Finally got Linux on the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go (Jasper Lake)! 🔓 ​The battery disconnect trick failed, so I had to bridge specific pads on the motherboard to flash the firmware. ​See how I did it + gaming tests: youtu.be/ZwPbODdB8_c ​#RightToRepair #Xubuntu #Tech

I've leveled up my home network and it means only one thing: a new cringe-worthy WiFi name. Moving on from "Make WiFi Great Again"... the new SSID is: "It Hurts when IP" Send me your best/worst tech puns, I need more! 👇 #TechHumor #WiFiLife #Networking #Puns

Is the £45 Raspberry Pi 5 2GB actually usable? 🤔 ​I tested the cheapest Pi 5 for desktop, gaming, and servers. ​Results: ✅ 1080p YouTube ✅ Recalbox ✅ Minecraft Server ​Is the budget model enough? Watch: youtu.be/XELNDvYI_E4 ​#RaspberryPi5 #Pi5 #BudgetTech #Gaming

Bought a self cleaning cat litter tray....it won't clean unless you connect it to WiFi and connect its app. There is literally a button on the tray to trigger a manual clean..nope need WiFi first. I hate this timeline.

I shoved a full Ubuntu desktop onto the Meta Quest 3! 🤯 We used Termux & Andronix to get XFCE running via VNC inside VR. Highly impractical, totally nerdy. Full tutorial: youtu.be/Xshj_xjwVjc #Quest3 #LinuxHacks #Ubuntu #VR #Andronix

#FlutterconEU 2025 talks are now LIVE on YouTube! Catch up on the latest from the Flutter & Dart community: Advanced Architecture Custom Painting & UI/UX Native Interop & Dart 3 Enterprise Automation ▶️ Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #FlutterDev #DartLang #CrossPlatform

All 99 talks from #droidconBerlin 2025 are LIVE on YouTube! 🎥 Level up with deep-dives on: Compose & Navigation 3 Performance & Stability AI in Android Automotive & XR Start learning now! 👇 ▶️ Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #AndroidDev #droidcon #Kotlin

droidcon London photos are out!! www.flickr.com/photos/19437... But here is the BIG question... how many Wally's (Waldo) can you find.... here's a few to get you started

Wally (or waldo) has let himself go a little but he's about all day at @droidcon.bsky.social .... see if you can spot him in your photos! #dcldn25

pssst. a man of my word the first droidcon London talk is now live! we join @zsmb.co to learn about all things hot reload! youtu.be/gWlLGfbsHfk?... #dcldn25

all praise the lord and lord and saviour @chethaase.com (as soon in droidcon opening speech) #dcldn25

The main man @benkadel.com is on a mission...a mission to hide Android pins! don't forget to play pindroid today at @droidcon.bsky.social London #dclnd25 #droidconlondon #droidcon

its another @droidcon.bsky.social so you know there will be interviews! see you all tomorrow!!!

Was Windows Vista actually bad? I built a 2009 Dream PC (i7, 12GB RAM, etc.) to give it the high-end hardware it deserved & finally test the "bloat" theory. youtu.be/V76zBoHPqAI devwithzachary.com/w/faYsLkm7pX... #WindowsVista #RetroTech #PCBuilding

Coming to #dcldn25 ? Don't forget its halloween! I expect to see some awesome costumes so make it happen

No video on DevWithZachary today im afraid, far to much to do in prep for droidcon London! BUT a video will be coming this week... just late

Its days like this that we are reminded of just how much of the internet is using AWS...

Wii Homebrew in 2025 is WILD! 🤯 ✅ Homebrew Channel install ✅ USB Loader GX setup ✅ Emulators and Minecraft running! Don't let your Wii collect dust. Turn it into a retro gaming BEAST. Full guide below: 📺 YT: youtu.be/zDdNAWeUWzU 💾 PeerTube: devwithzachary.com/w/9bSniZpecz...

