What to expect.
Welcome to my developer blog! I'll be working on a wide range of blog topics. Everything from opinion pieces to hardware tech reviews, to some of the project related tips and tricks that I've discovered along the way. Make sure to come and join me on Mastodon, and we should totally connect on LinkedIn also!
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Featured Articles
Little Nightmares 2025
by Jon Collins
6 mins
In another edition of "should've played it when it came out" I dive into Little Nightmares. The dark puzzle adventure game from Bandai Namco released in 2017. And I'll go ahead and warn you now - I gush on this game. HARD. So get your woobie, get your apple juice, and turn on that super mario nightlight, it's time dive into Little Nightmares!
CONTENT CREATED 2025-11-29
Somerville 2025
by Jon Collins
5mins
Another game in my 2025 series! This time we dive into Somerville, the 2022 debut game from Jumpship that focuses on a father trying to find his family during a world ending event. This action-puzzler pits us against aliens and lets me pet my dog whenever I want. So a game that should have taken me 4 hours took more like 8. You know, because scritchers. Let's go!
CONTENT CREATED 2025-11-28
Alien Isolation 2025
by Jon Collins
6mins
I keep playing games in 2025 that I should have played when they came out. Armed with a new graphics card that I recklessly flashed to make think its beefier than it is, I tackle the survival-horror game Alien Isolation that originally released in 2014. So grab your motion trackers and warm up your screaming voice - it's GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!
CONTENT CREATED 2025-11-28
Night City 2025
by Jon Collins
8mins
I'll be exploring playing Cyberpunk 2077 on a budget gaming rig in 2025. I'll be talking bugs, settings, FPS, and just some general impressions of this now famous (or infamous) offering from CD Project Red. So join me as I shave half my head, get some sweet samurai tatts, and paint the town neon pink.
CONTENT CREATED 2025-01-23
IBM Model F GlowUp
by Jon Collins
10mins
In this blog post we do a full teardown and build/glow up of the iconic IBM Model F keyboard. This heavy weapon (not kidding, it's like 10lbs) of a keyboard was a total workhorse from the early 80's, and persisted into the early 90's. It's heavy. It has a unique left mounted double function cluster. And it is, oh so very clicky and delicious. Let's dive into the Model F glow up!
CONTENT CREATED 2023-03-06
Reducing spam on your site forms
by Jon Collins
16 mins
Spammers and bots are the worst. Unless they are our bots. Ammiright?? So let’s take a look at a few different strategies we can employ to reduce the annoying spam and bot submissions that might be plaguing your web app and site forms!
CONTENT CREATED 2022-06-15
Moonlander Keyboard Review - part 2
by Jon Collins
13 mins
The exciting second-part conclusion to the Moonlander Ergonomic keyboard by ZSA review! I'll be discussing, portability, cost, the "was it worth it" question, customer support, and final thoughts. This article has been several months in the making, so strap in for the final ride on the Moonlander Keyboard hardware review!
CONTENT CREATED 2022-03-20