Making a Desktop Web App Mobile-Friendly With a Virtual Mouse Touchpad
Bridging the gapVirtual touchpad overlay for mobile sitesHere’s the important stuff up front:To git the repo of just the mouse emulator code for use with any web application, go to this link.Access the mouse build of JSketcher demonstrating touchpad functionality, at this link.IntroductionIn Computer-Aided Design (CAD), precision and intricate interactions are paramount. Enter JSketcher, a
Read moreAn Ode to Software Engineers
A love letter to my fellow problem solvers and tinkerers.Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on UnsplashWe are an odd bunch.We spend our days staring into screens, or sometimes into nothingness trying to understand a problem we’re trying to solve. We also spend our days trying to convince other humans that the problems we’re
Read moreGoogle’s Pixel 8 event set for October 4
We’re rapidly approaching a hardware season for the ages. A day after Apple officially set the date for its iPhone 15 unveiling, Google has planted its Pixel flag. The latest version of the company’s proprietary handset is set for an October 4 debut in New York City. The event will
Read moreHow to Get Started With Iac for Google Cloud
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Read moreGoogle Assistant and Alexa finally play nicely together — but only on one speaker lineup
After years of fierce brawling, Google Assistant and Alexa are finally playing nicely together. Harman today announced new additions to its JBL Authentics speaker lineup that integrate both Google Assistant and Alexa — the first devices on the market to do so. The Authentics 200, Authentics 300 and Authentics 500,
Read moreSteve Blank: AI will revolutionize the ‘lean startup’
Entrepreneur Steve Blank says we’re collectively underestimating the potential of generative AI.
Read moreDunzo, backed by Reliance and Google, delays employee salaries again
Dunzo informed its employees on Wednesday that it would not be able to meet the postponed deadline for their monthly wages as trouble mounts at the hyperlocal delivery startup that expended over $150 million in the last 18 months trying, unsuccessfully, to emulate the model of its younger competitor, Zepto.
Read moreGoogle’s Duet AI can now write your emails for you
Gmail’s new AI companion will be able to help you draft and customize your emails, Google announced as part of this week’s news from its Google Cloud Next ’23 event. The company had shared a number of updates about its AI-powered companion, Duet AI, which is becoming generally available for
Read moreJourney to the cloud part I: Migrating Stack Overflow Teams to Azure
Stack Overflow for Team's journey to the cloud started with a new name.
Read moreFirst time seeing a rare event
Suppose you’ve been monitoring a rare event for a long time, then you see your first occurrence on the Nth observation. Now what would you say about the event’s probability? For example, suppose you’re wondering whether dogs ever have two tails. You observe thousands of dogs and never see two
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