api 5 Things You Can Do With a Locally Cloned GitHub Wiki If you’ve been developing software for any length of time you’ve probably used GitHub, whether as free hosting for your own personal project, or searching for a library to use, or
browser Creating My First Google Chrome Extension – Part 3 PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 I was looking forward to wrapping this extension up within the first couple days of xmas break (my workplace shuts its doors between Christmas and New Year’
browser Creating My First Google Chrome Extension - Part 2 PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 I started writing my first browser extension a couple weeks ago, and though my spare time has been pretty limited I've made some (never as much I'd
browser Creating My First Google Chrome Extension - Part 1 PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 Something’s been nagging me… I’ve been on this kick recently, trying to untangle myself from my reliance on all things Google. Their services are great,
c# How to compare two objects (testing for equality) in C# Hacktoberfest and the promise of free t-shirts had me looking for a project to help with this month. That’s how I stumbled across GeneGenie.Gedcom, a genealogical library written in C# (read
digitalocean What is Hacktoberfest and How Can You Participate? There are 10 days left in October. 10 days to earn a t-shirt in the third annual Hacktoberfest, when DigitalOcean and GitHub offer swag to the masses to encourage contributions in open source
52 weeks of pi Connecting an Analog Joystick to the Raspberry Pi (and using it with an RGB LED to simulate a color wheel) One of the coolest things about the Raspberry Pi is its GPIO pins. They’re just sitting there, waiting to be connected to all kinds of useful peripherals so your Pi can interact
erlang Reviewing the Basics Helps Us See the Light I enjoy finding the occasional online mooc to participate in, as time permits, even if it’s something I’m already familiar with. Hearing or reading about an old concept in a slightly
discipline Find Your Reason to Code I signed up for a moderate-paced mooc through edX a few weeks ago, and while it’s not too late to join, you’d have to hustle to catch up at this point.
comments Naming Things Well is Much Harder Than Just Adding One More Comment When I was taking programming classes in college, comments were all the rage. Most of the solutions I handed in had one function (or very few), with comments above the class, above each
52 weeks of pi Creating a Flickering Candle Using an RGB LED on the Raspberry Pi After getting PWM (pulse-width modulation) to work with an RGB LED last week, I was trying to think of what else I could do with an LED that demonstrated changes in color as
52 weeks of pi How to Use an RGB multicolor LED with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) on the Raspberry Pi If you buy a kit with random LEDs, wires, switches, etc, like this one I purchased from CanaKit, you’re likely to end up with one or two of those funky little LEDs
personal reflection Once I was Afraid Some time ago, I came across a post by Charlie Kindel entitled Once I was Afraid. It’s a brief reflection on what he’s accomplished over the years – some big, others small,
52 weeks of pi Creating a "Simon" Game Clone on the Raspberry Pi Have you been around long enough to remember the popular Simon game from the 70s and 80s? There’ve been plenty of remakes over the years, but I had one of the originals
plugin How to Develop Python in Visual Studio... and Mix it Up with the .NET Framework! I’ve been learning about the Raspberry Pi for a few months, occasionally writing about it. I usually start on a laptop using JetBrains’ PyCharm IDE, which is much faster than the Pi,
quoting Saturday Morning Reads #4 I read so many good articles during the week, stuff that’s so much better than anything I could dream up. Every week or two, I’ll share some of the more thoughtful
52 weeks of pi Creating Music with Sonic Pi on the Raspberry Pi Back in May, I was fortunate to attend the Stir Trek conference in Columbus OH (it sold out in under a minute). There were a lot of great presentations, but one that really
debian How to Create a Raspberry Pi Virtual Machine (VM) in VirtualBox I recently started flipping through The MagPi back-issues, and came across an article where someone talked about setting up a virtual Raspberry Pi environment. At the time he wrote his article, I don’
52 weeks of pi How to Flash an LED on Your Raspberry Pi When You Get New Email This week we’ll create an email notification system using the Raspberry Pi. The idea is to check for new email, and flash an LED when we get one. Connecting to Gmail The
52 weeks of pi Generating Morse Code on the Raspberry Pi Using a Button on a Breadboard Last time, I created a morse code generator. It took user input from the console, translated it into morse code, and blinked an LED to “transmit” the message. I decided to build on
bio Being a Judge for Believe in Ohio 2016 I had the opportunity to judge the Believe in Ohio competition again this year. If you’re unfamiliar with it (it’s only the second year), high school students from around Ohio come
circuit Using PullUp and PullDown Resistors on the Raspberry Pi When you start out creating circuits with the Raspberry Pi and its GPIO pins, there’s an unexpected but important concept to understand, called “floating”. A Simple Circuit Imagine you’re creating a
52 weeks of pi Building a Morse Code Transmitter on a Raspberry Pi Last week, I made the Raspberry Pi blink an LED a few times. As thrilling as that was ;) I almost immediately wanted something more. Note: Source code for this project is available on
realvnc How to Access Your Raspbian Desktop on the Raspberry Pi from Another Computer When I want to play around with the Raspberry Pi, I typically end up on the floor in front of the TV (my “spare” monitor). I’m surrounded by HDMI and LAN cables,
circuit Hello World for the Raspberry Pi (Making an LED Blink) I finally unboxed my Pi a few weeks ago, and since then I’ve been learning some Python, which is the primary language of the Pi. You can do fun things with it