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Allan Graves

Synology + Lightroom CC

A match made in heaven….

12 min readMar 28, 2021

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Synology + Lightroom CC

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Allan Graves

Birding Long Range

Birders are crazy.

20 min readMar 24, 2021

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Birding Long Range

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Star Gazers

So you Want to Be a Programmer, 2021

It’s 2021, and Covid-19 is running rampant. You’ve lost your job, or you’re looking for a career change, after being told you were…

11 min readMar 2, 2021

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To React Natively with Context or Not

The key mark of any experienced coder is one who is willing to refactor the code. Code deals in abstractions and generalizations at the…

7 min readFeb 4, 2021

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To React Natively with Context or Not

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Webtips

Dynamically Highlighting Text in React Native

Or… How I learned to love React FlowBox.

6 min readJan 19, 2021

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Dynamically Highlighting Text in React Native

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JavaScript in Plain English

React Native Navigational Child Component Updates

“To Err is Human, to Really screw things up requires a computer”

6 min readJan 18, 2021

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React Native Navigational Child Component Updates

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The Startup

Snap Circuits from a 7 Year Old

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Or so it seemed, a work friend of my Dad’s gave me a strange gift for Christmas. I’m going to…

7 min readJan 17, 2021

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Snap Circuits from a 7 Year Old

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JavaScript in Plain English

A Complete Guide to React Native Navigation

Every good app needs a good navigator. Just like a cross-country trip, a good navigator takes us from place to place in our app, ensuring…

14 min readJan 8, 2021

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A Complete Guide to React Native Navigation

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JavaScript in Plain English

Using Images in React Native

A few hours ago, I was working on a piece of React Native code that required dynamic image exports off the file system. Of course, I…

16 min readDec 29, 2020

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The Startup

Designing a Branching Story App

So, my daughter loves Choose Your Own Adventures, and everything like it. The one thing that has driven her nuts though — she cannot…

16 min readDec 23, 2020

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Designing a Branching Story App

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Allan Graves

Allan Graves

Years of technology experience have given me a unique perspective on many things, including parenting, climate change, etc. Or maybe I’m just opinionated.

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