Google Yolo and Spring Boot 2.0 Authentication

Back in 2016, Google announced the "Open Yolo" project: You Only Login Once. It originally seemed to be an Android library but during Google's last Dev Summit in October 2017, Google released "One-tap Sign-ups On Websites and API Integrations" which brings Google Yolo to your website via JavaScript goodness. There's a very easy guide that … Continue reading Google Yolo and Spring Boot 2.0 Authentication

Developing Alexa Skills

In this article we'll explore how to add some custom skills to your Alexa powered device. The material in this blog post was tested on an Echo Dot - however Amazon recently enabled Alexa on most Android powered smartphones so the barrier for entry to developing these skills has been lowered significantly. I actually ended … Continue reading Developing Alexa Skills