Issue 23.1 ("Photo Batch Processing")

In this issue:

When It Rains, It Pours by Marc Zeedar

Wondering why this issue was a week late? In November, Marc suffered a retinal detachment in his right eye that required emergency surgery and no computer use for two weeks. Then, just as things were getting better, he broke two ribs!

AI on Pi by Eugene Dakin

How would you like to make your own AI server that runs on a Raspberry Pi? Eugene shows how to set one up using free tools so you can use AI privately on your own equipment. You don't even need internet access!

Image Batcher by Marc Zeedar

With Xojo adding preemptive threads, Marc was prompted to create a program that uses XojoScripts to batch process images. In this early version, you can crop and resize, or add a frame, watermark, and a drop shadow on a batch of dropped images.

Alternative & Supplemental Income by Tim Dietrich

In this issue's "The Business of Xojo" series, Tim explores supplementing your income. He offers tips and suggestions on how to make extra money on the side, using your Xojo skills. Who couldn't use more money?

Plus: An interview with Anthony Cyphers, the genius behind GraffitiSuite; the internals of Xojo; how to add information to an Apple Contact; and how to use ffmpeg to extract frames from videos, and more!