How the Top 5 Technology Companies Make Money

This chart show how the top 5 technology companies in the world make their money.

Although I am a trained engineer, one of the biggest lessons I learned from the building of the Pyramids of Egypt was that they only existed because the emperor wanted one.

Know how the companies you work with make money helps you plan your own strategies.

Amazon is into online retail and that is why they removed all barriers to getting paid on the Amazon store.

Today, I have 3 books selling on the Amazon store. I also use Amazon Web Services for all my online needs. Surprisingly, Amazon doesn't have an office and I hope they never do.

The contamination of Nigerian contact will kill their brand in Nigeria.

Have a great weekend.

Magic Tools

Ellison Leão is a drummer and open source enthusiast. He is also into game development. I recently found this great list he compiled on GitHub.

It covers all the tools you need to get started with Game Development. Give it a look.

Have a great weekend.

BotList

BotList is an appstore for bots. Think of it like a place where any bot that you are looking for can be found. It is a place where you can submit the bots that you have developed.

BotList features bots developed for all the platforms from Amazon Echo to WeChat. If it is a platform that uses a bot, BotList will feature it.

You can also find BotList on Medium where they post regularly on the state of bots.

Photopea

Growing up, I learned that creativity was grown by constraints. I became resourceful because of the lack of resources. That attitude has helped me keep going when everything around me said stop.

From time to time, you find a tool that is God sent. It meets a clear need in your life. As a developer, I don't see how I would ever buy Adobe Photoshop. However working with designers means that I need a way to open the PSD files sent to me.

In comes Photopea.  Photopea is a free online photo editor with excellent support for PSD, XCF and Sketch files.

This means that you can open files from Adobe Photoshop, GIMP and Sketch App. GIMP is the open source competitor to Adobe Photoshop while Sketch App is a great Mac only design tool.

Photopea changes the game by providing you with a free and advanced editor. It runs totally online. You can also get it as a Chrome extension. Do like them on Facebook.

How to Add a Favicon to your Site

With the rise of DIY website platforms, one detail that is often overlooked is the favicon of the website. A favicon is the icon associated with a particular website. It is a useful tool for branding.

Regardless of how you choose to create a website, in the end, you must use a favicon. In my opinion, it shows attention to detail and trust me on this, the devil is in the details.

This document from W3 explains how to add a favicon to your website. In modern times, you can use a square image and not bother with the size restriction.

A List of Public APIs

The header image for this post is from API Academy. APIs enable you to have an endpoint where developers can build and add new features on top of your existing product.

This list contains links to public APIs that return JSON. It ranges from Art to Weather with my favourite being the Marvel API :-)

I found it while working on the Nigerian API Directory. Although the project was disappointing, I don't regret working on the project because of some of the resources I found online.

Go through the list and let your imagination run wild.

Fashion Tech Competition 2017

Long before I learned how to program, I was a technology enthusiast. For me looking at the next big thing in technology is always exciting.

Wearable Technology is a dream come true and I am proud to inform you that the Fashion Tech Competition 2017 is open.

To signup for the competition, you will need to pay $50 if you are a student, $100 for professional teams/designers/studios and $150 for Corporations.

If you have what it takes signup for the Fashion Tech Competition 2017.