Programming HTML video captions with WebVTT
November 10, 2023
Did you know that HTML video closed-captions and subtitles are customizable?
Introduction
Peter Arsenault Industries
Technical writer, technology, and tech
September 30, 2025
I have been writing Java Open Programming.
April 29, 2024
How does my browser know that my computer is in dark mode? I explored SCSS, @media queries, User-Agent Client Hints, Hugo shortcodes, and responsive HTML in my most recent post.
December 9, 2023
I eulogized the Touch Bar and wrote a tutorial about programming Photo Booth for Touch Bar.
Building macOS apps
Apple’s iconic hardware and software have had an immense influence on the world. Did you know that you can still make macOS apps using libraries developed in the ’90s?
Apple acquired a company called NeXT Software in 1997, and their engineering fingerprints are embedded in macOS to this day.
For more information, see the macOS posts.
Recent Posts
Objective-C: Developing new macOS apps the classic way
Part 01 | October 30, 2023
In part one, we explore how to create Objective-C apps using the latest version of Xcode.
Server Sync: scp, rsync, SyncThing and more!
July 11, 2023
This post explores server synchronizing and backup technologies such as scp, rsync, SyncThing, and CDC File Transfer.
Passwordless SSH Logins with SSH Keys
July 10, 2023
This post explores setting up SSH key login.
macOS Status Bar apps: Windows and Views
Part 03 | April 4, 2023
In part three, we learn how to launch a Window or view from a menu bar object.
macOS Status Bar apps: Submenus
Part 02 | April 2, 2023
In part two, we briefly explore how to add submenus to an NSMenuItem object.
macOS Status Bar apps: Status Bar Item and Menu
Part 01 | April 1, 2023
In part one, we explore theNSMenu,NSStatusBar, andNSStatusItemobjects. We are also introduced to Objective-C functions.
Virtual machine automation in Windows with PowerShell and Hyper-V
Part 02 | January 19, 2023
In this part, we get acquainted with how to use PowerShell and Hyper-V for automated VM creation on Windows. These are huge topics, but we must start somewhere.
Continuous deployment: about virtual machines
Part 01 | January 16, 2023
In this tutorial, we will be learning about automated code deployments. We will use a Linux virtual machine on our local network to host the code. This should get us familiar with concepts that can be used when deploying to a cloud environment. This topic describes the process we will follow.