Thoughts, Ramblings, Apps
Notion, Obsidian and … Gizmo?Another Notes App, Seriously?I recently wrote about my efforts to cheaply re-publish my Medium stories on my own website....
Welcome to the Gizmo BlogAfter building several browser-based applications, I thought it was time to create a dedicated space to share my thoughts, insights, an...
Gizmo Draw is cool…but what is it good for?My Bitbucket account contains mountains of code, written over an entire career of years. Some of it is pretty good, a...
I came of age in the 1970's, at the height of the Cold War. When we were taught to hide under our desks at school so we could survive a nuclear attack by the ev...
When you write apps for fun the trickiest part is to come up with an idea that will keep you engaged long enough to actually build something useful. I've had lo...
The Challenge of Writing on MediumAs a reader, I love Medium. It is my go-to source for keeping up with new technologies and new ideas. For $5/month it's worth...
In the Beginning, It Was Just CodeI started building software for a living some time ago. To say “things have changed” would be possibly the biggest understatem...
Free Productivity AppsWe like to talk about the "Creator Economy" but really, we are all creators. It's innately human. Most of us like to make stuff, though we...
Learn how to maximize your Social Security benefitYou're 62 and maybe now is the time to retire. After all these years of funding the retirement of others, you...
Introducing the Gizmo Life PlannerWhen Life Hands You Lemons, Build an ApplicationWhy Gizmo?I spent eight months unemployed. It was a long stretch and it was to...