Front Matter is a CMS that runs within Visual Studio Code. It gives you the power and control of a full-blown CMS while also providing you the flexibility and speed of the static site generator of your choice. Wow!? I take a look…
I looked at using Grazie for technical copy, tried creative writing with GitHub Copilot, and people asked me to try the same with Grazie… So here we go, another live writing session with an AI assistant! What will we concoct together?
As a long-term technical writer I find creating games with structured text works for my brain. How does Inky and its various plugins allow me to create games? How does it compare to other tools I've looked at such as Twine and Expeditios? I take a look!
I'm currently looking at alternatives to Adobe Premiere and I thought why not try the open source kdenlive and see how it compares to a plethora of proprietary, expensive editors.
The Homebrewery is a tool for making authentic looking D&D content using Markdown, merging two of my favourite things… Too good to be true? Let's see!
Grievance is an interactive story about power. The limits of power, its corrosive nature, and the damage that power inflicts, deliberate or otherwise, on all those without it. Join me as I follow the lives of three characters as their paths cross and untangle over the course of the story.
Another lightweight and portable desktop application development framework that lets you develop lightweight cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. How does it compare to other alternatives?
I am on an endless mission to find a headless CMS that actually works as easily and as well as the marketing copy claims. Will Dato satisfy me or will it end up like all other headless CMS I've tried and be a great editing experience, but a disappointing content delivery? Join me and see!
I covered copilot generally in a past video, and after a suggestion from viewers, today I see how it influences some creative writing ideas I have.
World Anvil claims to give you all the tools you need to create an immense collaborative world for games and campaigns. Watch me stumble and get lost in an overwhelming array of tools and options to see what worlds I can forge…
I've covered the awesome macOS productivity tool Raycast before, and in this video I walk through the steps I took use it's API to create a Trello extension to list and search tasks. Search Raycast store for "Trello" and find code here - https://github.com/raycast/extensions/pull/684
You’re a courier for the resistance, trapped on a university campus under siege. The environment around you is coming apart, fast. Join me in a intense play though of this interactive fiction that loves to play with your expectations.
Extension Packs bundle together other VSCode extension to allow for easy sharing of your favourite extensions with other users or creating a set of extensions for a particular scenario. Join me as I attempt to create one for tech writers. Finished extension pack, search "writers toolkit", or https://github.com/ChrisChinchilla/writers-toolkit
Hex Kit is a multi-platform desktop application for building hex maps to be used with table top role playing games. Hex Kit is built to be intuitive and quick to use with an emphasis on art.
I start exploring fantasy mapping tools for games, fiction, and other uses. First is the turn of Inkarnate that handles everything from worlds to interiors, all online.
Swift playgrounds 4 brings powerful development tools to macOS and iOS contained within an easier to use application (compared to Xcode). I use this Hacking with Swift post (https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/245/build-your-first-swiftui-app-with-swift-playgrounds) to learn what's possible.
I looked at OBS.ninja before, but they rebranded and added a few new features, so i thought it was time for another try. If you want to bring live video feeds into your livestreams, is it still the best option?
There are so many knowledge management and note taking applications available that all claim to redefine the ecosystem. How does Dendron compare? I take a look!
A solo journaling game in a far off land that seems familiar, or does it? Join me and my callous engineer as we experience elicit midnight liaisons and funerals at dawn. This video is edited highlights of my playthrough and thoughts on the game.
A solo journaling game in a far off land that seems familiar, or does it? Join me and my callous engineer as we experience elicit midnight liaisons and funerals at dawn.
Twine is a classic tool for creating non-linear and interactive fiction. I have created work with it before, but in this session I introduce it to newcomers and learn some new features myself too.
Ghost is an open source blogging platform moving into the enterprise market with paid plans and other features. How does it compare to using a static site generator or hosted CMS? I take a look!
GPT-3 is impressing and scaring everyone with it's AI-powered smarts. In this livestream, I get my hands on GitHub copilot to see if it spells the end of programmers, or if it's just another assistive tool.
With the Shortcuts app finally making it to macOS with Monterey I thought it was high time I figured out how to get to work and how it can accompany Zapier, AppleScript, Hammerspoon etc.
An epic of solo gaming, I am back with a game that provides everything you need to undertake perilous quests solo, co-op, or guided play.
An epic of solo gaming, I am back with a game that provides everything you need to undertake perilous quests solo, co-op, or guided play. This video is edited highlights of my playthrough and thoughts on the game.
I have become increasingly frustrated with the proliferation of Electron-based apps, how does Tauri compare? I take a look!
Mega-Linter analyses consistency and quality of 48 languages, 22 formats, 19 tooling formats, and so much more. Is it all you need or overkill? I take a look!
I've been a happy Netlify customer for some time, but recently noticed that deploy previews added a handful of promising looking features for change review. I take a look at the potential.
Powered by markdown and built on top of React, Docusaurus is an open sourced static site generator. How does it compare and does its React roots complicate things? I take a look!
