Exploring Euskadi: Durango, Pinueta, and Mungia’s Gran Feria de San Antontxu
I have gotten terrible at writing blog posts in a timely manner. After all, it’s been six months since I wrote my last post about some of our favorite coastal …
We Are Not in Spain – a Blog
How-to: Host 3D USDZ Content in iCloud for an AR App Using CloudKit, RealityKit, and SwiftUI
This tutorial article explains a method to host 3D content on iCloud for an iOS, macOS, or VisionOS app. It uses native Swift code, with CloudKit for hosting and fetching of model data in USDZ format. RealityKit is used to display models in augmented reality (AR).
The Dozen or so Euskara Words we Know (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 3
It’s August, and I’ve gone almost this entire month without writing a blog (oh no!). Well, August means that the entire country (continent?) is on vacation, so my excuse is …
BB25, the differential drive robot in AR
A while back I posted about a side project I’ve been working for that I’ve been referring to as ARMOR, for “Augmented Reality Mobile Robotics.” I have this vision of …
Basque Country Trails: Acantilado Edition
It should be pretty clear from my prior posts that one of our favorite things about Euskadi is the accessibility of hiking trails with scenic vistas. We’re especially fond of …
Now on the App Store and Google Play: YouKon, Unit Conversion and Property Database Management for Engineers
Somewhere around a year ago I posted about a project I had “nearly” completed called YouKon. I had created a project page, YouTube videos to explain how it work, Firebase …
Imitating NYT Games with Swiftui, Part 2: Tiles
In my first post where I used SwiftUI to emulate user interface (UI) elements from the NYT Games app, I showed how to create the custom title bar that is …
The Dozen or so Euskara Words we Know (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 2
This continues a series where we explain our limited Euskara vocabulary through the lens of our experiences in Bilbao. Here, we introduce a trip to Bilbao in 2023 coinciding with the Tour de France, and apply it to give context to the Basque words for welcome, good morning, and good night.
Tarta de Queso [Basque Cheesecake]
Directly translated, tarta de queso means cheesecake. However, the style that is available in Euskadi is different from what is served in the United States. To start, tarta de queso …