Build a digital invitation to your next party that integrates the UBER API.
GameMaker Server
GameMaker Server is a GameMaker extension which allows you to add online INIs, online achievements, online highscores or online multiplayer to your game, without having to host your own server.
Tempting but I’d probably roll my own back-end.
Light and Shadows tutorial in GameMaker
Useful 2D lighting tutorial.
Sublime Text Colors in the GameMaker Code Editor
/u/Firebelley posted a color file to make GameMaker’s code editor look like Sublime Text.
PSN discounts
Mikhail Fedosov made a cool web app that tracks historical game prices on the PlayStation store. Super handy for nabbing a deal!
Ethanifier
A clever man named Ethan built an app that let anyone directly message him. It caught on and Ethanifier was born. Now you too can create an app that allows anyone to message you. This has interesting applications for businesses that want to interact with customers on a more personal level.
Learning about circuits
My grandfather was an amateur radio enthusiast, my dad’s an engineer, and I’m a…programmer. But I’ve got a love of hardware running through my blood. Two resources I’ve found that do an excellent job of teaching engineering principles are All About Circuits and the book “The Scientist and Engineer’s Guide to Digital Signal Processing“.
OpenBazaar
Playlistful – collaborative playlists for parties
Playlistful works with YouTube and lets anyone with a mobile device queue up songs. Sweet!
Out of drive space on your Windows box? Try this easy trick to free up some space
I recently found myself running out of space on my Windows partition. I’d already tried the basics – disabling hibernation, reducing page file size, cleaning up temp files, unintalling old games – but was still tight on space. I found a cool tip on Dunham Tech that suggested moving the c:\windows\installer to a separate partition or drive. I did the same for the steamapps folder and now I’ve got enough free space again.