I reviewed the T-Mobile G1 and HTC Magic in 2025. It was a trip... and a fire risk. 😅 Watch the full video now! 👉 youtu.be/ke1knrGTl74 PeerTube: devwithzachary.com/w/9WhhhXHpf8... #TmobileG1 #HTCMagic #RetroGaming #Android #TechNostalgia #SpicyPillow

droidcon Berlin was incredible this year, my first as Head of Developer Community at droidcon Loved catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, and feeling the support from the Android & Flutter communities 💚💙 (yes, even a Zach for Present campaign). #AndroidDev #FlutterDev #droidconBerlin

🚀 The cat’s out of the bag! Next year we launch Next App DevCon – THE conference for mobile developers. 📱 Tracks for Android, Swift, Flutter, React Native, XR & Gaming – all in one massive event! 👉 www.nextappcon.com #NextAppDevCon #AndroidDev #iOSDev #FlutterDev #ReactNative #GameDev #XR

Day 2 keynote from droidcon Berlin 2025 is live on YouTube today! 🚀 🎥 Android Exploits & Insights – Lauren Darcey 👉 youtu.be/61z1ZejrZO4 Big thanks to the AV team — we’re publishing talks daily this year 🙌 #droidcon #AndroidDev

The pleasure was all mine!

I wasn’t lying, bedsheets work well! @droidcon.bsky.social #dcbln25 #droidcon #androiddev

Interviews have a big upgrade at #droidconberlin make sure to be subscribed to the YouTube channel to see these in the coming weeks! #dcbln25 @droidcon.bsky.social

Huge milestone! Day 1 keynotes from droidcon Berlin 2025 & Fluttercon EU 2025 are live on YouTube — same day as they happened! ▶️ Android keynote: youtu.be/CmTSnxCTyIk
▶️ Flutter keynote: youtu.be/lgG3O_sScqU #droidcon #Fluttercon #AndroidDev #Flutter

Don’t forget this year we are doing something special, bring your own T-shirts, bags, hoodies, bedsheets to get them screen printed!! @droidcon.bsky.social #dcbln25

Can a 25-year-old iMac G4 still be useful? 💻 I turned an 800MHz G4 into a Linux terminal for my home servers, after testing Debian, FreeBSD, OSX Tiger & Adélie Linux (twice!). Full video: ▶️ youtu.be/mTXscNYyIoI ▶️ PeerTube: devwithzachary.com/w/aFT9UfsNGy... #RetroComputing #LinuxOnPowerPC #iMacG4

Berlin I am in you! See you all soon for another amazing #dcbln25

🚗✈️ I’ve launched a 2nd YouTube channel all about travel, reviews & vlogs → www.youtube.com/@FlyWithZach... Big UK→Berlin road trip coming soon for #droidconBerlin! Currently on 99 subs – every sub helps 🙌 #Travel #TravelVlog #RoadTrip #YouTubeTravel #HotelReview #Aviation #FlyWithZachary

🤖 Automation at Enterprise Scale! At #FlutterconEU (Sept 24–26), Anna Leushchenko shows how automation can streamline dev, PRs, releases & maintenance for large Flutter projects. 🚀 🎟 fluttercon.dev
 ▶️ www.youtube.com/shorts/Ebj3d... #Flutter #Automation #DevWorkflow #fluttercon2025

Can a NAS replace a home server? 🤔 Tested the UGREEN NAS DXP4800 Plus with Plex, Pi-hole, Resilio, Minecraft & more. Watch here: ▶️ YT: youtu.be/lWAIF2OG06o ▶️ PeerTube: devwithzachary.com/w/qquwTDi5Qz... #NAS #HomeServer #UGREEN #Plex #Homelab

Stepping away from coding as my main job has been freeing. 4 months focused on community and growth have been some of my best. I still code for fun. It is messy, framework free, and full of edge cases, and I love it. Anyone else? #DevRel #Community #CareerGrowth

If you can signup online for a service, you should be able to cancel online as well! Nothing worse than having to call or live chat to cancel

🔮 The Future of Android and How to Prepare for It! At #droidconBerlin (Sept 24–26) Alejandra Stamato joins a keynote panel of Android experts to share predictions, advice & hot takes on where Android dev is heading. www.youtube.com/shorts/ah78C... #AndroidFuture #AndroidDev #Keynote #droidcon2025

