python
Getting petition data from JSON
A quick blog post to show how easy it is to get JSON data from a site.
Linux
tuesdaytooling
Tooling Tuesday - Auto Start a GUI application in Raspbian
Want to load a GUI application when your Raspbian desktop starts up? Well here is the post that you need.
ubuntu
Tooling Tuesday - Using ukuu to upgrade my kernel
Need to update a kernel but a bit scared? No need to panic with this easy to use GUI tool.
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Tooling Tuesday - Using VLC with Python
Use Python to control VLC and open up the possibilities of controlling media using sensors and new inputs.
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Tooling Tuesday - Glob
Need to find some files using Python? We've got what you need!
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Tuesday Tooling - Create GUIs for BASH Scripts
This week a handy GUI creation tool for your BASH scripts ![] So what is it? Zenity is a tool that wraps BASH scripts and terminal commands in a lovely graphical user interface. So we have input dialogs, information / warning dialogs, calendars, file open / save dialogs..etc etc. Why do I
Linux
NTP FYI
NTP, Network Time Protocol is the theme of today's post! This isn't the be all and end all, font of all knowledge blog post. Rather an aide memoir. What is NTP? Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over
tuesdaytooling
Tuesday Tooling: Pastebinit
This week's Tuesday Tooling is a terminal application that can save you time and sanity by sending text to a pastebin. So what is it called? Pastebinit Where can I find it? It is on Launchpad Who made it? Pastebinit is currently written by Stephane Graber. What can
Linux
Quick Tip: Check the output of a running command
Have you ever wished to peek inside a running command with Linux? Well I did today, I had a Python project that should start on boot, and I wished to check it was running. So I ran a command to see if the process was running. ps -ef | grep soil-uv.
friday fun
Friday Fun QR Code Madness!
Yeah that's the Greggs logo in a QR code for this website QR codes, (Quick Response), are all around us. We see them on adverts, newspapers, drinks bottles. They are a quick way for mobile users to access web content, as all you need is a camera and
Linux
Executable files on the Raspberry Pi
An executable file is a file that can be double clicked and it will run automatically. For Windows users you will be familiar with .exe files, but for Linux, what is an executable file? Linux files have permissions that control who can see, edit or delete a file. But one
recovery
Search & Rescue: SD Card Recovery
So I had a great day at Mozilla Festival (MozFest) yesterday. I was there covering the event for Linux Format. I interviewed lots of great people and took lots of photos....and here we have a problem. My old camera, a Canon EOS 300D is an old digital SLR camera,