Microsoft, Bring Back the Zune
Okay, hear me out. Microsoft should make a new Zune. Yes, that Zune. The music player everyone made fun of because it had the unfortunate job of competing with the iPod. But in 2026? I honestly think a new Zune could kick ass. I’m not talking about…
Why Banana Ball Is So Damn Fun
My wife and I went out for a date night yesterday, and this time we did something a little different. We went to see the Savannah Bananas take on the Texas Tailgaters. I’d seen plenty of videos of Banana Ball online before. The dancing, trick plays,…
Windows Mixed Reality Deserved Better
Remember Windows Mixed Reality? For a while, it genuinely seemed like Microsoft might become a major player in VR. Windows Mixed Reality was built directly into Windows, and manufacturers like Samsung, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, and HP all jumped aboard with…
Stack Overflow Used to Be My Copilot
Long before GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or any of the other AI tools developers use today, we already had something helping us write code. It was called Stack Overflow. And if you’ve been developing software for any reasonable amount of time,…
I Used to Love Collecting Funko Pops… Then I Looked Around My Office
There was a time when I absolutely loved Funko Pops. Finding a new one I wanted was exciting. Finding one on sale? Even better. Finding some random exclusive or expensive Pop for way less than it normally sold for? Oh hell yeah. I collected Pokémon. I…
30 Pikachus in One Set Is Absolutely Ridiculous—and I Kind of Love It
Thirty Pikachus. In one Pokémon set. When I first heard about the 30 different Pikachu cards in Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration, I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. I mean, I get it. It’s Pokémon’s 30th anniversary. Pikachu is the face of…
Minecraft Is One of the Greatest Games Ever Made
I’m just going to say it: Minecraft is one of the greatest video games ever made. Not one of the greatest indie games. Not one of the greatest sandbox games. One of the greatest games, period. And when you really think about what Minecraft actually…
The Free Art & Graphics Tools I Use for Game Development
When I’m working on a game or another development project, eventually I need graphics. The problem is, I’m a developer—not a professional artist. And I like free. So over the years I’ve ended up with a handful of free (or mostly free)…
My Developer Setup – Windows, Mac, Linux, and Way Too Many Monitors
As a software developer, I’ve somehow reached the point where one computer apparently isn’t enough. My main development machine is currently a pretty beefy Windows PC. I also use a Mac and Linux regularly, depending on what I’m working on. But lately,…
Rust vs C#: Which One Would I Actually Use?
I’ve been a C# developer for a long time. Rust came much later. And after spending time working with both languages, I’ve realized something: I really like Rust. I also really like C#. Yeah, I know. That’s not nearly as exciting as…
