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The 25th Anniversary of Collective Soul's 'Blender' Album
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The 25th Anniversary of Collective Soul's 'Blender' Album

Reflecting on Collective Soul's 'Blender' album 25 years later, sharing memories from the Ride The Light Tour and favorite tracks.

Relay vs Offset vs Traditional Pagination with a GraphQL API
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Relay vs Offset vs Traditional Pagination with a GraphQL API

Learn the key differences between Relay, Offset, and Traditional pagination techniques using a GraphQL API.

Reflecting on 2024: Adventures, Achievements, and New Beginnings
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Reflecting on 2024: Adventures, Achievements, and New Beginnings

A year of firsts, family traditions, new experiences, and launching my own portfolio.

Creating teag.me: A Free URL Shortener and QR Code Tracker
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Creating teag.me: A Free URL Shortener and QR Code Tracker

Why I built a free URL shortener and QR code tracker that never expires, and how it can help you track engagement without subscriptions

Creating a Poker Card Flip Animation in Flutter
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Creating a Poker Card Flip Animation in Flutter

Learn how to create an interactive poker card flip animation in Flutter, featuring random cards with a consistent back design and dynamic sizing.

Creating an Apple Music Player with Next.js
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Creating an Apple Music Player with Next.js

Learn how to create a fully functional Apple Music player in Next.js, including token validation, API integration, and a custom React component for playback control

Collective Soul : Dosage - Twenty-Five Years Later
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Collective Soul : Dosage - Twenty-Five Years Later

A look back at Collective Soul's seminal album Dosage, 25 years later

Farewell Xactware
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Farewell Xactware

A poem I wrote for my farewell from Xactware.

Creating Apple Music Tokens
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Creating Apple Music Tokens

JWT tokens are created to work with Apple Music API to retrieve playlists, interact with Apple Music library and play music on personal websites or applications