What’s next for Flutter Desktop? And why is Golden Testing so important? At #FlutterconUSA we interviewed Matt Carroll on his journey from Google to independent Flutter advocate + the future of Flutter 🚀 📺 Watch now: https://youtu.be/u0T_779...#FlutterconUSA #Flutter #FlutterDesktop #GoldenTesting #droidcon

Being a developer is spending an hour writing a bash script to sort some files, when it would have taken 20 minutes to manually sort them

This is a test cross post using https://github.com/human...

The drama!

📺 No Touch. No Gestures. Just great UX. At #FlutterconEU (Sept 24–26), Vadym Pinchuk shows how to design Flutter apps for TVs, kiosks & remote-controlled devices — powered by focus navigation. 🎟 fluttercon.dev ▶️ www.youtube.com/shorts/eOn8B... #Flutter #UXDesign #FocusNavigation #fluttercon2025

New video on DevWithZachary! I upgraded my PicoCalc with a Pico 2W and a 3D printed backplate, then explored community software like Micro Mac, Frotz, Picoware and an NES emulator. ▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/3YxadeCvB9M 📺 PeerTube: devwithzachary.com/w/h2SrK8is5s... #PicoCalc #RaspberryPi #RetroComputing

I feel a droidcon scifi mini series coming on..... 🌍 From Android to Full-Stack! At #droidconBerlin, @preussler.berlin shares his journey into the great unknown, moving from Android dev to full-stack. 🎟 berlin.droidcon.com ▶️ www.youtube.com/shorts/PaPDg... #FullStack #AndroidDev #droidcon2025

It took an embarrassing amount of time, but I was finally able to get Linux installed and running on my old G4 iMac so I can use it as a terminal to access my home servers! #Linux #RetroComputing #PowerPC #iMacG4 #Homelab #SelfHosting #Term #VintageComputing

My thoughts with Lisbon tonight (and really hope everyone I know is safe, particularly those going to droidcon Lisbon!!)

🚀 New on the @droidcon.bsky.social YouTube: An Interview with @tomarra.social @shorebird.dev | Fluttercon USA 2025 💡 Code Push myths 📦 App store compliance ⚡ Scaling platforms 🔮 Future of shorebird Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcvV... #Flutter #CodePush #Fluttercon #droidcon

⚡ Faster Feedback, Fewer Build Delays! At #droidconBerlin (Sept 24–26), James Cullimore will share how to cut Gradle build + pipeline times in half. 🚀 🎟 Tickets: berlin.droidcon.com ▶️ Short: www.youtube.com/shorts/Xwnzk... #Gradle #AndroidDev #BuildTimes #droidcon2025

Just installed Mac OS 9.2 on an iBook G3, for the first time ever! Upgraded the RAM, wrestled with installs, and played some absolute classics: Doom, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, Unreal Tournament + more youtu.be/pV_HumskWxY PeerTube devwithzachary.com/w/2Wrs6iFc8D... #RetroComputing #MacOS9 #iBookG3

Goodbye Logitech C920? 👋 After years of grainy calls + bad audio, I tested the new Insta360 Link 2C to see if it’s time to retire the old classic. Full unboxing, comparison + review 🎥 📺 youtu.be/k4OWj5gvLfs #Webcams #Insta360 #TechReview

🚀 Escape from the Planet Regex! Join @benkadel.com at #droidconBerlin (Sept 24–26) to see how Kotlin can rescue you from regex chaos. ▶️ Short: www.youtube.com/shorts/j8hol... 🎟 Tickets: berlin.droidcon.com #Kotlin #AndroidDev #Regex #droidcon2025

🤖 How is AI changing mobile testing? At #droidconNYC 2025, @handstandsam.bsky.social & Brian Gardner share how they’re training LLMs as testers + what it means for dev workflows. 📺 Watch the interview: youtu.be/bUcbFFd2f-E?... #AI #MobileTesting #AndroidDev