After my couple of hours of tinkering with python yesterday (see here) I started pondering how to expand on what I’d done. Some sort of keypad would be handy, so I could just tap in a code and disable my cameras…. and then I’d need something to run the code on and connect the keypad […]
I got a bit bored of playing with node.js over the weekend, so I dumped some time into my home security system (which is a grandiose title for what’s basically a couple of cameras and some software) and have now got it into a reasonable state, so I thought I’d write a quick post about […]
So, I sometimes get random ideas and then never develop them… I thought I might as well write them down somewhere so next time someone makes millions from an idea I had ages ago I at least have something to back me up 😀 Anyway, here’s the idea: A service that provides encrypted data storage […]
My simple node framework now supports password protected areas, with a username / password authentication scheme based on passport.js. You can see this in action here Next on the to-do list is an automatically generated admin framework, to enable simple manipulation of the database backend based on the models your app defines. I’m also going […]
I’ve started running a test site for the new framework here There’s not much there yet, a couple of pages (dynamically loading content from the database, ooooh!) and not much else… but I’ll add more to it as I add features. It’s currently running on an old laptop in my front room, so don’t expect […]
So I decided to learn a new language / architecture last weekend and since Node.js has been getting a lot of attention lately I thought I might as well go with that. I’ve put maybe 6 hours into it so far, and you can see the fruits of my labour over at github: https://github.com/Tall-Paul/node-framework I don’t […]
One of the perks of my job is that I get to work from home and, as a result I managed to talk my boss into forking out for a new laptop for me. After some consideration I went for the Asus UX32A, which is a halfway house between an ultrabook and a standard laptop. […]
Today I finally got my work desktop set up how I want it, so I thought I’d share my experience. My main desktop PC is a great hulking beast of a machine, that was originally built to play games on. As such, it uses quite a hefty amount of power to run and sounds not unlike an aircraft taxiing for take-off. Luckily, […]
Today, let’s talk about some good old random crap. Here’s what’s on my mind at the moment (excluding stuff that…well, isn’t suitable for a public venue). 1) Facebook. I disabled my facebook account a couple of days ago as part of my attempt to actually do something productive with my time. Before that I would […]
So…I doubt I’ll make it to 1000 words today, not feeling particularly inspired to write anything. But I guess that’s the point of this little project so let’s persevere. Today I’m going to talk about my life goals for 2013, and specifically about the giving up of dependencies. At the end of 2012 I decided to […]