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How I'm Building a Homemade Dirt Bike with Big Tires
By: Ben Wade
I've always wanted to built my own dirt bike / off road motorbike. I'm never going to do motocross - I don't have an interest in it, and I'm not going to jump. That what dirt bikes are made for - jumping. I wanted something that was kind of a cross between a dirt bike and a mini-bike - the quality of a dirt bike but with low center of gravity, so it it will balance almost on it's own. I want to be able to ride dirt roads, have my feet touch...
Using Flutter and Ruby on Rails to Build a Minimalist Project Management App - My Experiences
By: Ben Wade
Here's a technical overview of how I used Flutter and Rails to built a minimalist app to manage work for my many unrelated projects. I ran into a number of issues along the way, but overall it turned out really great.Well known names like Monday.com, Trello, Asana, ClickUp and plenty more may feel like they have cornered productivity app space market share. Monday.com is especially popular with businesses, and their software is well put tog...
Using SQLite (Drift Flutter Package) to make my app work offline - Queue and Syncing System
By: Ben Wade
Tech StackI have my go to technology when building mobile apps, and it changes sometimes. Right now it's Ruby on Rails and Flutter. It seems to just work, but this is not about framework choice. You can use SQLite do built this system in any mobile app. I want to outline how I did it, and the edge cases I ran into. It doesn't work perfectly, but it works. It works really well actually. It works so well that I've worked it into other apps. ...
I’m building a motorcycle from scratch in my garage
By: Ben Wade
I've planned to do this project for a long time, and a couple years ago I just realized that I could actually do it. I'm building an off-road motorcycle - kind of like a cross between a dirt bike and a mini bike. In case you didn't know, mini bikes look like this: Coleman Mini Bike Mini bikes are junk; everyone knows they are junk. They are mass produced in a factory in China and sold here for under a thousand dollars. It'...
Why I do side projects - and why you should too
By: Turnboards
Side projects have kept me going through a lot of my life. Even as a little kid, I was always working on something in my spare time that I was interested in. In the early days, I didn't make any money off any of them; they were purely for fun. Some of then were based on needs - I needed transportation, so I built a go kart. Things like that gave me the incentive I needed. As I got older, my side hustles and projects obviously turned toward ...
How to Get More Done in a Day: 7 Practical Strategies That Actually Work
By: Turnboards
Ever feel like the day just slips away, and your to-do list stays stubbornly long? You’re not alone. The key to productivity isn’t working longer—it’s actually starting. Whether you're juggling work, school, family, or creative projects, these strategies will help you take back control of your time and get more done in a day—without burning out. Start With a Simple Daily PlanMost people that procrastinate and fail to get things done that th...
How to be productive after work: Easy method
By: Ben Warren
Getting things done in your own life and reaching goals is something everyone strives for. And if you're like me, you have lots of things you want to get done. Some of them are personal projects, they could be fitness goals, or virtually anything else. Many times each goal or project is a multi-step endeavor - not something you can do on a Saturday afternoon. Accomplishing meaningful things that are rewarding require persistence over time.B...
How to organize tasks and stop procrastinating
By: Ben Warren
We all want to get more done and stop procrastinating, and we feel that we could accomplish great things if we could just get our act together. However, most people condemn themselves to the status quo for one reason or another. It's been said that failing to do what one out to do is the greatest of evils. Turning back the tide of laziness, procrastination, lack of motivation, or inability to accomplish is the subject of our discussion here...