials about it). My opinion about Unity was a reallyContinue reading “My opinion of Unity now.”
Small update: I took part in WorldSkills UK 2022 as well and managed to get Top 8 UK.
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that I took part in a Web Design contest by WorldSkills UK in 2021 and managed to get to Top 9 but I also re-entered in the competition at the beginning of 2022. The same stages of showing your competence in designing aContinue reading “Small update: I took part in WorldSkills UK 2022 as well and managed to get Top 8 UK.”
New game launched!
Hi everyone, a short update as I am experimenting with a new type of game. The game named My Virtual Pet: Korean Home was launched. This game is my attempt at building an animal caring simulator but so far not many things have been added to it. I have added the very basic things suchContinue reading “New game launched!”
How to (mostly) gain back control of your data? – Self-Hosting explained and alternatives
One year ago after starting to learn more about Computing as a whole I asked myself the same question, “How do I get more control over my data?”. This is a very interesting question to answer as there are many ways people define gaining control over data as most people refer to having 100% controlContinue reading “How to (mostly) gain back control of your data? – Self-Hosting explained and alternatives”
Quick update on one of my projects – Planet Clicker
Hi everyone! I will start this short post by saying I really don’t know how many of you has seen the biggest project I am still currently working on which is Planet Clicker. Planet Clicker was a game idea that came to me when I was 13 which is when I also started working onContinue reading “Quick update on one of my projects – Planet Clicker”