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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...
How Can I Achieve Financial Independence and Retire Early? (FIRE)TLDR: Use this Powerful Free Tool to Create a PlanThe Layman's Guide to Getting RichThere are o...
https://www.pexels.com/Beware of succumbing to the the allure of coding with Generative AINot a Medium member? Read for free here.Have you ever wondered if...
Generative AI is for CheatersThe image above was created using Generative AI. I too, "cheated". And we'll get to that. But first, a relevant rant.I'm a big fan...
Part 5 — Medium's a great platform for writers, right?In Part 1 of this series we learned about the impact and importance of followers on earnings, and we evalu...
Part 4 — What story topics earn the most?In Part 1 of this series we learned about the impact and importance of followers on our earnings, and we evaluated vari...
Reverse Engineering the Medium Earnings Model for AuthorsPart 3 — What is the optimal read time for your stories?In Part 1 of this series we learned about the i...
Part 2 — Will you earn more money if you publish on Medium publications?Let's Continue Our Earnings JourneyIn Part 1 of this series, we gathered data from 500 M...
Reverse Engineering the Medium Earnings Model for AuthorsPart 1 — Using data to analyze the Medium earnings modelLet's Begin. My original title for this story w...
Minimizing Bundle Size with React, React Router and Webpack 5A few years back, I built a SPA containing several large modules, each module representing a major...
I (Finally) Created a Killer AppA surprisingly useful application of Generative AI and GizmoCMSStart with a Little InspirationI recently read an artic...
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Software Engineers?Is Software Engineering Still a Good Career Choice?Back in the late 90's I collaborated on a project wit...
Generative AI on the CheapGetting started with Generative AI can be daunting. It's hard to know where to begin, and there are plenty of options, each with its p...
The Most Powerful Computing Platform on Planet Earth: The Humble BrowserAsk ChatGPT its opinion regarding Earth's most powerful computing platform, and you'll g...
Seven(ish) Habits of Highly Effective Software Engineering LeadersI started my first job as a software engineer back when PCs had Intel 80386 processors. In tho...
title: "Gizmo Language Specification" description: "An overview of the Gizmo drawing language" date: 2025-05-16 author: Michael Banham tags: ["software-developm...
